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OT: 8088 Domination
Full motion video and sound on an original PC with an 8088 from ~1981...check out time index 2:55. Very impressive! 8088 Domination: Video capture from an IBM PC 5160:
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Is it possible to determine whether a phone call is local or long distance by analyzing the audio?
I am sure the answer is "it depends", so the better question is: To what extent is this possible? The calls in question were made in the 70s, so we are in luck there. One of them can be heard here:...
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Surge testing pulse generators
Hi all, I am interested in doing some pre-compliance testing to IEC61000-4-5 in order to compare the robustness of a few different component selections in a mains circuit. I expect I may need to pay a...
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Unforseen issue with hot-plate reflow
So, if you're trying hot-plate reflow for the first time. And you're a cheapskate. And you bought a skillet at Goodwill. Don't gleefully stuff your board right before dinner time and cook it up,...
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Tablet LCD on raspberry
Hi. Does someone knows if there is any way to connect some tablet touch screen to raspberry model B LCD connector ? I dont want to conect it over hdmi. I was planning to connect it directly to board....
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Varistor selection
Hi newsgroup, I have a problem with a varistor selection. I have a coil with DC current supply that is used inside a steel piece as an electromagnet. The varistor is inside a rectifier that gives the...
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Prism spectacles.
I'm pretty short-sighted, about -8 dioptres, both eyes much the same. This can be handy for close work, but only monocular because I can't maintain the convergence at this distance for more than a few...
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TI opamp
Has anybody used this one? Sounds too good to be true. -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing laser drivers and controllers jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com
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OT: Stainless box "cap"/mounts
Hi, I have several "controllers" scattered around the house. Typically, mounted on a small (12x12) board -- which is then fastened to the wall (closets, garage, store room, etc.). A buddy made me some...
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Is This Real ? GPS Guided Free Jump from Airplane onto Trampoline
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OT: 50 question science test (I got 31 right)
I missed 19 and guessed maybe 10 right and knew the other 21. I guessed some right just because the word sounded.good. One of them I had to whip out the calculator. --- news:// - complaints: ---
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Global Warming Could Hit Rates Unseen in 1,000 Years
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usb keyboard to ps2 converter circuit
Need to adapt a usb keyboard so I can plug it into a PS2 KVM Connector changing adapter will not work. Needs some active circuitry. Have not found anything handy other than expensive commercial...
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OT: Table Saw
OT: Table Saw... Best fold-up table saw for a reasonable price? Want to make good clean cuts on particle board, plywood and Melamine shelving. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson | mens | | Analog...
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OT: Structural Question
OT: Structural Question... Hanging a 49" flat-screen TV outside on the patio, Problem: There is 1-1/2" of stucco and insulating foam before I get to a stud to screw lag bolts into. Suggestions on how...
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