That was the copper-vapour thingy ?
Sipke de Wal
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Loboyko Steve" <sloboyko_at_yahoo.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 5:01 AM
Subject: Re: .I.P. for D.I.Y.
> I don't know if this is true. In the last five years,
> I've found projects and parts I would never have dared
> to imagine doing or owning, as a result of the
> Internet and Google. I lived in a major city as a kid,
> and even its large library was nothing compared to an
> Internet account and a used $200 PC. I like to point
> out that Issac Asimov imagined that people would have
> a terminal in their homes from which all information
> would be accessible. But his books were generally
> written as though they were hundreds of years in the
> future. This is better, and this is right now.
> Collaboration across great distances is easy, and
> projects can be done by virtual groups - like the one
> I've read about in this group reconstructing source
> code from an AIM-65. I didn't even KNOW anyone in my
> city interested in things I was interested in, and I
> wouldn't have known how to find them anyway if there
> were any.
>
> I do miss the "Amateur Scientist" atricles in
> Scientific American. The projects often had real
> scienfic merit, were all absolutely ingeniously
> simple, and were occasionally mind-bogglingly
> dangerous, i.e., "fun". I built an infrared laser in
> high school from one of those articles so powerful I
> took it apart 1/2 hour after finishing it! Invisible,
> and capable of shattering glass while reflecting of
> off surfaces that didn't seem to be reflective. Wow!
>
> As far as the items listed at the bottom of the
> article, I have one word to say: Google. I found all
> of this stuff in 2 minutes 20 seconds, on a dialup -
> and several sources to choose from.
>
> Still, I do wish that there was a place for the
> "generalist" to go on the Internet. What the Internet
> needs is an authoratative and often-updated list of
> common mechanical and electronic surplus supplies for
> hobbyists.
>
>
>
>
>
> --- "Douglas H. Quebbeman" <dquebbeman_at_acm.org> wrote:
> >
> > >> I got this URL for an article in Scientific
> > American that seems
> > > appropriate for this group :). The last paragraph
> > reads:
> > >
> > > "Evidently, the something-for-everyone model
> > epitomized by Heathkit and
> > > the Amateur Scientist column can't compete
> > anymore. Specialized sources
> > > and Internet newsgroups cater to each skill level.
> > But much of the
> > > mentoring and serendipity that the diverse
> > community of amateurs offered
> > > has been lost. It is hard not to regret its
> > passing."
> >
> > Well, I didn't know this about Edmund Scientific.
> > Crap. I've
> > been looking for the older catalogs, now even the
> > more recent
> > ones I've got will become collectable unobtainium.
> >
> > Where will I buy water wetter?
> > Where will I buy Nitonol wire?
> > Where will I buy flock paper?
> > Where will I buy cheap assortment of lab glassware?
> > Where will I buy an ultrasonic cleaner?
> > Where will I buy a good Chinese microscope?
> >
> > and so on...
> >
> > <sob!>
> >
> >
>
>
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Received on Thu Apr 25 2002 - 01:48:19 BST