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The technical details from the YouTube video [1]: - one cassette tape per route - distance to next milestone encoded in the bleep length on the tape - contro
by sradman 6y ago
The technical details from the YouTube video [1]:
- one cassette tape per route
- distance to next milestone encoded in the bleep length on the tape
- controller unit interprets the bleep length
- controller unit reads RPMs from the spinning cable that normally drives the odometer
- controller unit has a pluggable circuit board that contains the wheel specific odometer RPM to distance conversion
- controller unit starts/stops the cassette player at each milestone
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KliWHCzE16c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KliWHCzE16c
- mongol 6y agoSo if I want to go from A to B, how do I get the tape for that? And if I make the wrong turn, am I screwed? Granted, it is impressive for it's time.
- beenBoutIT 6y agoYou'd have to put in a new tape for every A to B scenario or even a return trip of B to A.
- contingencies 6y agoAnd again for every human language, and again for every temporary road closure.