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• remipch 2y ago
  Hi ! I came here to post your article and found you did it already. Thank you, it's full of interesting details and beautiful pictures. Computer science is old enough that we can do "computer archeology" nowadays. It feels like you found a treasure from an ancient civilization and try to understand what it does and how it works. How did you obtain it?
  • kens 2y ago
    Usage Electric (see YouTube) obtained it and sent it to me to see if I could figure out more about it.
• remipch 2y ago
  Are you tempted to try to repair it and get it up and running (even partially if it's possible) ?
  • kens 2y ago
    I'm tempted, of course. But without any information on it, getting it working would be very time consuming. I'm trying not to get distracted with too many side projects.
    • remipch 2y ago
      Yes, that makes sense, it should take a long time to get it working. Is it possible to "simply" power a few electromagnets to see a few numbers spinning? Anyway, you're right, ideas are infinite, time is not. It's good to choose what we spend our time on.
      • kens 2y ago
        Yes, we already powered up the display and got the numbers to spin, although not all of them work.
• apple4ever 2y ago
  This was a fascinating read! Hopefully you figure out what it is sometime.