[sdiy] Building a Synth-DIY Map

[Magnus Danielson]

From: "Roy J. Tellason" <rtellason at blazenet.net>
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Building a Synth-DIY Map
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 00:09:54 -0400
Message-ID: <200504070009.54918.rtellason at blazenet.net>

> On Wednesday 06 April 2005 04:55 pm, Glen wrote:
> > I think we need to compile a list of all the Synth-DIY member's geographic
> > locations. It would really make picking a central location for Synth-DIY
> > meetings much, much easier.
> >
> > I'll volunteer to create a map dotted with Synth-DIY member locations, if
> > people want to submit the city they live in or near. This could be very
> > helpful in planning meetings, such as the proposed east coast Synth-DIY
> > meeting. It isn't limited to that area, of course. I want this to be a
> > resource for Synth-DIY people everywhere.
> 
> I'll tell ya if we can get people to stop using "Reply to all" so I end up 
> with two copies of everything...
> 
> > I could even include the Analogue Heaven and Digital Hell people. I'll
> > probably make their dots a different color.  ;)
> 
> Heard of AH,  but Digital Hell?  Is that where you have to do everything 
> (including BBDs :-) with 7400 gates?  Note I did not say 7400-series,  I said 
> 7400... 

Well, Seymour Cray used a hell of a lot of ECL 4/5-input NAND chips (two
speeds) and two types of memory chips to create the Cray 1 in mid 70thies, so
it should not be impossible, just not your average hobby project. Also, ECL is
consuming power so a large enought system is out of the power budget and
cooling capabilities of the average hobbyist too.

Cheers,
Magnus - go for it! ;O)