[time-nuts] Digital Clock kit - no Integrated circuits!

Magnus Danielson magnus at rubidium.dyndns.org
Sat Jan 9 15:36:22 UTC 2010


Steve Rooke wrote:
> 2010/1/9 Tom Clifton <kc0vsj at yahoo.com>:
>> http://transistorclock.com/  has a very interesting (though a bit expensive) kit for sale.  A 10" x 11" circuit board sporting nearly 200 transistors and 600 diodes to drive six seven-segment displays.  Suitable for framing...  As delivered runs on 60hz but there is a note about conversion to 50hz mains.  You can buy a  bare board, just the components or a full kit.
>>
>> You must see it to believe it!
> 
> Bah humbug! Stupid modern day design, it'll never be any good, you
> need to use valves to make real gear :-)

Bha! Mechanics, relays and transductors... tubes are so unreliable!

Cheers,
Magnus



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