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johnorun
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 Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:20 am Post subject: Silicon City tour |
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Allow me to show you my city, Silicon City. It's a city of culture and commerce,,,,and imagination!
.... but this is the dark industrial part of town....
With rail-yards and trusses overhead, this place is always busy....
The railroads supply the heavy industrial area to the East and
here we see storage yards and the Office Headquarters building for the Steel Works....
The Steel works are large, dark and extend for blocks....
Behind the steel district are Oil Storage tanks which are part of the large oil refinery district....
But WAIT...as we fade away, this looks familiar...
it's not the city,...it's a Mainframe board! I can't wait to see what's hiding under those dark, sturdy looking heatsinks! Let's peek....  
...the lifted heatsink reveals...YESSS...a beautiful CPU ! 
and there is more....
Under the "Steel Works Headquarters building" there is another surprise! ....another chip in mint state and I've never seen one like it before, have you? 
...and all these chips are part of a board made by:
I hope you liked my tour.  |
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Neon_WA
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:30 am Post subject: |
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i think ur mum n dad should of bought u that meccano set u wanted when u where 10
n yes i enjoyed the tour
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johnorun
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:12 am Post subject: |
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Heh hahahah --ROFL 
I did have an ERECTOR set (US version of MECHANO) when I was little, but it never looked THIS cool! |
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Cobracon
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 Good Show!! Thought I was really there for a sec. My Erector Set wasn't that cool either.
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Windmiller
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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Cool idea  |
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Neon
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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Will you decorate this city with lights for the holiday?
You might also need a helicopter for traffic reports. |
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johnorun
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:55 am Post subject: |
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| Neon wrote: | Will you decorate this city with lights for the holiday?
You might also need a helicopter for traffic reports. |
Cool idea, Neon. 
Now I can put all those small LED's, that I've salvaged from boards, to work as holiday lights in "Silicon City!
>>> Installation of the Holiday lights has begun... |
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johnorun
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Silicon City is decked out with Christmas Holiday lights all over town.
A Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah and Happy New Year to all! 
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Neon
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Heh, that's really great. I just put up the lights here at Neon Central Command last night, so it seems we're all getting the holiday spirit.
Nicely done, John. |
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doccybrown
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lol you are crazy man!
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kosmokrator
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hahaha...crazy?
its just maniac!!!!!
nice john!! |
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johnorun
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A little craziness helps to keep your sanity during tough times.  |
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doccybrown
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Compared with the guys who
created that monstrum below you are
only a tiny weeny bit crazy John
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johnorun
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WOW ,Awesome--hehehe ROFL
LOOK at all the CPU's on that beast!! I'd love to find that CPU-Dino on Freecycle!!
That looks like a very educational Re-cycling exhibit.
Where is that place? |
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Windmiller
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| johnorun wrote: | WOW ,Awesome--hehehe ROFL
LOOK at all the CPU's on that beast!! I'd love to find that CPU-Dino on Freecycle!!
That looks like a very educational Re-cycling exhibit.
Where is that place? |
I'll meet you there with a pair of battery powered soldering irons |
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