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Trammell Hudson (th@social.v.st)'s status on Sunday, 05-Nov-2023 18:23:16 JST Trammell Hudson
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@trevorflowers amazing that you even added the alpha beta delta gamma switch and indicators.
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  Ding Dang Trevor Flowers (trevorflowers@machines.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-Nov-2023 18:23:17 JST Ding Dang Trevor Flowers
  
  At long last, the 1:10 scale Connection Machine miniature is complete and listed on my store! It takes quite a bit of time to build so currently there's only one listed. As someone who never knows what will sell, perhaps it will be the last one. 🤷 😺
  This was a fun one!
  https://store.transmutable.com/l/ecm2
  #retrocomputing #miniatures #cm #restock
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  1. A miniature retrocomputer from the 1990s, currently displaying the time.
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  2. A miniature of a retrocomputer from the 1990s blinking its blinkenlights.
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  3. A cuboid miniature of a retrocomputer from the 1990s.
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    Electronic Connection Machine 2
    
    Before we had GPUs, before we had multiprocessor personal computers, and before we all settled for beige computer cases there was the Connection Machine 2, a massively parallel hypercube-based arrangement of thousands of microprocessors.The original, with its many blinkenlights, was 1.5 meters across and so this 1:10 scale version is 15 centimeters or a little less than 6 inches across.Each of the four front panels include a 16 x 9 LED panel and the unit is shipped with an Adafruit QT Py to drive them.An example script is included to turn your Connection Machine into a clock!Yes, a Raspberry Pi (not included, obs) can fit inside and because the LEDs are driven by a standard protocol, I2C, your Pi can control them with a little bit of Python code. With help from a couple of full sized Connection Machine owners I've reproduced this wonderful machine down to the smallest details, including the custom vents that run between the main cubes.Please note: I make these on demand so please allow a week for me to print, assemble, and program your new friend. What's in the box:a 3D printed 1:10 scale model of the Connection Machinean Adafruit QT Py microprocessor boardfour LED panels, one in each of the front cubes

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