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http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/07/ ... and-glows/
Vacuum Tube Chess Set
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Re: Vacuum Tube Chess Set
That's a nice work of art in my view.
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Re: Vacuum Tube Chess Set
well,its also a bit blingblingish
or fake-ish
radiotubes with leds in them are a bit like uhm candles with leds in them
Otherwise the idea is funny ,the board even contains tube sockets
or fake-ish
radiotubes with leds in them are a bit like uhm candles with leds in them
Otherwise the idea is funny ,the board even contains tube sockets
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Re: Vacuum Tube Chess Set
And like most chess art the white square is on the left.AdminX wrote: That's a nice work of art in my view.
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Re: Vacuum Tube Chess Set
Except in the picture on the left side. Perhaps they decided to make sure to get it right at least once.John Conway wrote:And like most chess art the white square is on the left.AdminX wrote: That's a nice work of art in my view.
Actually, 3/4.
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Re: Vacuum Tube Chess Set
The absolute coolest chess set I ever saw was one made from tons of small components. resistors, capacitors, chokes, transistors, small 7400 series ICs and such. Cray found it somewhere and used it on a few publicity photos somewhere in the 1980 time frame. I though it was the "perfect computer chess set" since the pieces were obviously electonic components glued together in the correct image of traditional chess pieces.