31 Oct
2011
31 Oct
'11
3:19 p.m.
On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Glen Slick <glen.slick at gmail.com> wrote:
It might be an interesting project to take a few
strings of these
lights and build something like a Life display. ?You would be the envy
of all of your retro-computing neighbors.
http://www.deepdarc.com/2010/11/27/hacking-christmas-lights/
Those are awesome lights. They are not cheap, however. I've been
eying them at local stores since the holiday displays went out in
September - Menards has them for $60 (for 36 bulbs). Not sure about
the 50-bulb version ($80?)
I'm hoping for a bargain at the end of the year, but (at those prices)
there are only a few sets per store, so they might sell out.
I have a Spare Time Gizmos Life Clock. It has a 16x16 grid of red T
1-3/4 LEDs and looks awesome. That would take over seven sets of
G-35s to implement the same size grid. At full price, that's nearly
$500 including tax. :-P
-ethan