24 Oct
2002
24 Oct
'02
12:02 p.m.
On Thu, 24 Oct 2002, Rob Hamadi wrote:
A friend of mine once worked in a factory in the UK
where they made
clocks in the shape of minarets that not only did that 5 times a day but
also had an electro-magnetic compass on top which would light up a green
LED showing the direction of Mecca. As there were only 8 LEDs I guess
the accuracy was to within 45 degrees.
I've got one of those! Well, minus the digital compass. I was visiting a
very good friend a few years back and his dad had bought one, probably
because he thought it was as funny as I did. We got some serious chuckles
out of it. My friend insisted I take it with me. My parents got a kick
out of it too, so I left it at their house.
I haven't heard it in a while (it gets so annoying you just have to leave
the batteries out because it has no on/off switch), but everytime I hear
it belt out the call to prayers I have to bust out laughing.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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