8 Jun
2002
8 Jun
'02
5:02 p.m.
Gary Hildebrand wrote:
Thanks Tony . . . . The last big electronics boom
started with WWII
surplus and a gentleman named Howard Anthony who started manufacturing
kits. Even simple things can still be built, and from those beginnings
we can hatch a new generation of hardware hackers/builders.
There is nothing like building something from scratch, and it works firt
time out; if it doesn't, figuring out what the problem is. Can't get
that from calling 800 numbers and reciting your VISA and MC numbers over
the phone.
Watching the Japanese Anime "Hand Maid May" reminds me that the US
people
seem to have forgotten how to DREAM and foster dreams in young people.
This is a story who's main character's dream is to build robots and his
struggles with the people around him to carry out his dream. Since the
story is a teen romantic comedy with some SI/FI fantasy you will not
find much
practical computer science but rather a spirit of youthful energy and
lot of
cute young women.
His life changes when the cyber-doll May , a 1/6 scale house maid
that was sent to him mistake do to a computer error from
a mysterious company. The people in story grow when get the chance to
carry out their dreams what ever they be.
http://www.pioneeranimation.com/titles.php?series_id=16
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Ben Franchuk - Dawn * 12/24 bit cpu *
www.jetnet.ab.ca/users/bfranchuk/index.html