On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 04:53:01PM +0000, tony duell wrote:
I also think it is in the spirit of the computer
- using what is available
to fix a problem at hand. I think the arduino was overkill when an attiny
(smaller, easier to hide) would probably serve just as well.
Would you put plastic handles on a piecc of antique furniture? Would you
make the seatboard for an antique longcase clock from MDF?
Both are easily reversable, BTW.
No but I would put an electric heater in a steam engine if it meant
restoration would progress faster.
(yes, feel free to lecture me how big that heater would have to be...)
/P