Great idea, but I'm not sure if I heard it here first though, Wayne. That's a pretty direct connection, especially in people working in this area in the electronic art world. For example, this would be an obvious project for someone like Tom Jennings (World Power Systems) and there have been a number of multi tube interactive art installations based on B-7971s.
That said, got for it, especially if it will be a high-spec finish. Be aware though, that twitter might go sideways on you. I had a twitter based project that had to be re-coded entirely after they changed their API. There are a couple of twitter libraries out there for Arduino - if you are using that instead of a PIC or a PC. Ideally you'd, of course, go with an embedded system or perhaps a PC on a stick so you can re-configure at will. Good luck! On Jun 17, 11:25 pm, Wayne de Geere III <wa...@degeere.com> wrote: > I'm always buying B7971s. If someone desperate for a few more tubes wants > them, by all means sell 'em, if nobody steps forward, I'll buy them no > problem. I have dreams of making a twitter message notification system from > 7971 tubes and about 20 of the Cogwheel x8 boards (unless someone would like > to step forward and create something more integrated and application > specific) -- a Lectrascan type arrangement would be stellar, remember tweets > are 140 chars and I need about 50 or more tubes to pull this off. > > It's going to be a showpiece though, for sure, once it's done. I want to > spare no expense in how it's built and shown, hoping Michael Barile might > want to help me work out what it's going to look like, I think it's going to > be sufficiently large that it will need to be able to be hung on a wall. > > You heard it here first, folks, I don't think anyone else has ever proposed > reading tweets on a nixie display, it will go nicely with my friend and > ex-employee's teletype that he has wired up to twitter, very retro-tech. > Here's a photo of his teletype connected to one of our favorite ICB channels, > it really makes me think I need a teletype next in my retro tech collection. > Networked, of course. > > On 2011 Jun 17, at 16:45 , Terry S wrote:> I have a small number of B7971's > surplus to my needs. I am offering > > them here before eBay. > > > These are used tubes, but all I've tested so far have been 100% good. > > If you are interested or in need of tubes, shoot me an email with your > > offer. Buyer will pay USPS flat rate priority mail shipping plus a > > small amount to cover packing materials. US buyers only please. > > > Payment terms will be cash, personal check (once cleared) or PayPal > > with buyer covering fees. > > > All tubes will be tested, marked, and photographed before shipping. > > > Please don't be offended if I don't answer your email right away -- I > > will take time to fairly weigh all offers. > > > Terry > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "neonixie-l" group. > > To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
