Re: Cray Research 1984 Sun Dial

2012-04-26 Thread Bill Gottesman 

  
  
I own one, from ebay.  It is unique in that the numerals are in
binary.  There are many chinese characters on the dial face, but I
do not know what they mean.  I have photos if any one wants a stab
at deciphering them.
-Bill
On 4/26/2012 2:26 PM, J M wrote:
A friend of mine noticed this sundial on e-bay.
  
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cray-Research-1984-Sun-Dial-/300693750335?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4602be823f#ht_500wt_1105
  
  I got a clock or two over the years but never a sundial.
  
  I've never worked for Cray.
  Anyone familiar with this piece of Cray culture?
  
  -cheers
  
  
  
  
  
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Cray Research 1984 Sun Dial

2012-04-26 Thread J M 
A friend of mine noticed this sundial on e-bay.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cray-Research-1984-Sun-Dial-/300693750335?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4602be823f#ht_500wt_1105

I got a clock or two over the years but never a sundial.

I've never worked for Cray.
Anyone familiar with this piece of Cray culture?

-cheers
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Re: BSS website

2012-04-26 Thread Frank King 
Dear Roger et al,

You are right that the BSS website is down
at the moment.  This has been confirmed as
a problem with the server at the ISP and it
is not just the BSS site that is suffering.

My apologies to all who are inconvenienced.
It seems this is a challenging problem to fix.

Frank King
For the BSS
Cambridge, U.K.

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BSS website

2012-04-26 Thread Granny Arby 
I am having difficulty accessing the BSS website 
http://www.sundialsoc.org.uk/ Is it my wifi connection in a hotel in Mallorca 
or some other problem. Everry other website I tried connected easily but not 
any of the ways I tried to connect to the BSS. I am interested in a formula in 
the glossery, one that allows me to calculate altitude given latitude 
declination and azimuth. This is to look at solstice alignments of the rose 
windows in the cathedral in Palma, oriented at about 124 degrees.
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>Regards, Roger Bailey 
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