math-meets-machines

[Paul Dale]

(10-24-2014 10:19 PM)Thomas Puettmann Wrote:  Paul, when I first read about the WP 34s here in this forum I immediately wanted to have one. But unfortunately, some hours later my mind said: you don't have time to spend on things that you don't actually need, you need some flashing cable, you have a PPC mac that is way to old to run the flashing software.... So I haven't converted any HP 30b into a WP 34s until now and might perhaps never do. But I did enjoy the spirit of the project very much. Conversely, I would of course be very happy about anyone rebuilding my machines, but I am also happy if someone just likes the spirit.

I know this feeling all too well. It took me a while to learn this and I've still got several unfinished projects I never find time to work on


Still, I've got an interested in mechanical devices and their relations with mathematics and have made a few before (Console is a lovely one that knows his multiplication and addition tables; and quite a number of orreries of various kinds).

Fischertechnik isn't readily available in Australia but I do have a bit of Meccano and Märklin Metallbaukasten which would also be quite suitable.

Tim Robinson has made a number of complicated mechanical computers which I'd love to try but doubt I ever will. I don't need more unfinished things around


- Pauli