Categories : Museum
Mechanical Nightmare
Thousands of moving parts in this old Olivetti machine! One of my latest projects is to bring this old monster back to life. It is a 99.99 % mechanical computer
Categories : Arduino
Universal Timer
I created an Arduino universal timer function for the Purix project some years ago. I could not get a clear picture of how the various timers you find on the
Categories : Equipment and Gadgets
Rare and Strange Knives
When my father worked for SAS, they had these knives made for gifts. I believe it is silver or some other metal that do not rust. I think it
Categories : Electronic Design
Software Defined Radio, SDR
I simply had to try software defined radio based on a TV-USB-dongle! I am not a HAM-radio enthusiast, and have no license to transmit, but listening can also be
Categories : Memories
Bogeyman Machine
The ”bogeyman machine” was designed and built by Jørgen P. to scare trespassers away from his piece of land in El Dorado, the old gold-digger area. Jørgen and his wife
Categories : Electronic Design
Advanced Features Microcomputer
After graduation in 1976 I worked seven years at Danfysik A/S, Jyllinge, Denmark. Around 1979 we developed a microcomputer with advanced features that were ahead of their time. The picture
Categories : Memories
Memories of Flying
In may 1954 I flew for the very first time, and although I was only two and a half years old, I can still vaguely remember some details. You see
Categories : Electronic Design
Minimal Theremin
Listen to the strange sounds from the small Theremin I made for Sissel a long time ago:
Categories : Equipment and Gadgets
Drone Grounded
It is not always a good idea to be an “Early Mover”. I bought an expensive DJI quadcopter “drone” four years ago. Six month later the price dropped 50%, and
Categories : Electronic Design
Old Synth
I made this rather strange syntheziser around 1972. It consisted of several modules, but the two most important was a rather “clever” VCO with lots of features, and a continuously