[tech] A Few More PC's + Project Ideas

[mitch at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au]

Hi People.

If you have any empty computer cases with PSU's you wish to donate to  
UCC Im happy to donate a few of the Via Eden ITX Boards to get some  
LTSP clients + individual PC's going.

Please let the list know if you have any old ones and well see if we  
can get 2 or 3 Project PC's going (Ones with Serial, LPT etc for chip  
programming).

Allso if your interested im keen on making some small boxes that can  
plug into PC's (Perhaps 5 1/4 Bay) that have the following outputs:

Serial
Serial + Max232
AVR ISP Cable
USB
+-5V +-12V

Mainly for Project use, Providing a PC or 2 for people who want to use  
it for interfacing.

Also another idea thats been tossed arround is a Skill tester style  
crane that can reach anywhere in UCC and be able to lift 500g-1kg from  
place to place On rails or cables using a remote control connected via  
serial to move it (RC Car)
If your interested in helping let the list know, The biggest challenge  
to work work out how to make a rod/cable move from left to right along  
2 walls without lagging. This would also contain a Webcam that can see  
where your dropping it... It could even get your coke for you....

Another idea is to ressurect the Monorail project, We could have this  
tie in with the Skill tester idea by means of transporting things  
arround UCC (For the geek factor).

Im free up till about midnight tonight if anyone wants to join me at  
UCC to have a play and maybe create a small scale design of the crane.

Enough from me :)
Hope to see someone tonight, I will be there from about 6:00 onwards.

Mitch