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I got a bulky tablet computer from ewaste and it turns out the operators of thi… | |
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@foone are those not tool marks from milling in the bottom groove? can i see a … | |
Post #AlCYtrELhyEgk568vo by [email protected] | |
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@whitequark @foone yeah, and that looks a lot like delrin, which would fit to m… | |
Post #AlCZC36uHGWKneI7w8 by [email protected] | |
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@manawyrm @whitequark y'all are right! | |
Post #AlCZHHcJlmA5EtTmsa by [email protected] | |
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@foone outsider art | |
Post #AlCZjv7YUMp3rmkIV6 by [email protected] | |
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okay apparently it's not just a serial port, it's a serial port operati… | |
Post #AlCZz7Op7UM6I84OCO by [email protected] | |
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@foone wtf is that usb stick doing there | |
Post #AlCa0HsPeQnz4kT2Jc by [email protected] | |
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@manawyrm @foone oh yeah good point! I was thinking HDPE but HDPE would have be… | |
Post #AlCa2PtMoy06Vvvf84 by [email protected] | |
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@foone home automation woo! | |
Post #AlCaJHdEmkc5ooQYD2 by [email protected] | |
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it's an RF module that sends X10 module commands. so this could turn lights… | |
Post #AlCaKgcBNuSnajbR8y by [email protected] | |
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@foone All that for X10 RF control of all things. | |
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@whitequark @manawyrm @foone could be HDPE, the holes look a bit gummed up in a… | |
Post #AlCaQY5U0Caasj6Si8 by [email protected] | |
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@timonsku @manawyrm @foone it really does, HDPE is just a pain to machine so I&… | |
Post #AlCaRwSqr4Nim6hL4i by [email protected] | |
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@foone OH. this is either a controller or control interface for home automation | |
Post #AlCaZu7fRexjpSaOdk by [email protected] | |
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@foone Holy crap, is that an X-10 powerline networking adapter? | |
Post #AlCacZm7YMMTahmX6O by [email protected] | |
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@whitequark @manawyrm @foone spots like these make me think HDPE because they l… | |
Post #AlCan2yHrCiZ2NSufY by [email protected] | |
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@foone Module for controlling X10 devices from computer. That means it was prob… | |
Post #AlCb1kSaxnGHyBeTtA by [email protected] | |
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@foone lol | |
Post #AlCbE3yCFitvx9IzZo by [email protected] | |
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This is the tablet itself. It steals a lot of iBook design language. It's a… | |
Post #AlCbNpkfyCA0khdkdU by [email protected] | |
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@foone home automation controller? | |
Post #AlCbtVs1QN0kMEBLl2 by [email protected] | |
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@foone a wireless domotic controller? | |
Post #AlCcMDEBocnGw9EfnU by [email protected] | |
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@foone one of MicroCenter's parade of generic cheap Chinese tablets? | |
Post #AlCcbyNAoXUpUvx8wS by [email protected] | |
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@foone radio frequency controller for one-way X10 switched sockets of the late … | |
Post #AlCcjP4JxRKmJxg63k by [email protected] | |
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@foone It sends RF commands to a receiver that is plugged in which sends the X1… | |
Post #AlCd1N97qP63ZSUfD6 by [email protected] | |
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@foone I love X10! I wonder if the tablet was used for some sort of janky confe… | |
Post #AlCdAI6PxwVuXCToGW by [email protected] | |
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@foone someone’s home or office environment control wall mounted unit | |
Post #AlCdgngE63R1jljMKe by [email protected] | |
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I gave it some juice and it boots! to XP, which is weird. it has a windows 7 se… | |
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okay I got it working and figured out what it was used for:it was designed to c… | |
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The story of Foone B. Turing, in two images. | |
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Got it open. Surprisingly clean inside! The outside was filthy, I heavily clean… | |
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It had three network cards inside it.Wifi, Bluetooth, and 56k modem. | |
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the hard drive was TAPED in? taped AND screwed? fun thing about the hard drive:… | |
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@foone didn't X10 used to have those shitty RF wireless webcam things? The… | |
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@foone At least with the Vista transition there were *very* good reasons not to… | |
Post #AlCeGkCsUJOLOE8tY8 by [email protected] | |
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@foone Win7 on a Core2Duo? OOF. | |
Post #AlCeNOIoKGwNTw5Rzs by [email protected] | |
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@foone network household controls device... see x10 dot com | |
Post #AlCefn0VDHG3JZIRN2 by [email protected] | |
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@foone I have one of those connected to my server! I use it to keep my 1970s cl… | |
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@foone Ooh, X10, RF power control stuff. I still have a remote and a couple pow… | |
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@foone Apparently this interface is supported specifically by #HomeAssistant �… | |
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@foone I used to have one of these so randos could control my dorm room lights … | |
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@foone what's the flash drive press-fit into nothing for? decoration? | |
Post #AlCgRGnmM2OJHnY7wu by [email protected] | |
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@danne backups of IR/X10 configs | |
Post #AlCh3hEkWBJ8HEUIgy by [email protected] | |
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@foone I had this back when I had a lot of X10 gear. Huge upgrade from the prev… | |
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@foone A better idea than trying to make it tamper proof, but amusing at best. | |
Post #AlCiWyYbIifKLYIYng by [email protected] | |
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@foone Someone didn't want that newfangled Windows 7... | |
Post #AlCiaBn0YlQsFrZNNw by [email protected] | |
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BTW that USB drive embedded in the milled-plastic? it's just a backup of al… | |
Post #AlCkg1abb0gGGXg8fo by [email protected] | |
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@foone These are great! Bit-twiddling at its finest! | |
Post #AlCktrsKVefQByZPQ8 by [email protected] | |
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@foone I used to habe a Firecracker module hooked up to my BeOS machine to cont… | |
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@foone that's hownI want to spend my final days, high on strong opiates, sh… | |
Post #AlCll0Y2zjH4RFQElc by [email protected] | |
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@johnefrancis why wait? | |
Post #AlClutPOOVaLBv5Tsm by [email protected] | |
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@foone Possibly from the "buy with7 and downgrade" transitional era? | |
Post #AlCm7mHuBFLcs4jHdo by [email protected] | |
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@foone Oh that brings back memories, I used to run FireCracker X10 gear for my … | |
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@foone My guess is it was prolly wall mounted or on a pedestal as a kiosk of so… | |
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@forgifuzzbutt that'd make sense! | |
Post #AlCmWqW9ai6ZEHLbbE by [email protected] | |
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so @forgifuzzbutt pointed out the holes in the milled plastic look like they mi… | |
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@foone Run Touhou? :akko_giggle: | |
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@sarayalth sadly not. but I'll see if I can install touhou on it | |
Post #AlCoMGJXXWJ3xVWpE0 by [email protected] | |
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@foone X10 Firecracker module. Used one on my 486 Linux server with my 1st ca… | |
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@foone kids! 😃 | |
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@foone At a hospital I interned at, I rebuilt the XP image for the tablets nurs… | |
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@foone Is it at least one of those special mobile-use HDDs that detects hazardo… | |
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@lispi314 I don't think so | |
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I put it back together and put in the battery to try and charge it, but my one … | |
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@foone Wow, a FireCracker; I haven't heard of those in a long time. I looke… | |
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@kenshirriff @foone but ... WIRELESS? In the year of the Lord 2000 ? Amazing! T… | |
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@otte_homan @kenshirriff @foone Heh, I maintained one of the debian packages fo… | |
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@eichin @otte_homan @kenshirriff yikes. Analog video over 2.4ghz? They must hav… | |
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@foone @otte_homan @kenshirriff yay "unlicensed" bands, yeah. | |
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@foone :blobcat_party: | |
Post #AlDZYAvS5yu4ZERame by [email protected] | |
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@foone I think some of the laptop mechanical drives had a drop detector and wou… | |
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@foone hell yea | |
Post #AlEWzZjXrY6qcdCymW by [email protected] | |
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@foone Now put Doom on it. | |
Post #AlEWzZqdRBmSycWdpg by [email protected] | |
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@LambdaCalculus I'm gonna! | |
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@ajn142 heh.Nah, my middle name goes the other way: it stands for "Benoit … | |
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@foone 15-year-old me wanted that tablet really badly back in 2007-2008 and I w… | |
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@ajn142 I explained it here: https://digipres.club/@foone/113007074876251593 |