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Post #AwUkqQYhGbYeMlKFc0 by [email protected] |
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Every now and then I see cool vintage computerized knitting machines and think … |
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Post #AwUzEbjwkElHLx0nIG by [email protected] |
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@paulrickards @vvvvvilay |
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Post #AwUzFsxqBvof3v7VQ0 by [email protected] |
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Found some tools for "electro-knit" detailed by Becky Stern and @leno… |
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Post #AwUzFt5zhcL1TCw17w by [email protected] |
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@paulrickardsSee also this presentation from this year’s @oshwassociation sum… |
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Post #AwUzFtDnEcZnrOaFHc by [email protected] |
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@mike @oshwassociation Ahh fascinating! Thanks for the tip, this seems like a r… |
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Post #AwUzFtJStX768zEm7k by [email protected] |
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@paulrickards @oshwassociation You can’t really tell in that presentation, bu… |
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Post #AwUzFtQCUUV8TsO9ce by [email protected] |
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@mike @oshwassociation Ahh so cool!!  |
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Post #AwUzFtnx4BV3fXV7dw by [email protected] |
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The AYAB (All Yarns Are Beautiful) project just released the 1.0 software and s… |
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Post #AwUzHSte56gqnHuXU8 by [email protected] |
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@paulrickards Amazing! I remember seeing these sorts of knitting machines yearr… |
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Post #AwUzHT0Ng44t8B3uz2 by [email protected] |
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@billgoats Yeah It so cool to these these vintage machines still working. But y… |
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Post #AwUzISSVC7ojj3gjmi by [email protected] |
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@paulrickards i'm kind of amazed at the insane prices these still command o… |
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Post #AwUzISYsoOvC2qfpjM by [email protected] |
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@vga256 Right? eBay is even worse! Seems like there's a market to bring a n… |
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Post #AwUzRiCO2hzH9IYyMC by [email protected] |
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@paulrickards I own a Passap that is currently in pieces, waiting to be cleaned… |
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Post #AwUzRiKXYOVdYaNU48 by [email protected] |
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@paulhart Yeah I figured there would be a learning curve but figure that's … |
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Post #AwUzbpuMEciDxExRRY by [email protected] |
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@paulrickards @mike what counts as local? If it happens to be Edinburgh, Scot… |
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Post #AwUzlcE9xCcuQ8soRU by [email protected] |
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@paulrickards same drive used by the Tandy TRS-80 Model 100! |
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Post #AwUzpFSoWx2WykTC1Q by [email protected] |
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@MadeleineS Alas, no, I'm in the US but appreciate the invite!Your recent p… |
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Post #AwV01R5Z8Pe4VZPIkC by [email protected] |
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@paulrickards @cicely and @shortcolin have done some cool stuff with vintage kn… |
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Post #AwV07m1wBhFzC7jS9Q by [email protected] |
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@paulrickards eef. i hadn't even checked ebay yet. 😬 |
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Post #AwflX1a88wXQ5nrpQW by [email protected] |
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@paulrickards my mom wrote and published machine knitting patterns for most of … |
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Post #AwflX1grjtvSQh1CvQ by [email protected] |
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@keelan Oh interesting! I bet it was tedious to input patterns? Did it use the … |
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Post #AwflX1nFMB1ukU0Is4 by [email protected] |
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@paulrickards No less tedious than using the punch cards, which were mylar, 24 … |
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Post #AwflX1sZ2PHd0yUY9w by [email protected] |
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@keelan Ooohh did this connect to a monitor to see the design on the screen? |
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Post #AwflX1zec2xFMxoDD6 by [email protected] |
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@paulrickards The PPD could only be used to program patterns for needle selecti… |
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Post #AwflX25gFdm7fed1bU by [email protected] |
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@paulrickards it connected to a TV, and really was an early 80s home computer i… |
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Post #AwflX2ClpHRk1dwgee by [email protected] |
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@keelan That's quite a bit more complex than I expected-- very cool! |
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Post #AwflYP7k6EvjOfFN7Q by [email protected] |
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@Cloudscout @paulrickards We hacked an Empisal Knitmaster SK-580 with a Raspber… |
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Post #AwflYPHJWeaPsLj12O by [email protected] |
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@cicely @Cloudscout @shortcolin Thanks for the info! It's great to see so m… |
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Post #AwflYPNh8vgsC8i6z2 by [email protected] |
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@paulrickards @cicely @Cloudscout @shortcolin I may be biased because my mom wa… |
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Post #AwflYPTimWVkUpWvNQ by [email protected] |
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@keelan Based on some eBay prices for these machines and the untested state of … |
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Post #AwflYPZkQ7KcnWLjlo by [email protected] |
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@paulrickards If you'd like I can ask my parents to see what they have and … |
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Post #AwflYPg82OR57JKpiS by [email protected] |
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@keelan Sure see what they say. I’d be grateful for the help. |
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Post #AwflYQxBITfd4UJxw0 by [email protected] |
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@paulrickards @cicely @Cloudscout @shortcolin My mom's patterns turn up on … |
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Post #AwflZGadJYX1DcAh0a by [email protected] |
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@paulrickards It's so worth it though! If I can make these things by hand, … |
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Post #AwflZGhMuVv3YVK4VU by [email protected] |
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@billgoats I’d really like to give a try. I have the ResEdit one you made, it… |
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Post #AwflaPOi3MBGpC8fmS by [email protected] |
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@keelan The legacy lives on-- this is great! |
