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from: Michael J. Mahon
date: 2008-08-10 14:35:00
subject: Re: AppleCrate II

Jeff Blakeney wrote:
>   To: Michael J. Mahon
> On Sat, 9 Aug 2008 23:53:49 -0700, Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> 
>> heuser.marcus{at}freenet.de wrote:
>>> If you continue at this rate you'll have a Borg Cube
>>> in a few years! "Resistance is futile!" ;-)
>> You're the second person to point out the resemblance to a
>> Borg cube...Maybe I should have stopped at 14 boards--which
>> would be closer to cubical.  ;-)
> 
> Nah.  You just need to add some more electronics on the other sides to
> get the dimensions back to being a cube.  :-)

Funny you should mention that.  For a while I considered building
the sound processor on a "side board"--until I realized that it
would just put it closer to the digital noise I was trying to
escape!  The advantages of a separate box became evident when I
considered the need to adjust controls and attach outputs.

-michael

AppleCrate II: An Apple II "blade server"!
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