Yea, and how are they powered? Normal 110-120V/AC? I have all kinds of ideas floating around in my head....none of which are even remotely mature. I just wish I had access to this kind of stuff when I was in high school!
Speaking of which, I bet you could get rid of a bunch of them to your local HS. So....many...senior....pranks....possible!!! Matthew Small wrote: > If I bought say, 20 of them, how many controllers would it take to control > them? > > - Matt Small > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 1:13 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: What would you do with 1937 light matrix for freeway signs? > > Simple! > > 1. Get Quake (http://www.idsoftware.com/games/quake/quake/) > 2. Get TTYQuake mod (http://webpages.mr.net/bobz/ttyquake/) > 3. Build huge 80' x 50' ASCII monitor > 4. Magically build hugely complicated TTY -> Light Controller interface > 5. Piss off HOA/Be Totally Awesome. > > - Jim > > Ken Ketsdever wrote: > > >>Readers Digest Version: >> >> >>Purchased 1937 light boards with 5 lights across and 8 lights down > > approximate size 14" X 22". And 271 controllers for the units. These are > the units used for the signs on freeways (Snow Chains Required etc...) Each > panel is used for one letter. > >>Fun Problem: What to do with them? >> >>Not So Fun Problem: These units come on 80 4'x4' pallets. I now need to > > move and store these things until I can find something to do with them. > >>pictures - >> >>www.ketsdever.com/lights.cfm >> >>www.ketsdever.com/controller.cfm > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:157274 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
