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As a matter of fact, it comes from the 'Powergrid Journal' which is chock full
of interesting stuff...
http://www.powergrid.com/
On Sun, 21 Nov 1999, Martin Cosgrave wrote:
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> Lo tech meets high tech to produce 'calm technology' - in this case, a dangling
> string connected to a motor which interfaces to your network - and shows how
> busy it is...
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> Subject: GeeK: Dangling String
> Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1999 16:09:01 +0100
> From: harm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> http://www8.electriciti.com/1.01/calmtech.html
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> The Dangling String
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> Bits flowing through the wires of a computer network are
> ordinarily invisible. But a radically new tool shows those
> bits through motion, sound, and even touch. It
> communicates both light and heavy network traffic. Its
> output is so beautifully integrated with human information
> processing that one does not even need to be looking at
> it or near it to take advantage of its peripheral clues. It
> takes no space on your existing computer screen, and in
> fact does not use or contain a computer at all. It uses no
> software, only a few dollars in hardware, and can be
> shared by many people at the same time. It is called the
> "Dangling String."
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