John,
I really like the dodecahedron calendar, thank you! You are becoming
quite savvy with PostScript. Here is something similar that you may
enjoy, an icosahedron map of the Earth (they're temporarily out of stock
though). Perhaps a icosahedron sundial would be an interesting
PostScript project?
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/fliers/95ngdc01.html
Best,
Luke
john hoy wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> I ran across a really cool PostScript program that's a dodecahedron desk
> calender, at least it is once you cut it out and glue it together. It's a
> really fun thing, if you like that sort of thing. I put a year 2000
> version at jh.portland.co.uk/deskcal.ps
>
> I also wrote a PostScript analemmatic dial program. It's on the list at
> axum.tripod.com
>
> Regarding patents, I also once designed a sundial which I believe is
> patentable. I'm glad that I took the advice I was given here on this
> mailing list to not pursue a patent.
>
> Gladly making sundials,
>
> John
