On the Furby and a Mac interface. Do a search on +furby +autopsy ;)
Someone had a Furby croak on them so naturally an autopsy was called for. The major find was that the "animation" can not be randomized. The "expressions" are all controlled by a cam wheel and gear aggangement in a serial fashion so that to get from one to another they have to be run through in forward or reverse order. No jumping from one to another without cycling through those in between. The custom electronics are quite minimal and the chip core is directly mounted and potted on the board so it cannot be desoldered and opened up in a clean room for reverse engineering. So have fun with your Furby, simple serial action mechanical toy with a bit of circuitry that it is. ;) ===== "When you are wrestling for possession of a sword, the man with the handle always wins." Hiro Protagonist __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
