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Hardware Hacker III
Don Lancaster’s
Hardware Hacker
Selected reprints — volume III
Radio-Electronics series (January 1990 - December 1991)
Copyright c. 1989 by Don Lancaster and Synergetics
Box 809, Thatcher, AZ 85552 (602) 428-4073
Book-on-demand self-published using the Apple IIe computer, a duplex LaserJet
and the PostScript language. All graphics were done in their entirety by ProDOS AppleWriter 2.1.
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Introduction
W
elcome to the third volume in our ongoing series of my
Hardware Hacker
reprints from
Radio Electronics
magazine. Who have recently renamed themselves
Electronics Now.
This volume includes the January
1990
through December
1991
columns.
As before, I do use the term "hacker" in its original context, namely anyone who is
genuinely interested in pushing all the limits of software and hardware and is
willing to do so in a fully cooperative, low cost and sharing network environment.
I’ve tried to expand the topics beyond the strict boundaries of traditional
electronics. Going into the science and math subjects many of you have asked for
over our voice helpline. And even looking at controversial pseudoscience and "free
energy" topics.
My goal in flirting with the "not even wrong" pseudoscience and perpetual motion
stuff is to pile it up on center stage and shine a bright light on it. To get you to
conclude that "Yup, that sure is a big pile all right." Very little of this can withstand
critical inquiry.
Some of the more popular subjects in this volume include fractals, chaos science,
alternate energy, electronic levels, magnetic refrigeration, vortex coolers, video
compression, wavelets, caller id, data curve fitting, and
GPS
navigation. Plus
dozens more.
Preprints and reprints of most of my columns are also available electronically via
GEnie1
PSRT
, presented in
Hacker Data Format
. For
GEnie
access, have your
modem dial
(800) 638-8369
. Just as soon as you verify your software connect, enter
an
HHH
. After the prompt, enter
JOINGENIE
. When you are asked for your
keycode, enter
DMD524
.
I continue to offer my no-charge voice helpline at
(602) 428-4073
, and offer free
referrals from our
Synergetics Consultant’s Network.
I’ve also got a free and newly
expanded
Hardware Hacker Inside Secrets
and catalog waiting for you when you
call or write. You can also grab this as
SYNCAT1.PS
off
GEnie
PSRT
, or else
request one through my
Internet
address of
SYNERGETICS@GENIE.GEIS.COM
.
The
Electronics Now
subscription number is
(516) 293-3000
.
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About the Author
A
s he said in his classic
Incredible Secret Money Machine II,
Don Lancaster
writes books. And quests
tinajas.
Microcomputer pioneer and guru Don Lancaster is the author of
28
books,
2
videos,
and countless articles. These include his
TTL Cookbook
and
CMOS Cookbook
internationally published million seller classics. Don is considered by some to be
the father of the personal computer, for his early ground-breaking work with hacker
digital electronics and low cost video terminal displays. He is considered by others
to be the patron saint of the Walter Mitties of the World. And by yet others as the…
Uh, I guess we better skip that one.
Don is the
Hardware Hacker
in
Electronics Now
(516) 293-3000
, runs his
Resource
Bin
in
Nuts & Volts
(714) 371-8497, and is the
Blatant Opportunist
in
Midnight
Engineering
(719) 254-4558
. Don is also the sysop for
GEnie
PSRT
, a leading
Hardware hacking, PostScript, laser publishing, and money machine on-line
resource. His
Ask the Guru
columns continue to be published electronically on
PSRT
. For fast
GEnie
modem access, dial
(800) 638-8369
. Then
HHH
followed by
JOINGENIE
and
DMD524
.
Don is also the head honcho of
Synergetics,
a new-age design and consulting firm
that specializes in computer applications, laser printing, PostScript development
work, electronic prototypes, Book-on-demand publishing, technical writing, and
innovative software design. His avocations include firefighting, cave exploration,
bicycling, and, of course,
tinaja questing.
Don maintains a no-charge voice helpline at
(602) 428-4073
. He does welcome your
calls and letters. The best calling times are
8-5
weekdays,
Mountain Standard Time.
Referrals to Don’s
Synergetics Consultant’s Network
are available through this
same number.
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Table of Contents
PostScript fractal fern
Unusual cooling ideas
Chaos science resources
Thermoelectric modules
Superintelligent machines
Dew sensing circuits
Direct toner pc update
Midnight Engineering
Hacker cold fusion kits
Alarm & security resources
LVDT position detectors
Treasure finding circuitry
Switchable analog inverter
Synchronous demodulators
Desktop accessories contest
Organic vapor detectors
Low melting point alloys
Ultraviolet flame detector
Alternatie energy resources
Five band equalizer circuit
Hall effect resources
Shape memory alloys
Cycolor printing secrets
Low noise amplification
Unusual mechanical stuff
Electronic levels
Low cost memory
New form of matter
Cases and enclosures
LaserWriter tech info
Electronic tune chips
Unusual book resources
Ten speed blender control
Power fundamentals
A hacker interchange standard
Huffman codes
video line drivers
Run length encoding
New compaction chips
Amaterur radio astronomy
Pertual motion
Audio log voltmeter
Independent research
The Magnetocaloric effect
Refrigeration breakthrough
Using SAW devices
Designing active filter
Digital signal processing
Switched capacitor filters
Unique digital thermometer
Using vortex coolers
Polyphase generators
Walking ring counters
Magnetic refrigeration
Electronic trade journals
Discrete cosine transforms
Digital sinewave generator
More on video compression
Santa Claus machine update
Audiovisual switcher circuit
more . . .
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