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The Connection Machine CM-1 "Feynman" T-shirt

44 points • by tosh • last Friday at 9:10 AM • 13 comments • view on HN

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yesbabyyes • today at 1:57 AM

Nice, ordered.

For fans of computing history and/or Feynman, this article about his time with, and contributions to, Thinking Machines and the Connection Machine is a great read!

https://longnow.org/ideas/richard-feynman-and-the-connection...

tvarghese7 • today at 2:13 AM

I thought of N-Cube machines when I saw it, CM didn't even occur to me.

boole1854 • today at 2:02 AM

I ordered one of these a while back. Be warned that it will shrink if put in the dryer.

gregjw • today at 3:07 AM

only europe and the us. but im in japan :(

mikestorrent • today at 1:29 AM

Bought one but it was too big... into the drawer of commemorative t's it goes

hettygreen • today at 1:26 AM

What were the LED's indicating?

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echelon • today at 1:22 AM

The Connection Machine series (which was featured in Jurassic Park) have the most beautiful LED panels.

Reposting some links from a recent Jurassic Park thread -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connection_Machine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4kBRC2co7Y&t=65s (Jurassic Park)

The LED panel is gorgeous:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=6Ko4qBkEcBM (render)

A lot of people have replicated or restored these:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qm6w57ZcJZQ

https://www.housedillon.com/posts/resurrected-led-panels/

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