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This contest will run for one week (Oct 4 - Oct 9, 2008) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. Please do not give the answer in the comments.
Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com with "Name the Thing Contest" as the subject, and the message body consisting of:
The winner will be chosen at random from all of the correct entries.
————————————–———- Added October 17, 2008 The item to guess was a Timex/Sinclair 1000 The winner is Thijs K. Thanks to all who entered (there were 61 entries). ————————————–———- Below is a picture of the prize.
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October 4th, 2008
That heatsink is not standard
October 4th, 2008
This is another one of those “either you know it, or you don’t” things; so I’m going to say…
It’s not your father’s 6BE6.
(or 12BH7A, 6K6GT, 12BA4…)
October 4th, 2008
Good eye Mike, the chip heatsink may not be stock. Hopefully this doesn’t confuse anyone.
October 4th, 2008
I know what this is. I even saw it in my junk pile the other day. Now, if only I could remember what I got it out of…
October 5th, 2008
The heatsink is stock
I have seen one before when I opened mine up to see what was inside.
October 5th, 2008
To clarify, the heatsink on the lower left is stock. The one on the 40-pin DIP is an addon
(or maybe they started including them on later versions). It certainly isn’t on mine.
October 6th, 2008
Almost_There, I disagree. I found out what it is, but it took some lucky guess-and-check.
October 17th, 2008
The contest ended more than a week ago. Is there a result? I wouldn’t mind knowing if I was right or not.
October 17th, 2008
OK, I guess it has been long enough… It’s the board from the Timex Sinclair ZX81 computer.
http://www.1000bit.net/lista/dati/sinclair/zx81/Sinclair%20ZX-81%20board.jpg
October 17th, 2008
Hi Troy,
The winner will be announced later today.
October 17th, 2008
Winner announced.
October 18th, 2008
Yihaa ! Thanks ! Just wondering, were there many correct answers ?
October 18th, 2008
About half were correct.