From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 93c5fbff for ; Mon, 13 May 2019 16:27:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 71B059514A; Tue, 14 May 2019 02:27:18 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A691E9512A; Tue, 14 May 2019 02:26:48 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 1E4EF9512A; Tue, 14 May 2019 02:26:46 +1000 (AEST) Received: from darkstar.fourwinds.com (fourwinds.com [63.64.179.162]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B55AE95129 for ; Tue, 14 May 2019 02:26:45 +1000 (AEST) Received: from darkstar.fourwinds.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by darkstar.fourwinds.com (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id x4DGQiix018264 for ; Mon, 13 May 2019 09:26:44 -0700 Received: from darkstar.fourwinds.com (jon@localhost) by darkstar.fourwinds.com (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) with ESMTP id x4DGQiIR018261 for ; Mon, 13 May 2019 09:26:44 -0700 Message-Id: <201905131626.x4DGQiIR018261@darkstar.fourwinds.com> From: Jon Steinhart To: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society In-reply-to: References: <20190512080738.GB25068@ancienthardware.org> <20190512123644.DEF3721C9A@orac.inputplus.co.uk> Comments: In-reply-to Rob Pike message dated "Mon, 13 May 2019 22:48:36 +1000." MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-ID: <18259.1557764804.1@darkstar.fourwinds.com> Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 09:26:44 -0700 X-JON-SPAM: local delivery Subject: Re: [TUHS] VCF East X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" Rob Pike writes: > > Ken tells me (and I now remember) that the photo in the article was of a > sort of input device, a board built by Dave Hagelbarger that sensed where > the pieces were so could digitize moves. > > -rob My extremely fuzzy recollection is that Dave had an LC tuned circuit in the base in each chess piece and an antenna coil underneath each square on the board. Jon