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Why not add a little frivoloity to the hobby? Resistors that look
like colour coded beetles. Transistors like ladybugs and flies.
ICs and microprocessors like cockroaches, spiders and
millipedes.
Heat Sinks.
http://www.acksuppl...atalog/heatshrk.pdf
See bottom of page. Some of these look like dead bugs. [Amos Kito, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
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The problem is - companies don't care about how the parts on a board look, they just want it to work for the cheapest price possible. Adding one more fraction of a cent to the price of a part can add many thousands of dollars in production costs. And seeing as though people buy circuitry based on functionality, I don't see why anybody would want to spend more money for something that looks interesting. |
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Not a bad idea in an ideal world, I'll give you that. But economically, I don't think it's really that feasible. |
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It's purely a novelty for hobbyists; not intended for companies. Instead of sealing it all up in a plastic box, have it all out on display. |
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A similar thing is happening with valve amplifiers (not beetles, but all on display) |
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Yea I suppose it sounds er .. ok. |
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Why not make the walls in your house more interesting by painting little bugs on them? |
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Sounds good -- but no-one does it! |
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Dude -- that's not the phone, that's a roach trap. |
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I love it, but I could only see it happening as a consequence of a marketplace where price and features shifts had bottomed out and there was no other way to have your product be cooler than the other guys product. |
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That said, if all else was equal and reliability was not an issue, I'd pay extra to own units of technology built like this. |
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Fishbone because I'm scared of whats inside stranger's computers as it is ... ever experience a REAL cockroach infestation from someone's computer? <shudders> |
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I see a big market among people who cut windows into their computer cases so they can see the fans glow. |
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Comparing resistors to beetles seems a little odd to me. Resistors should be caterpillars. |
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[kbecker] It’s the memory chips that are caterpillars. |
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Woodlice! Back in the old days, televisions were full of hulking armadillos and glowing mushrooms. Now it’s just these bugs. All these goddam black bugs. |
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See my "spider chip" hb idea. 8 legs with two LED eyes. |
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What you want is something practical -- heat sinks [link]. Manufacture them in various styles and colors. Sell them as little bug outfits to dress up your semiconductors. |
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Two large and six smaller? Also 4, 5 or 6 total, or zero eyes for mites. |
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I would paint little bugs on my walls but they keep moving. I remember hearing that all semiconductors glow to some degree. How cool would it be if that were true and the epoxy encapsulated chips were clear? |
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