by mark3dahmke | Jan 14, 2024
Building a Telescope Pier: Version 4.0 This is the latest installment in my quest for a simple, inexpensive but solid telescope mount. The quest began in 1994 when I bought my Meade 8” LX200. In early 1994 I decided to build a deck out over the old patio, so I first...
by mark3dahmke | Jan 14, 2024
Graphics Programming from a Bygone Era April 13, 2015by Mark Dahmke I was recently asked “what is JCL?” so went to my archive to find an example. JCL or Job Control Language was used on IBM mainframes (IBM 360, 370 +). Programs were submitted as decks of punch cards...
by mark3dahmke | Jan 14, 2024
Halt and Catch Fire (TV series): a Mini-review I recently watched Episode 7 of Halt and Catch Fire last week, and Episodes 1 & 2 through Amazon Video. This is a fictional story about the development of a PC clone in 1983. The premise is somewhat plausible. I won’t...
by mark3dahmke | Jan 14, 2024
Instantaneous 3D Model Capture By Mark Dahmke When Autodesk announced the availability of their 123d Capture app for the iPad, I tried it, but quickly discovered that I couldn’t capture images of moving subjects – my cats. In mid-2012 I put together a test with 3...
by mark3dahmke | Jan 14, 2024
The Value of a Good Teacher © 2014 Mark Dahmke I’ve had the privilege of serving as a judge at the Greater Nebraska Science and Engineering Fair every year from 1976 through 2013. I was also a participant at GNSEF from 1972 through 1975. In the last 40 years...
