For D&D nerds - Crossed Axes

[oscarl48]

Me being one of them. My wife was laughing at me when I told her I was a dungeon master when I was a teenager. The age of monochrome screens and 16 kilobit program memory.

Amazing how far we have come in 5 short years (...okay 35 years). :)

Wasn't exactly sure where to put this so put it on its own.

mpc is designer 2 so including axe pattern and dice pattern separately. The skull I have shared on multiple projects.

[aokweld101]

You have a lot of learning years behind you I bought my frist computer 25 yrs ago didn't know what I was doing, paid $1,500 for a gateway, two years later it had so many viruses I had the black screen of death on it, it cost to much to get it fixed that it went to the dump I have not had one until I bought this one to use the carvewright.

[zan29]

NICE Oscar!

[oscarl48]

Thanks Suzanne.

I over estimated. I just looked it up. My first computer was a Commodor 64 with a whopping 8 bit processor. (1982)

lol. Its hard to believe I have lived already an entire lifetime. Nostalgia only since I have 2 laptops, my kindle, two desktops and my trusty smart phone.

[zan29]

My first computer was the Vick20 (only sold in Canada I think) that you had to plug in a small tv set. Only MSDOS and one game but I loved it.

[TerryT]

Radio Shack Color computer. 4K ram. loaded operating system from an audio tape. Then games or apps could be loaded from audio tape also. It could take 10 minutes or more to load a game. That is if there wasn't an error loading. The volume control on the audio tape deck had to be set just perfectly or it wouldn't work. Floppy disc drive became available later but was more expensive than the computer, $600 range, if I remember correctly. Those were the days! LOL

[Geomoo1]

Mine was the Radio Shack TRS1000. I paid the price to add a floppy drive and later down the road when they came out with a HD I added that too.

[Bigtyme]

My first puter was a timex brand that hooked to a cassette player to store data. Bought it in 1983, I think. I wrote a program to balance the checkbook. Expensive calculator 😊.... Kind of like the expensive food thawer called a microwave....

[eelamb]

Oscar, you have gotten great in making patterns, keep up the good work.

For anyone that may want to know, my web site is back up and running again, had to tweak some modules, one being paypal because of SSL issues.

[Bigtyme]

Glad to hear you are back in business, Ed...

[zan29]

Good for you Ed!

[rickyz]

my first computer was also a commodore vic20. with the cassette player for saving programs....not even a disc drive....lol still got it in a box somewhere....

[oscarl48]

Oscar, you have gotten great in making patterns, keep up the good work.

For anyone that may want to know, my web site is back up and running again, had to tweak some modules, one being paypal because of SSL issues.

Ed, thank you. If I hadn't said it before your wood artistry is wonderful. I truly appreciate the bowls you make. I have the tools but never had the patience to wait for the lumber to dry after the first rough turning. Which is a little weird because I love to turn. I just finished the wife several yarn drop spindles which are making great decorations. She asked me to make them and I haven't seen her use one yet.

[oscarl48]

Everyone. Thank you for the helping walk down the memory lane. It is amazing how technology has progressed in such a short time.

[eelamb]

Talking of computers my first was one I built in mid 70's( called a calculator now days and was hex), but first I used was an IBM 360, spent many hours at the key punch programming, and entering data for the programs I wrote.

[zan29]

I'm curious Ed, what type of programs did you write?


Talking of computers my first was one I built in mid 70's( called a calculator now days and was hex), but first I used was an IBM 360, spent many hours at the key punch programming, and entering data for the programs I wrote.

[smurfjeep]

My first few years in the military, I remember using old key punch cards for scrap paper, since we had so much laying around, and the technology was being phased out. I wanted a C-64 as a kid, but no luck, so we hung out at a friends house that had one. Tape drive and all. Now I get all nostalgic when I see a 70's movie, with the huge reel to reel tape drives lining the wall for the computers back then.

Any way, the pattern you made is pretty cool, and also brings back memories, as we played D&D as well! Thanks all for the stroll down memory lane!

[eelamb]

zan I wrote process control algorithm, most back then was in fortran 77, I managed and built a pilot plant that made Maleic Anhydride, automating it in the early 80's, before it was sold in 1990, and I left the company to start my own business.

[oscarl48]

A little better axe for dungeon and dragon rooms.

[zan29]

Wow I'm impressed Ed!

zan I wrote process control algorithm, most back then was in fortran 77, I managed and built a pilot plant that made Maleic Anhydride, automating it in the early 80's, before it was sold in 1990, and I left the company to start my own business.