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working paper computer drawn with a graphite pencil

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Working resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, transistors, antennas, keyboards, touch panels, memory, and mechanical displays: drawn on paper with graphite pencil.

AndreasWagner-paper-and-pencil-electronics.pdf

Slides from SVFIG talk on paper & pencil electronics (08-2018)

Adobe Portable Document Format - 19.92 MB - 01/01/2019 at 20:47

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Ken Yap wrote 08/20/2019 at 10:45 • point

👍 Looking forward to blinky, or blanky! 😉

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agp.cooper wrote 01/02/2019 at 15:10 • point

Why don't you measure the voltage drop across the pencil diode described in the presentation, and present the results.

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