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antipastohw.blogspot.com - 8/20/2009

Introducing the Illuminato X Machina

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The Santa Fe Project is a crazy one, and over 6 months ago, David Ackley and I originally talked down at the Santa Fe Institute about what we would need as far as tools were concerned in the software and hardware domain in order to really get a “feel” for what we were about to try to solve. We ...

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vimeo.com - 8/19/2009

Vimeo: Programming the Illuminato X Machina (Video)

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youtube.com - 8/20/2009

Illuminato X Machina Network Arrays (video)

— youtube.com — A demonstration showing two Illuminato X Machina arrays in action. Each array is programmed distinctly, and as... the arrays are connected, Illuminato X Machina... (more) Illuminato X Machina Network Arrays (video)

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Modular computing
Hack a Day — ... This is the Illuminato X Machina, a “cellular” style computing system.  Each unit is a fully functioning computer with its own processor, storage and communications.  You can watch above as a change in the operating software is propagated across the grid. You can see the LEDs in the video going nuts, there are actually LEDs on the sides too. [Justin] described it to us as a personal fireworks show on your desk.  This system is fully open with the schematics and source code available on their site. You might recognize these guys too, we covered their  ...

Scalable open source computing platform
MAKE Magazine — ... An exciting platform for physical computing - definitely be interesting to see how folks put it to use. Read more over @ Liquidware Antipaso. ...