I ran across this site when the owner posted a message to the ClassicCmp listserver.
The two projects that look the most interesting are:
COMPUTER DEMOLITION! Take an old computer apart with kids. How-to manual in PDF format (300K).
PR Crane: A computer-controlled crane made from an IBM Graphics Printer! PRCRANE.ZIP Size: 300K
The basic thrust is education, and I *love* two quotes in the introduction to "COMPUTER DEMOLITION!":
Will American kids be Inventors in 10 years, or just operate appliances designed elsewhere? and, by the way, Whatever happened to the Kid who took Alarm Clocks apart to discover how they worked?
and
YOU HAVE TO DEMOLISH TECHNOLOGY TO UNDERSTAND IT. KIDS LEARN THE MOST WHEN THEY ACTUALLY DO THINGS, HANDS-ON.
KIDS CAN COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLE OLD IBM XT-TYPE COMPUTERS , LEARN WHAT THE DIFFERENT PARTS DO, AND REBUILD THEM IN 1-1/2 HOURS .
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Marvin Johnston