On Tue, Dec 20, 2005 at 11:03:04AM -0500, William Couture wrote:
> > I was considering that. But then someone needs to keep track of those
> > laser pointers, and unfortunately they'll probably get lost. As it is
> > I'm going to do my best to keep the unit "self-documenting", so for
> > instance every important connection is labeled as to what it is and what
> > voltages it expects. I'll give the client a copy of the schematics and
> > source code also. Finally I'm burning an offering to the FLASH gods to
> > try to make sure my PIC chips flash memory doesn't die in 20 years.  :)
> 
> Any reason not to just stick the extra laser pointers in the unit's case?

The case has got to fit inside a ceiling with 2 inches of usable depth.
:( I also need to keep the length and width to a minimum by order of the
client.

That said... I could probably get away with sticking them in a ziplock
bag and hiding them next to the case! Maybe I'll do that for at least
the documentation for the work, schematics and sourcecode. PIC chips
probably won't be available in 20 years, but that'll at least tell
peopel what the pieces behavior was. In the art world it's considered ok
to replace the "brains" of an electronic work so long as it's not
visible to the viewer, so make the behavior the same.

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