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Flowing Space That’s Sprayed on Burlap

This grotto-like edifice near Minneapolis is a monument to modern-day spray-can culture. It is a house—made of sprayed-on polyurethane foam—with 10 rooms and 4,000 unsquare feet of floor space. Its builder-owner, James Littlejohn of Maple Plain, Minn., got the idea for it when he and his wife Letabeth went to ask Minneapolis Architect Winslow Wedin to modernize their kitchen. “While we were waiting, we noticed some weird pictures of what looked like a small plastic summerhouse,” says Letabeth. “We were curious, asked about it and forgot the kitchen. Read the rest of this entry »

“Ether Wave PIANO” Plays all MUSIC

MUSICAL sound waves are literally created from the ether with the new Martenot radio piano, which recently entertained radio audiences in a program given by the inventor, Maurice Martenot, in conjunction with a popular symphony orchestra. Claimed to be the most outstanding musical invention of the twentieth century because of its ability to reproduce the tones of any musical instrument or voice and to create entirely new tones, the device is operated by direct mechanical control of a series of oscillating radio tubes, which generate the sound waves of variable pitch and volume. Read the rest of this entry »

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TV – A PROSPECTUS

by Louis Kronenberger

Two phenomena a half century apart have exercised the greatest influence on 20th-century Americans as social animals. The first was the arrival of the automobile which, aside from its more practical aspects, stimulated all America to move about, whether five miles to a picture show, 25 to a bathing beach, 50 for the sake of driving or 200 to call on Grandma. With the coming of the automobile there took place in the strictest sense a social revolution.
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“1977 marked the introduction of the fourth generation of microprocessors. In fact, these devices now could be called microcomputers in a single integrated circuit. These new devices include the complete microprocessor, read only memory, programmable memory, and IO circuitry on one chip. A minimum of support logic is required.”

For a bit of a comparison, check out the ridiculous amount stuff crammed into a Texas Instruments OMAP 5 processor that’s designed for cell phones.

Also, you have to check out the picture of Roger Amidon’s computer “Spider” on the fourth page.

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The First Ten Years of Amateur Computing

Sol Libes President, Amateur Computer Group of New Jersey
995 Chimney Ridge
Springfield NJ 07081

Most people I meet are under the mistaken notion that personal computing started only two or three years ago, with the introduction of the Altair 8800 by MITS. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the amateur computing hobby was then almost ten years old.

I therefore decided to write this article to set the record straight, give credit to the early pioneers in this hobby and shed some light on the early history of microprocessors.
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RADIO LINKS SINGER AND ORCHESTRA
Convalescing from injuries received in an automobile accident, a radio performer recently sang to her audience from a room in a Philadelphia hospital, while she listened through headphones to an accompaniment played by a dance orchestra in a plane flying 5,000 feet overhead. A dual hook-up enabled listeners-in to hear the voice of the star perfectly blended with the music.

These Flower BEDS ARE Novel

YOU would hunt far and perhaps in vain, to find more novel flower beds than W. F. Wilke, of Omaha, has made for the vacant corner lot beside his home. At the first glance, the area seems to be actually cluttered up with odd and elaborate designs—which on second glance appear to be flower beds. Mr. Wilke naturally disliked to estimate the time he has spent on them. One knows the hours have been many. Yet the completed task is one of permanence and distinction. Read the rest of this entry »

Blossom out with Crispness

“Chirping robins, bursting buds -
Goodbye breakfasts that are duds!
Serve Rice Krispies – dish sublime.
Put your world in merry chime!”

they’re like a dish from some never-never land… delicious… amazingly different! Read the rest of this entry »

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Over-and-under monorail — a single beam tor two-way taxis

By DAVID SCOTT

Munich, West Germany Starting next year, the people of Hamburg will be able to peer down on the city from a Cabintaxi, a personalized urban conveyor with a difference. It has small electric cars moving in both directions, but on a single elevated track. Cars run both above and below the slim, lofty beam. This unique mass-transit system was designed here by Messerschmidt-Bolkow-Blohm, Germany’s leader in aerospace and a high-technology innovator in other fields. Read the rest of this entry »

Merkin is a pretty unfortunate brand name…

HOW TO GET A PERFECT PAINT JOB “AUTOMATICALLY”

Meet the MERKIN Marvel… symbol of the paints that give you perfect results every time. Whether you want to redecorate inside or make your house look new again outside… insist on MERKIN for a perfect paint job… automatically!

People who know paint automatically ask for MERKIN
Perfect Paints for Every Purpose

Write for booklet, “How to Choose and Use Paint.” Please enclose 10c.

M. J. MERKIN PAINT Co., Inc. 1441 Broadway, New York 18

Robot Manicurist Among New Home Aids

MANICURING machine shaves fingernails, polishes (hem, and speeds up milady’s manicure in many other ways. Flexible drive shaft is connected to small electric motor in cabinet.

PITCHER with inner glass container for ice cubes cools beverages quickly, holds five pints.

WASHER, wringer, and ironer combined in one unit takes up no more space than ordinary washer. Only one motor is necessary.

PEELER resembling hand power lathe pares potatoes, apples, and other vegetables uniformly, shaving off very thin layer. Potato is peeled quickly by turning handle.

INITIALS which can be ironed onto any cloth material, and will withstand laundering, are now available.

Apparently Walter Chandoha is the man who invented the internet (video).

WALTER CHANDOHA. world’s most famous cat photographer, tells how

You can now take “MAGAZINE COVER” PICTURES of YOUR CAT

“For anyone with a camera! Exclusive new book shares my professional secrets!”

Only 25c and 3 Puss ‘n Boots labels

For first time Chandoha explains, in beautifully designed and printed book, how to pose your cat…set camera… take “magazine-cover quality” photos in black-and-white, color! DOs and DON’Ts can save you dollars on wasted shots. Can’t be bought in stores. Send coupon now!
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New Bathing Cap Simulates Hair
A NEW bathing cap recently placed on the market has the appearance of human hair and fits snugly over the head, with doughnuts over the ears, as illustrated at the right. The hair is embossed in rubber on the caps, which can be obtained in any color to match the hair of the bather.