August 6, 2010

  • MIT Oracle v1.2pro, Part 3

    Whether I was in San Francisco or Hawaii, I don't recall Van Halen's Women And Children First being all that popular.  Even its most well-known single, "And The Cradle Will Rock...," doesn't get much airplay.  Well, Women And Children First is now a whopping 30 years old.  That's right; it came out in 1980. 

    And in 1980, it was fun to bury my brother and cousins in the soft sand of Ala Moana beach.  Aiden always asks to go back.  Interestingly, Ala Moana beach is man-made.  The immediately offshore rocks and reef were blown up, as the the seafloor was dredged.  The remaining offshore rocks act as a wave break.  So there are no waves hitting the shore.  And this makes Ala Moana beach ideal for learning how to swim.  In the 70s, this beach was much rockier.  Over the years, the city has had to import sand from outer islands.  However, this outer island sand is finer and softer, making it very nice to step and play on.

    Tessa shouts, "No, you can't hook up the MIT Oracle v1.2pro to a CD player on infinite repeat, and expect it to burn in."

    We grew tired of trying to listen to the raw Oracle v1.2pro, so we gave up, and stuck it, literally, on the Cable Cooker.  Because of the "Ferrari silver" metal boxes, you will have to take special care, in setting up the v1.2pro with the Cooker.

    Like all other MIT products which have come my way, the Oracle v1.2pro presents no problems or anomalies with the Cooker.  The v1.2pro has three impedance settings.  I Cooked each setting for one day.  Thus, the interconnect saw a total of three days on the Cooker.