lionel gateman Archives - The Silicon Underground David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:42:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp16321610 Smart wiring for the gateman, from the January 2012 Classic Toy Trains https://dfarq.homeip.net/smart-wiring-for-the-gateman-from-the-january-2012-classic-toy-trains/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smart-wiring-for-the-gateman-from-the-january-2012-classic-toy-trains https://dfarq.homeip.net/smart-wiring-for-the-gateman-from-the-january-2012-classic-toy-trains/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 11:41:43 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=4557 This week I received an advance copy of the January 2012 Classic Toy Trains. There, on page 42, is my first magazine article in more than a decade: Smart wiring for the gateman. I’d like to make a couple of

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]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/smart-wiring-for-the-gateman-from-the-january-2012-classic-toy-trains/feed/ 1 4557 My latest publication tackles the Lionel gateman https://dfarq.homeip.net/my-latest-publication-tackles-the-lionel-gateman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-latest-publication-tackles-the-lionel-gateman Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:21:46 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=4345 Yesterday I saw (and edited) the final proofs for an article that will be appearing in the January 2012 issue of Classic Toy Trains, due on newsstands 6 December. The article, “Smart wiring for the gateman,” shows some different ways

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]]> 4345 How to lower your train accessories into your table https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-to-lower-your-train-accessories-into-your-table/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-lower-your-train-accessories-into-your-table https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-to-lower-your-train-accessories-into-your-table/#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2011 13:58:33 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=3563 One of the first articles I remember reading in a train magazine (I don’t remember if it was Classic Toy Trains or a competing rag) was titled “Put your accessories in pockets.” Basically, it advocated cutting holes in your table,

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]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-to-lower-your-train-accessories-into-your-table/feed/ 3 3563 Contract time https://dfarq.homeip.net/contract-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=contract-time https://dfarq.homeip.net/contract-time/#comments Sat, 22 Jan 2011 22:58:44 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=2943 I received a contract today from Classic Toy Trains, a sister publication of Model Railroader and Discover. If you haven’t heard of CTT, there’s a chance you’ve heard of one of the others. It’s an article about the venerable Lionel

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