Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:02:28 -0700 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.1.4 & Feed Publisher http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=93&Focus=2356#Comment_2356 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=93&Focus=2356#Comment_2356 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:30:41 -0800 Confusion
So I thought maybe asking here would be best.

Does anyone know much about good sources for clockwork automata, and other various incarnations of present-day tech using strictly outmoded technology?

Yes, I know, google is my friend, but I can't be the only person that's interested but overwhelmed by the entry levels of knowledge needed. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=93&Focus=2363#Comment_2363 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=93&Focus=2363#Comment_2363 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:39:38 -0800 adamatsya Living Dolls book is a good history of automata. It goes beyond the subject towards the end, but it's a pretty good primer.

The guardian has an excerpt of it on their site. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=93&Focus=2368#Comment_2368 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=93&Focus=2368#Comment_2368 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:46:02 -0800 Confusion
It occurred to me that making inventions that may or may not have ever existed but were at least -possible- with the tech of the time would amuse me. Thus, questions about retro-tech made with things predating steampunk's theme ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=93&Focus=2406#Comment_2406 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=93&Focus=2406#Comment_2406 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:02:30 -0800 Exploder http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=93&Focus=3839#Comment_3839 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=93&Focus=3839#Comment_3839 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:17:55 -0800 Alan Tyson
Also, I have never been quite satisfied with any literary or graphic experiments with the inventions and theories of Nikola Tesla that I have read, which is sad, because I think there's an insane amount of material for a steampunk (or maybe electro-punk) story or setting. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=93&Focus=3842#Comment_3842 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=93&Focus=3842#Comment_3842 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:45:33 -0800 Carnadine Da Vinci Automata blog might be what you're looking for - though it updates sporadically, it collects links on retro clockpunk tech and clockpunk stories. They're also compiling an anthology of clockpunk short stories (if I recall correctly, under a CC license). ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=93&Focus=4697#Comment_4697 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=93&Focus=4697#Comment_4697 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:02:27 -0800 Ecksearoh Nixie Tube in big leaded glass and copper bell dials would make for a great Steampunk visual attached to a Difference Engine. Combine them with a split flap "display screen", and a typewriter keyboard you'd have a truly unique look. ]]>