| Re: New US dollar coin design generated using IDL [message #11033] |
Thu, 05 March 1998 00:00 |
rosentha
Messages: 23
Registered: November 1994
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On Thu, 05 Mar 1998 14:16:19 -0600,
stephen.gallagher@istar.ca <stephen.gallagher@istar.ca> wrote:
> As far as I understand, the new coin will be the same
> size as the SBA, but it will be gold colored so that
> it is easily identified. The Canadian "Loonie" is
> approximately the same size as an SBA, but is gold
> colored. There is no problem in differentiating between
> a Loonie and a Canadian Quarter.
Except for the blind?? A distinctively milled edge would be a good idea, but
polygonal coin would be even better.
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Colin Rosenthal
High Altitude Observatory
Boulder, Colorado
rosentha@hao.ucar.edu
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| Re: New US dollar coin design generated using IDL [message #11034 is a reply to message #11033] |
Thu, 05 March 1998 00:00  |
stephen.gallagher
Messages: 1
Registered: March 1998
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In article <1998Mar2.112218.1@eisner>,
BBOWLER@BIGELOW.ORG wrote:
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> In article <34FAAC33.47280E70@LaRC.NASA.gov>, Joe
<J.M.nospam.Zawodny@LaRC.NASA.gov> writes:
>> Jonathan Boswell wrote:
>>>
>>> D. CARR (dcarr@rmi.net) wrote:
>>> : If you have a spare moment, take a look at :
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>>> : www.rmi.net/~dcarr/dollar.htm
>>>
>>> : If you think that this should be the design of the new coin,
>>> : then I need your help !
>>>
>>> The design is unusually good, and I hope yours flies. But
>>> can you tell us if this new coin is going to be the size of
>>> a quarter, like the loathsome SBA coin? Clearly your design
>>> needs massive real estate for greatest effect.
>>
>> To address several posts at once...
>>
>> The difference between the proof and non-proof coins is the surface
>> finish.
>>
>> The coin will have to be sized the same as the SBA due to the huge
>> investment in vending machine tooling.
>
> Not nessicarily true. Lots of vending machines I've visited flatly reject
> SBA's
>
As far as I understand, the new coin will be the same
size as the SBA, but it will be gold colored so that
it is easily identified. The Canadian "Loonie" is
approximately the same size as an SBA, but is gold
colored. There is no problem in differentiating between
a Loonie and a Canadian Quarter.
S. Gallagher
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| Re: New US dollar coin design generated using IDL [message #11140 is a reply to message #11033] |
Mon, 02 March 1998 00:00 |
bowler
Messages: 7
Registered: February 1998
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In article <34FAAC33.47280E70@LaRC.NASA.gov>, Joe <J.M.nospam.Zawodny@LaRC.NASA.gov> writes:
> Jonathan Boswell wrote:
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>> D. CARR (dcarr@rmi.net) wrote:
>> : If you have a spare moment, take a look at :
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>> : www.rmi.net/~dcarr/dollar.htm
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>> : If you think that this should be the design of the new coin,
>> : then I need your help !
>>
>> The design is unusually good, and I hope yours flies. But
>> can you tell us if this new coin is going to be the size of
>> a quarter, like the loathsome SBA coin? Clearly your design
>> needs massive real estate for greatest effect.
>
> To address several posts at once...
>
> The difference between the proof and non-proof coins is the surface
> finish.
>
> The coin will have to be sized the same as the SBA due to the huge
> investment in vending machine tooling.
Not nessicarily true. Lots of vending machines I've visited flatly reject
SBA's
> Lastly, while the design is pretty to look at, it does not live
> up to the "author's" wish that it 'look to the future'. Consensus
> here upon showing it to a number of folks without any introduction
> is that they respond 'Oh, is that a Moon Landing comemorative?'
Sorry to disagree but as a casual numismatist, I've got to say it's got some
nice features, but it's close to one of ugliest coins I've ever seen.
Bruce
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| Re: New US dollar coin design generated using IDL [message #11142 is a reply to message #11140] |
Mon, 02 March 1998 00:00 |
steinhh
Messages: 260
Registered: June 1994
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This is clearly getting a bit outside the scope of this newsgroup,
so I'll shut up after this one if anyone asks me to :-)
Joe Zawodny wrote,
> Lastly, while the design is pretty to look at, it does not live
> up to the "author's" wish that it 'look to the future'. Consensus
> here upon showing it to a number of folks without any introduction
> is that they respond 'Oh, is that a Moon Landing comemorative?'
Sure, but doesn't this depend on what the future looks like :-?
If no more manned space flights are performed within the lifetime
of the design, then the coin is obviously going to be a Moon Landing
commemorative forever, but if another successful moon/planetary
exploration mission is performed, then this coin would definitely
*have been* looking to the future since it's creation!
Now, how about putting in a small image of the Carl Sagan
Science Station (AKA Mars Pathfinder), or even better, the
Sojourner rover? It's perhaps difficult (or too late?), but
it should make it clear that this is no moon landing!
Regards,
Stein Vidar
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| Re: New US dollar coin design generated using IDL [message #11143 is a reply to message #11140] |
Mon, 02 March 1998 00:00 |
Joe[1]
Messages: 4
Registered: January 1998
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Jonathan Boswell wrote:
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> D. CARR (dcarr@rmi.net) wrote:
> : If you have a spare moment, take a look at :
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> : www.rmi.net/~dcarr/dollar.htm
>
> : If you think that this should be the design of the new coin,
> : then I need your help !
>
> The design is unusually good, and I hope yours flies. But
> can you tell us if this new coin is going to be the size of
> a quarter, like the loathsome SBA coin? Clearly your design
> needs massive real estate for greatest effect.
To address several posts at once...
The difference between the proof and non-proof coins is the surface
finish.
The coin will have to be sized the same as the SBA due to the huge
investment in vending machine tooling.
Lastly, while the design is pretty to look at, it does not live
up to the "author's" wish that it 'look to the future'. Consensus
here upon showing it to a number of folks without any introduction
is that they respond 'Oh, is that a Moon Landing comemorative?'
Sorry, but please keep trying.
Z
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Joe Zawodny http://wwwp.exis.net/~zawodny
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| Re: New US dollar coin design generated using IDL [message #11149 is a reply to message #11140] |
Sat, 28 February 1998 00:00 |
jsb
Messages: 12
Registered: June 1997
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D. CARR (dcarr@rmi.net) wrote:
: If you have a spare moment, take a look at :
: www.rmi.net/~dcarr/dollar.htm
: If you think that this should be the design of the new coin,
: then I need your help !
The design is unusually good, and I hope yours flies. But
can you tell us if this new coin is going to be the size of
a quarter, like the loathsome SBA coin? Clearly your design
needs massive real estate for greatest effect.
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| Re: New US dollar coin design generated using IDL [message #11154 is a reply to message #11152] |
Fri, 27 February 1998 00:00 |
davidf
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Registered: September 1996
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Dan Carr (dcarr@rmi.net) writes:
> If you have a spare moment, take a look at :
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> www.rmi.net/~dcarr/dollar.htm
Wow, this is spectacular! But done in IDL!? No how, no way.
Cheers,
David
P.S. I've known Dan for a long time and always admired both
his artistic *and* IDL programming skills, but this seems to
take both to a new level. Please, Dan, show us how you did
this! It's enough to get me studying that damn Object
Reference manual again to see what *else* I've missed. :-)
-----------------------------------------------------------
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting
E-Mail: davidf@dfanning.com
Phone: 970-221-0438
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
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| Re: New US dollar coin design generated using IDL [message #11157 is a reply to message #11152] |
Fri, 27 February 1998 00:00 |
steinhh
Messages: 260
Registered: June 1994
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Now, I'm not a US citizen, so I can't really "push" this
design to any elected official - but I strongly urge people
to take a look at the web page - the design is very good,
and the images are stunning!
One great thing would be to publish the code, and maybe
allow people to add a twist to it - like rotating the
thing with the trackball-thing etc. And imagine creating
a screensaver with one of these rotating coins floating
around!! Makes me proud to be an IDL user.... :-)
Stein Vidar
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