On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 10:18 PM, Jon Elson <el...@pico-systems.com> wrote:
> On 04/12/2016 09:49 PM, jwsmobile wrote: > >> >> any places to visit while I'm around? just visiting and would like to >> see if there are any surplus spots, or folks to say hi to. >> >> TX/Rx labs in Houston is VERY interesting. A hackerspace, but with a lot > of emphasis on electronics, too. > They have a pick and place machine, one guy there has a fantastic > electronics shop. They have a machine shop with some CNC machines that > they retrofitted. I did see a PDP-8 in the mezzanine of the front room. > > Lots of 3D printers, wood shop, bike shop, welding, arts and crafts and > sewing, and on and on. > > This is probably only of interest if you are flying in/out through > Houston, however. > Yeah, everything is bigger in Texas including the driving distance between cities. Austin to Houston MakeSpace is about 3 hours by car. It would be a good hour from Bush International although Hobby would be probably a 30 minute drive. You have to really want it. If you happen to be into pinball, Austin is home to Pinballz a very nice arcade and pinball place.
