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What is the Berlin-Uhr?
| | The Berlin-Uhr or Berlin clock is a city chronograph, with its mast
about 5 meter high, working according to the principles of quantum didactics,
showing the time with red and yellow lamps, was developed by the inventor
Dieter Binninger, and its located in Berlin (as you might guess).
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This thing still exists? I thought its broken.
| | The Berlin-Uhr has from time to time some smaller or larger defects,
but it still exists and is placed at the Europa-Center next to the entry
of the tourist information within the Budapester Straße.
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Haven't I seen it else where, once?
| | Yes, maybe. The Berlin clock was originally installed in 1975 at
the Kudamm (Kurfürstendamm) next to the subway station Uhlandstraße.
Since 1996 its standing at its current location and is financed by the
merchants of the Europa-Centers.
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Are there any model versions of this clock?
| | Yes. (For a picture see the Berlin clock page.)
There was a table model, about 20cm high with seven different case colors,
besides others dark red, dark green, dark blue, black, and antrazit (dark grey).
Additionally there was a wall clock much like the original (ca. 1:4) and a
picture clock.
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Gosh! Must have! Where?
| | The orginal models are not produced anymore and therefore not
sold anymore. The only locations where to find such items might be at
second hand markets or online auctions. But: see below about more info.
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There is no new table model available anymore?
| | The last one I saw was in 1999 in a souvenir shop within the
Europa-Center. Even this shop doesn't exist anymore.
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What was the price of these models?
| | The price of the table models were through all shops and variants
about 150 up to 200 Euro. I think the picture clock was somewhat cheaper with
a price of about 100 up to 150 Euro. I have no idea about the price of the
wall clock.
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My clock is blinking like the sinewy logo aside. Is it broken?
| | No. If all lamps of the clock are blinking together in a
two-second-period, then there was only a power-outage and the clock has
lost the time. You only have to set the time, again.
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Help! My table model of the Berlin clock is broken! What's up?
| | No idea. - If it is the same error as described at the
Berlin clock page (flickering and feeping), then one
of the capacitors is broken and can be replaced. I can't say anything about
other defects.
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Help! My table model of the Berlin clock is broken! Where to repair?
| | Nearly no idea. - If it is the same error as described at the
Berlin clock page, then principially any electrical
engineer (or miniature train fan with experience in soldering) can repair it.
Other defects are probably more difficult or beyond any repair.
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Help! My table model of the Berlin clock is broken! Where to repair??? Please!
| | Well. I got an eMail that the ESL GmbH · Gersdorfstr. 41 ·
12105 Berlin might be the followup repair service for the Berlin clock in
Berlin. (2003-05) According to another information, this firm doesn't exist
anymore. (2004-01) See below about more info. (2007-04)
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Help! My table model of the Berlin clock is broken! I need a wiring plan!
| | I have a plan now. It was provided by Corey Hatch in two pages.
(page 1 / page 2) (2007-09)
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Help! My table model of the Berlin clock is broken! Is it difficult to repair?
| | Well. If it is the same error as described at the
Berlin clock page and there are the slightest
experiences in soldering (I'm computer scientist, and for me it worked
after the second try), then the most difficult actions are the de-assembly
and re-assembly of the plastic case. There might be a risk that this case
might crumble... a bit. ;-)
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My dream is a radio controlled GPS+Altimeter-Berlin-Wristwatch...
| | Well. - According to a Berlin-Wristwatch: there was a wristwatch
computer prototype with color display by IBM working with a Linux operating
system. Principially the X/11 application of the Berlin clock should work
on this thingy... you only have to make IBM to sell it.
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Isn't there any program for Windows?
| | Ugh. - Ehh... if this "Windows" has a Java Development Kit
(JDK) installed, a related AppletViewer should exists, too. And with this
the Berlin clock applet should work under Windows.
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But I would like a Windows application...
| | Ugh! - Ehhh... there are probably one or the other around somewhere. -
The applet per se is a platform-independent application through the
AppletViewer.
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I'm not so much a computer freak...
| | Then maybe any description is too difficult. Basically the
to do's are: Saving the applet class and the HTML page of the Berlin clock,
maybe stripping the HTML page with a text editor from its text only leaving
the header, the body, and the applet call within that page, and then calling
this page with the JDK AppletViewer. (Yes, you're calling the AppletViewer
with the HTML page!)
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But I would like the clock on my desktop after Windows is up...
| | Might work. The JDK AppletViewer might be autostart capable.
I'm not so much a Windows freak... ;-}
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Does this work on my Mahahac?
| | Yes! Easy, ey! Under MacOS X. The AppletViewer is already there.
Saving the applet class (or even compiling the Java source), saving the
HTML page of the Berlin clock, maybe stripping the page with a text editor,
maybe even vi under the terminal application, and then calling the page
or opening it with the AppletViewer. I've done it, too.
Voll cool, ey! B-)
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Does this clock also exists for a palm computer?
| | Maybe. Once before my own palm computer got broken I saw a clock
within a software list, where the description sounded very much like the
way of a Berlin clock.
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Isn't it possible to do that in Macromedias Flash?
| | Indeed. The page presented by the technokraten (Rüdiger Appel)
The technokraten
present the Berlin-Clock has a Flash version of this clock and some more
information.
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Where do I find more info about the Berlin clock?
| | The page www.berlin-uhr.com
really offers the Berlin-Uhr as a table model, wall model and even as a
standing clock. (2007-04) Even a repair service for older models is
offered. - The Berlin-Clock can be also found in the German version of
Wikipedia. - The
page by Manfred
Fröhlich provides some more pictures and some informations.(2007-09) -
Also maybe Google might help.
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