Thing I Want To Make {Steampunk}

[tcepsa]

Write a bit of code that will monitor processor usage and output a corresponding signal to, say, a serial or parallel port, where it is interpreted by something connected to a gauge of some sort (either a retrofitted pressure gauge or an old-style voltmeter) that then makes the hand of the gauge point to the corresponding level of processor usage.

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[fallenpegasus]

You can get little tiny USB-to-analog thingees, I think I saw them on MakeZine's website. That seems to be the perfect way to do it. Take the output of that and feed it to a little amp, from that to a voltage gauge. If the voltage gauge is sensitive enough, may not need the amp.