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---+!! The Tower of Rockbox

---++ Introduction

Many moons ago, a tradition was born for Rockboxers and friends alike. When a small group of these beings (scientific name: _Rockboxus hackerus_) gathered together, they would build unusual structures with their DAPs. These structures became known as *"Tower of Rockbox"*.

Here on this page, Rockboxers the world over may post pictures of their Towers they built at gatherings, or with a large collection of supported players, both intact or opened up.

---++ How to post

Simply take a good snapshot of your Tower, and post it here, along with:

* Where it was taken, and when %BR% * What players were used in its construction, and %BR% * Your forum/IRC/real name %BR%

With that, begin the ritual construction! :)
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---++ Gallery of Towers
The following seems to be the first known example:<br /> <a href="http://www.rockbox.org/devcon/"><img alt="Linus and Björn and a bunch of Archoses" src="http://www.rockbox.org/devcon/img4089.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /> 
   * To prove that the tradition has been along us already from the start, check out this picture from April 2002 featuring Linus and Björn and a bunch of Archoses.
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   * The DevCon2006 Tower of Rockbox: <br /> <img width="450" alt="Original_ToR_-_Devcon_2006.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/Original_ToR_-_Devcon_2006.jpg" height="600" /><br /> ([[http://daniel.haxx.se/devcon2006/IMG_02772.JPG][full resolution]])
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   * The DevCon2007 Tower of Rockbox: <br /> <img width="450" alt="ToR_-_Devcon_2007.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/ToR_-_Devcon_2007.jpg" height="600" /><br /> ([[http://daniel.haxx.se/devcon2007/r_DSC05197.JPG][full resolution]])
   * This risky construction was made of: 2 Cowon X5s, 2 Archos Recorders, 2 Archos FM-Recorders, 3 Ipod Videos, 1 Ipod Nano, 3 Iriver H100s, 2 Iriver H300s (one a "development version") + 1 H300 main board, 1 Gigabeat F, 1 Sandisk E200 + the Sandisk [[http://daniel.haxx.se/sansa/e200-devboard.html][E200 devboard]] and some random boards that were lying around.
   * In the background you can see the main creator of this structure: [[LinusNielsenFeltzing][LinusN]]
   * Notable in this picture is also the glass which was filled with beer before... ;)
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   * From DevConWest2007; built during the period of 15 June 2007 to 17 June 2007: <br /> <img alt="IMG_1196.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/IMG_1196.JPG" />
   * This grand royale Tower of Rockbox is from DevConWest2007. This is the result of a bunch of Rockbox hackers all in the same place. According to [[AustinAppel][scorche]], this Tower is built from: %BR%
   * 2 Archos JBRv1s, 5 Gigabeat Fs, 7 Gigabeat F mainboards, 1 Gigabeat X, 1 Gigabeat S, 1 Gigabeat S mainboard, 1 Gigabeat V, 1 iPod Color/photo, 3 iPod nanos, 2 iPod videos, 1 iriver H100, and 3 Sansa e200 series.
   * Finally, involved in its construction were [[AustinAppel][scorche]], [[PaulLouden][Llorean]], [[BrandonLow][lostlogic]], [[DavidHall][soap]], [[AdamGashlin][hcs]], [[ChristopheNicolas][toffe82]], and [[JoelSnyder][Joely]]..
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   * From markun's visit to NYC - 2007-10-10: <br /> <img width="384" alt="nyc-tower1.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/nyc-tower1.jpg" height="512" />
   * This Tower of Rockbox was built when [[MarcoenHirschberg][markun]] [[RockboxNYC][visited New York City]] on 10 Oct, 2007. We used Marcoen's Gigabeat F, my iPod video (5.5G 30GB) and Archos JBRv1, and an H320 and H120 from two of my friends who were there with us. %BR% -- Posted by [[RobertMenes][LambdaCalculus379]] on 30 Nov, 2007 at 20:45.
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   * Tower of Rockbox made during the [[RockboxNYC][New York meeting]] - 2007-10-11: <br /> <img width="437" alt="nyc-tower2.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/nyc-tower2.jpg" height="512" />
   * This Tower was built using an H140, H360 (H340 modified), an Archos JBRv1, 3 Gigabeat Fs (2 40 and 1 20), an H120 (with RTC), and a 5.5G iPod video 30GB.
   * Involved in its construction were [[MarcoenHirschberg][markun]], [[RobertMenes][LambdaCalculus379]], [[DavideGentile][Davide-NYC]], and [[NickSant][evilnick]].
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   * rockboxtowersmall.jpg: <br /> <img width="500" alt="rockboxtowersmall.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/rockboxtowersmall.jpg" height="375" />
H340, iHP120, Sansa c250, ipod 4g 20gb, ipod 5.5g 30gb 1 December 2007 Almere, The Netherlands

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   * [[AlexanderSpyridakis][XavierGr's]] small tower of rockbox: Made with my H340, H140, Ondio FM and Gigabeat F when I was on my home bored to death. Built on 16/04/2007<br /> <img width="708" alt="xaviergr-small.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/xaviergr-small.jpg" height="668" />

   * From [[AlexanderSpyridakis][XavierGr's]] visit to Lemnos to see [[IoannisKoutoulakis][Genre9mp3]]. Built on 25/08/2007: <br /> <img alt="Genre9mp3-XavierGr-Lemnos.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/Genre9mp3-XavierGr-Lemnos.jpg" />
This Tower is made of: 2 Ondio Fm, Ondio SP, H140, H115, 2 H340, Gigabeat F40, Gigabeat F20

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   * Tower of Rockbox at German Pub meeting - Karlsruhe, 2007-12-08: <br /> <img width="700" alt="dsc_0043_small.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/dsc_0043_small.jpg" height="465" />

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   * Christmas Tower of Rockbox ([[JensArnold][amiconn]] & [[MarianneArnold][pixelma]]) - Berlin, 2007-12-25: %BR% [[%ATTACHURLPATH%/ToR_xmas_left_full.jpg][<img width="333" alt="ToR_xmas_left_small.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/ToR_xmas_left_small.jpg" height="512" />]] [[%ATTACHURLPATH%/ToR_xmas_right_full.jpg][<img width="333" alt="ToR_xmas_right_small.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/ToR_xmas_right_small.jpg" height="512" />]] %BR%
This tower consists of:

| *Device*  | *Capacity (GB)* | *Weight (g)* |
| Archos Studio  | 20  |  351 |
| Archos Recorder v1  | 80  |  367 |
| Iriver H140  | 80  |  182 |
| Iriver H340  | 40  |  204 |
| iAudio M3  | 40  |  153 |
| iAudio M5L  | 20  |  182 |
| iAudio X5  | 20  |  151 |
| iPod 2nd Gen  | 20  |  212 |
| iPod Video 5.5th Gen ([[LinusNielsenFeltzing][LinusN]]) | 80  |  157 |
| iPod Mini 2nd Gen  | 4  |  100 |
| Iriver H10  | 6  |  98 |
| Ondio 128 FM  |  0.125  |  93 |
| Ondio 128 FM  |  0.125  |  93 |
| Sansa c250  | 2  |  43 |
| *total*  |  *412.25*  |  *2386*  |

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   * [[RobertMenes][LambdaCalculus379's]] Mini Tower of Rockbox - New York, NY, 02-01-2008: %BR% <img width="640" alt="lc-379-mini-tower.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/lc379-mini-tower.jpg" height="480" />
   * Made while I was at work today. I used my 5.5G iPod video, Archos JBRv1, Sansa c240, and (new... sorta) 4G iPod color.
   * (Yes, that's my sweater sleeve you see reflecting off the iPod video's screen. :P)
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   * !DevConTucker Tower, Australia Day 2008 (Jan 26), Seattle, WA, USA, [[JonathanGordon][JdGordon]], [[AustinAppel][scorche]], [[BrandonLow][lostlogic]], [[ZakkRoberts][midkay]] %BR% <img alt="devcontucker.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/devcontucker.jpg" />
   * We obviously hadn't drank enough yet... from the top down: iPod Nano, Sansa e200, Gigabeat F and iPod Video 30GB, iPod Video 60GB, 4 Sansa e200s (in the Amazing Sansa e200 Super Stander-Upper Thingy (TM)), m:robe 500, 2 Archos Recorder v1s
   * Video of the build to come!
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   * Llorean's Rockboxes, nearly Rockboxes, and Rockboxes currently on loan to him: <br /> <img width="545" alt="Tower_Llorean.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/Tower_Llorean.jpg" height="675" />

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   * !DevConPub London, 6 Mar 2008. featuring rockboxed and proto-rockboxed devices from linuxstb, pondlife, shotofadds and stripwax <br /> Apologies for the pretty awful quality, but all we had was a camera phone and a very dark pub off of The Strand ...
   * !RockHenge <br /> <img width="400" alt="RockHenge" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/rockhenge.jpg" height="300" />
   * Empire Rockbox Building <br /> <img width="300" alt="Empire Rockbox Building" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/empirerockboxbuilding.jpg" height="400" />
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   * gevaerts's current collection: <br /> <img width="683" alt="img_2173.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/img_2173.jpg" height="1024" />
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   * Slightly less players, but higher: <br /> <img width="683" alt="img_2178.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/img_2178.jpg" height="1024" />

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   * !DevConEuro 2008: <br /> <img width="768" alt="devconeuro2008.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/devconeuro2008.jpg" height="1024" />
   * Here it is, folks... the biggest, baddest Tower of Rockbox constructed at DevConEuro2008! Try and guess all of the players used in its construction! 75cm!

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   * The "Hoboken Tower of Rockbox": <br /> <img width="640" alt="Image102.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/Image102.jpg" height="480" />
   * Apologies for the grain quality; all we had was a cell phone camera with limited quality. Anyway, this Tower was constructed by [[RobertMenes][LambdaCalculus379]] and [[WilliamPoetra][wpyh]] at a pub in Hoboken, New Jersey.
   * This Tower was built with an Archos Jukebox 5000, an Archos JBRv1, two iPod videos (30GB and 80GB), an iPod color, a Toshiba Gigabeat S, a Sansa c200, an Onda VX767, and a Meizu M3 !MusicCard. (Okay, so we cheated a bit. :P)
   * What better way to enjoy Rockbox than with a tall glass of Guinness? :)

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   * From [[MarcoenHirschberg][markun's]] visit to New York City, 28 October-1 November: <br /> <img width="600" alt="IMG_0696.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/IMG_0696.jpg" height="800" />
   * Once again, markun visited New York City, and together with [[RobertMenes][LambdaCalculus379]], [[DavideGentile][Davide-NYC]], and [[NickSant][evilnick]], constructed this lovely Tower of Rockbox at our favorite Irish pub, [[http://www.puckfairbarnyc.com/][Puck Fair]], in New York City.
   * This Tower was built with an Archos Jukebox 5000, an Archos JBRv1, a bunch of iriver H100s, three Gigabeasts, three Gigabeat F's, two iPod videos, an iPod color, a 2nd gen iPod, an iAudio !X5L, a Sansa e200, a Sansa c200, a Meizu !M6SP, and an H300. I may have missed one or two players, but you should be able to spot them. :)
   * You can also spot a couple of the beers evilnick was enjoying that night over in the back.

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   * FrankGevaerts' DAPs: <br /> <img width="492" alt="tower_20081114.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/tower_20081114.jpg" height="800" />

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   * !SCaLE7x Tower of Rockbox: <br /> <img width="600" alt="tor-scale7x-large.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/tor-scale7x-large.jpg" height="800" />

   * Built by [[AustinAppel][scorche]], [[ChristopheNicolas][toffe82]], and [[DavidHall][soap]] during !SCaLE7x in Los Angeles, California.
   * Try and guess the players used in its construction. :)

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   * [[RobertMenes][LambdaCalculus379's]] current collection of Rockbox targets, and nearly targets: <br /> <img width="800" alt="IMG_0858.JPG" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/IMG_0858.JPG" height="600" />

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   * [[DevConEuro2009]] Tower of Rockbox <br /> <img width="419" alt="DevconEuro2009.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/DevconEuro2009.jpg" height="774" />

   * And you thought 2008's Tower of Rockbox couldn't be topped... well, it's been topped... with LED pigs. :)

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   * DevConWest2009 Tower of Rockbox <br /> <img width="500" alt="" src="http://squisch.net/rockbox/DSC_7898.jpg" height="1021" />

   * 84.5cm tall excluding pigs!
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   * Tower Of Rockbox - Christmas Edition 2009 in Berlin    <img alt="" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/TOR_ChristmasEdition2009.jpg" />
   * Includes: iPod Video, iPod 3G, iPod Mini, Sansa Clip, Sansa Fuze, Sansa E200, Gigabeat 260, Gigabeat F, Samsung YH-925, iAudio M5 (not visible), Mini 2440 and Beer
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   * DevConEuro2010 Tower of Rockbox <br /> <img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4807184534_01a9f1fbf4_b.jpg" />

   * 1.04m tall, highest tower so far!
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   * [[FrankGevaerts][Frank Gevaerts]] visits New York City again, October 2010 <br /> <img width="480" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/IMG_1727.JPG" height="800" />
   * Includes an HTC Magic in honour of Rockbox being ported to Android!
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   * DevConEuro2011 Towers of Rockbox <br />
     <img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/IMG_3902.JPG" alt="IMG_3902.JPG" width='800' /><br>
     <img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/IMG_3910.JPG" alt="IMG_3910.JPG" height='800' />

   * 117cm, The highest tower ever, and the first DevCon tower to have !RaaA devices.

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   * DevConEuro2012 Tower of Rockbox <br />
   
     <img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/tower2012.jpg" alt="tower2012" height='800' /><br>

   * 91cm tall, 78 players. The third highest tower ever, and the second highest that doesn't include !RaaA devices
r52 - 22 May 2012 - 19:11:29 - FrankGevaerts