diff --git a/attic/DataTypes/NextTime.py b/attic/DataTypes/NextTime.py
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--- a/attic/DataTypes/NextTime.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-'''Baby, there won't be no next time'''
-
-class NextTime:
-    def __init__(self, nextclock, interval=None)
-        self.nextclock = nextclock
-        self.interval = interval
-    def cylic(self):
-        return interval is not None
diff --git a/attic/DataTypes/dmx.py b/attic/DataTypes/dmx.py
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--- a/attic/DataTypes/dmx.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-
-class DMX(list):
-    """the signal that goes on a real-life dmx wire. it's up to 512
-    un-named channels each with a 8-bit value on each channel. this type
-    is useful for a DMXOut node or DMXLevelDisplay node. the channels are
-    stored in a python list where the first channel is at index 0. the
-    first channel in dmx terminology would be called channel 1."""
-    
-    def __init__(self,dmxlevels):
-        if len(dmxlevels)>512:
-            raise TypeError("DMX objects can't have more than 512 channels")
-        list.extend(dmxlevels) # list.__init__ did't work right
-
-    def append(self,level):
-        if len(self)==512:
-            raise TypeError("DMX objects can't have more than 512 channels")
-        list.append(self,level)
-
-    def extend(self,levels):
-        if len(self)+len(levels)>512:
-            raise TypeError("DMX objects can't have more than 512 channels")
-        list.extend(self,levels)
-
-    def __setslice__(self,i,j,seq):
-        newlength = len(self)-(max(0,j)-max(0,i))+len(seq)
-        # we could check if newlength>512, but any length-changing slice is
-        # probably wrong for this datatype
-        if newlength!=len(self):
-            raise NotImplementedError("Different-length setslice would disturb DMX channels")
-        list.__setslice__(self,i,j,seq)
-        
diff --git a/attic/DataTypes/dmxlevel.py b/attic/DataTypes/dmxlevel.py
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/attic/DataTypes/dmxlevel.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-###
-
-"""
-Snippet 0x93.2b: example of outputting a special type
-
-class DMXLevel(float):
-  def __init__(self,f):
-    self.value = min(max(0,f),255)
-  ...
-  def __get__(...) # maybe
-
-output.dmxlevel = DMXLevel(300)
-    
->>> print output.dmxlevel
-    255
-
-dmxlevel = DMXLevel(3)
-dmxlevel += 800
-d = d + 800
-
-There's yer problem:
-http://python.org/doc/current/ref/numeric-types.html#l2h-152
-
-"""
diff --git a/attic/NodeInstance.py b/attic/NodeInstance.py
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--- a/attic/NodeInstance.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-'''Internal class for StateManager'''
-
-# warning: pseduocode
-class NodeInstance:
-    ip_addr?
-    get_this_nodes_url()
-
-    type = the node type (a subclass of Node)
-        ops (get from type)
-    input,output = the ports that are created for the node instance
-    state = associated state
diff --git a/attic/NodeType.py b/attic/NodeType.py
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--- a/attic/NodeType.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-"""each node descends from this base class"""
-
-class NodeType:
-    def __init__(self):
-        """TBD"""
-        self.ops = Ops()
-
-        ''' maybe
-        self.iports = []
-        self.oports = []
-        self.params = []
-        '''
-    def get_state(self, stateaccess):
-        """This is similar to the pickle.__getstate__ method, except
-        we need this alternate version in order to give the node
-        (which holds no state) access to its instance's state.
-
-        If your node keeps some transient items in its state dict
-        (such as a buffer of recently received inputs), it may want to
-        return a copy of the state dict without those items. set_state
-        should restore them properly (if they're missing from the
-        current state, which they might not be).
-
-        get_state might be called at any time, and it's certainly not
-        guaranteed that the node instance is going out of service.
-        get_state might get called to checkpoint the nodes for a
-        backup, for example. set_state might also get called anytime.
-        """
-        return stateaccess
-    def set_state(self, stateaccess, dict):
-        """dict (named after the pickle.__setstate__ argument) is
-        always a value that was previously returned from
-        get_state. Don't adjust the current nodetype's state, of course;
-        use dict to update stateaccess.  If there were elements
-        missing from dict (see the note in get_state for why this
-        might be the case), you should restore them here as
-        appropriate.
-        """        
-        stateaccess.update(dict)
-    def get_default_params(self):
-        '''Returns dictionary of param names and DataType instances.  DataTypes 
-        can be given values'''
-        return {}
-    def get_default_ports(self):
-        '''Returns pinless port objects'''
-        return {}
diff --git a/attic/Nodes/delay.py b/attic/Nodes/delay.py
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--- a/attic/Nodes/delay.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-"""delay node outputs the input a fixed time later"""
-
-
-class DelayOps(Ops):
-    def clocked(self, input, output, stateaccess):
-        stateaccess.buffer
-
-
-class Delay(Node):
-    def __init__(self):
-        Node.__init__(self)
-        
-    def getnodeparams(self):
-        return {'delay':State.Time}
diff --git a/attic/Nodes/dmxout.py b/attic/Nodes/dmxout.py
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--- a/attic/Nodes/dmxout.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-
-
-class ops(Ops):
-    def changed(self, input, output, stateaccess):
-        input.dmx
-    
-class DMXOut(Node):
-    def get_default_ports(self):
-        return {'dmx':InputPort(DMX,required=1,maxpins=1)}
-    def get_default_params(self):
-        return {'outputrefresh':NextTime,'outputdevice':DMXDevice}
diff --git a/attic/Nodes/gamma.py b/attic/Nodes/gamma.py
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--- a/attic/Nodes/gamma.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-"""node that performs a simple gamma (exp) function on its input"""
-
-class GammaOps(Ops):
-    def started(self, input, output, stateaccess):
-        self.startmeup(stateaccess)
-    def changed(self, input, output, stateaccess):
-        port.output = port.input ** stateaccess.gamma + stateaccess.offset
-        stateaccess.lastvalue = State.FloatingPoint(port.input)
-
-        output = gamma(input)
-    # no timed function
-    def startmeup(self, stateaccess):
-        # whatever
-        pass
-
-class Gamma(Node):
-    def __init__(self):
-        Node.__init__(self)
-        self.node_params = {'gamma':State.FloatingPoint,'offset':State.FloatingPoint}
-        self.ops = GammaOps()
-
-    def getnodeparams(self):
-        return self.node_params
-        
-    def getports(self):
-        return (Port('a', optional=1),
-                Port('b'))
-
-    def __str__(self):
-        return "3"
-
-world.register_node(Gamma)
diff --git a/attic/Nodes/sine.py b/attic/Nodes/sine.py
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--- a/attic/Nodes/sine.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-"""node that generates a sine wave"""
-
-
-class SineGenerator(Node):
-    def op(self, input, output, stateaccess):
-
-        # input and output have names
-        output.sin = stateaccess.magnitude * math.sin(stateaccess.phase+input.time)
-
-        """
-        # dict-style access for names with spaces
-        output['sin'] = input['ti me']
-        # underscore magic for accessing names with spaces-- the port object makes
-        # this work
-        output.sin=input.ti_me
-
-        input.time = input.money
-        """
-
-    def getports(self):
-        return OutputPort('sin'), InputPort('time'), InputPort('money')
diff --git a/attic/Op.py b/attic/Op.py
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--- a/attic/Op.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-"""each node type has an Op within it"""
-
-class Op:
-    """nodes can have several versions of their operation function.
-
-    ops don't return anything! 
-    """
-    def __init__(self):
-        """This should not be overridden without being called."""
-        pass
-
-    def inputschanged(self, input, output, stateaccess):
-        """If you only define one op function body, make it this one. """
-        pass
-    
-    def created(self, input, output, stateaccess):
-        """This is called one time when the node is newly created. It's
-        not called when the node instance is pickled/unpickled. Use this
-        version to initialize state."""
-        # an extra call to changed() should help the outputs get set
-        # correctly before any real inputs-changed events come around
-        # (assuming this method doesn't get overridden with a
-        # specialized version)
-        self.inputschanged(input, output, stateaccess)        
-
-    def statechanged(self, input, output, stateaccess):
-        '''State might have been changed by a user dragging a parameter or by
-        a state being hcanged otherwise.'''
-        self.inputschanged(input, output, stateaccess)        
-
-    def clocked(self, input, output, stateaccess):
-        self.inputschanged(input, output, stateaccess)        
diff --git a/attic/Port.py b/attic/Port.py
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--- a/attic/Port.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-from nodetypes import DiscoType
-
-ANY = -1
-
-class Port:
-    def __setattr__(self, key, value):
-        '''Alias for __setitem___'''
-        self[key] = value
-    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
-        pass
-    def __getattr__(self, key):
-        '''Alias for __getitem___'''
-        return self[key]
-    def __getitem__(self, key):
-        pass
-
-class InputPort(Port):
-    def __init__(self, allowedtype, required=1, maxpins=ANY):
-        self.pins = []
-
-class OutputPort(Port):
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.pins = []
-
-class Pin:
-    def __init__(self, connection, value=DiscoType):
-        pass
-
-'''
-Snippet Pi=3: RFC 2: New port semantics
-
-# an example of the max node's op
-def changed(self, inputs):
-    # note how this function does not use stateaccess, as it doesn't use state
-    return max(inputs.values())
-
-# so, how the heck does this work?
-# we check the function to get the names of kw args in the function.
-# we always pass self, but everything else is optional
-# the node asked for inputs, which looks like this:
-# inputs = {'portname' : PortObj, 'portname2', PortObj}
-# somehow, the PortObjs are max'ible.
-# the node has only one output so it can just return the value to set the 
-# output.  (maybe)
-# alteratively, if we decide that you always return a new dict of outputs:
-# return {'outputportname' : max(inputs.values())}
-# which isn't horrible, but not great
-
-# another example: an adder.  the node has ports A and B, and an output C:
-# C also gets capped at stateaccess[min].
-def changed(self, a, b, c, stateaccess):
-    c.set(max(stateaccess['min'], a + b))
-    return {}
-
-# or:
-def changed(self, a, b, stateaccess):
-    c = max(stateaccess['min'], a + b)
-    return {'c' : c}
-
-# which i think is clearer.  doing all port changes at the end has some
-# book-keeping advantages (we can detect easily which ports are changed)
-# the counter node could work this way:
-
-def changed(self, someoutput):
-    return {'someoutput' : someoutput + 1}
-'''
-
-'''
-type 1: a, b, d, e
-type 2: b, c, d, f
-
-conversion maps:
-a -> [ ]
-b -> b
-d -> d
-e -> f
-'''
diff --git a/attic/README b/attic/README
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--- a/attic/README
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-This is old code from various years, attempting to brainstorm models.
-Many of the ideas in them are very outdated.
diff --git a/attic/StateManager.py b/attic/StateManager.py
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--- a/attic/StateManager.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-''' Database of NodeInstances, part of the Core '''
-
-# this will be hard to write until NodeInstances are written, but I'll try
-# anyway
-
-__version__ = "$Id: StateManager.py,v 1.1 2002/07/04 00:21:35 drewp Exp $"
-
-class StateManager:
-    '''StateManager is the second of the core to be built.  It should be 
-       after the network, then the scheduler.
-
-       After StateManager is constructed, you probably want to do load_state().
-       All of the above is taken care of by the Core module.
-       
-       Also, in general, 'name' indicates the name of a node, in NRL
-       (like URL) syntax:
-       node:group/innergroup/node
-
-       or
-
-       node:node
-
-       if node is in the top level group (the root, or universe, or whatever
-        you want to call it
-    '''
-    def __init__(self, network):
-        '''Sets up some dicts, maybe'''
-        # need some storage locations, etc.
-        self.network = network
-    def save_state(self):
-        '''Save state to disk'''
-        pass
-    def load_state(self):
-        '''Load state from disk'''
-        pass
-    def get_input_names(self, name):
-        '''Get the names of the nodes which are inputs to a node'''
-        pass
-    def get_output_names(self, name):
-        '''Get the names of the nodes which are outputs to a node'''
-        pass