The tinderbox was built upon the hard work of many individuals. Without this community of curious folk, this would never have been possible. Please check out their work (in no particular order):
free103point9: A group of folk who use the electromagnetic spectrum as a medium for creative expression, part of the inspiration for this project.
The Arduino Physical Computing Platform.
Freeduino Open Source Hardware: An open-source, trademark-free variant of the Arduino.
Mike Yancey (KM5Z): Wrote the original AVR code that interfaces with the transmitter, modified for the tinderbox.
Sparkfun Electronics: makers of the NS73M transmitter module and the 7-segment serial display
Seeed Studios: Nice Arduino variant. They have cheap, unique parts and offer prototyping services.
Adafruit Industries: A wonderful maker shares her technology and knowledge.
Make: A community of people excited about making.
NKC Electronics Tutorials: Re-seller of cool electronics, providing assembly tutorials
Cycling '74: Makers of Max/MSP/Jitter, a visual programming environment for sound and video.
Pure Data: An early fork in Max/MSP's development. Now exists as a free alternative to Max.
Processing: An open source programming language and environment for programming images, animation, and interactions.
Cadsoft Eagle: Cheap PCB design software with a huge hobbyist following.
Indexhibit: The folk who made the wonderful content management system that made this site possible.