"Stan Barr" <stanb_at_dial.pipex.com> said:
> At least here in the UK some people are making a positive effort to
> encourage youngsters to build radio equipment from scratch or from kits,
> we have a number of kit suppliers. No-one seems to be doing much on the
> digital front though. Schools could do more, I think, because if you
> don't get someone interested by the time they're thirteen or so, you
> never will.
I'm still waiting for someone to start selling something similar to the old
RadioShack/Tandy "Science Fair" kit (the one with the breadboard - was it
the 300 In One?) and include a section in the guide about hooking it up to a
computer using a buffer board and printer cable. Then introduce kids to
EPROMs and teach them how to design a microprocessor on a computer (or by
hand) :-)
In fact, I might have to do that myself :-)
Later.
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Phil.
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Received on Sun Jun 09 2002 - 10:02:34 BST