"Tony Duell" <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk> said:
> > 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
> I think that kit is still sold by Maplin in the UK. At least I've seen
> one in their shops which seems to include a plugblock type breadboard.
Can't say I've seen it in the local store. Then again, I stopped looking at
the kits section when they discontinued the Z80 Development System. And I
was only ?5 away from buying one, too (I was about 13 yrs old at the time).
Alas, a Maplin Z80 Development System has joined the list of the many SBC's
I'd like to acquire...
So far, my current list is:
MOS KIM-1
Synertek SYM-1 or SY-VIM-1
Rockwell AIM-65 (with or without printer, with or without case)
Compukit UK101 (yes, I want a UK101...)
Maplin Z80 Development System
Anyone want to part with any of the above? I nearly managed to get a "box
full" of SYM-1s last year but the guy who had them has since lost his job
and said he'd e-mail me when "everything is sorted out"...
> > computer using a buffer board and printer cable. Then introduce kids to
> Agreed. I have never seen an experimental kit that covers computer
> interfacing. Maybe somebody should design one. Of course getting it to
> pass the EMC regulations (which are mandatory in the UK, even for kits)
> would be the expensive part :-(
Blasted EMC regs...
Later.
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Phil.
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Received on Sun Jun 09 2002 - 16:25:26 BST