9 Jun
2002
9 Jun
'02
3:02 a.m.
"Stan Barr" <stanb(a)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.
--
Phil.
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