On Jul 30, 2007, at 10:59 PM, woodelf wrote:
They only
get expensive when you're trying to match a particular
type. If you're flexible about types, one can get them fairly
cheaply.
Well I am as I am thinking of matching momentary and on/off switches -
lever handle - PCB mount. As I am still waiting for my switches to
come
in for a different project I am trying to get around that problem for
bootstrapping.
Ahh yes, that can be a rub. eBay is your friend, though...lots of
overstock dealers dump huge volumes of new parts that way.
PS. For the other posting you forgot 'data'
for memory size. :)
That's true, but still...There are plenty of useful applications
for such a machine, and better yet, someone who learns on such
hardware will have a FAR superior understanding of computers than a
graduate of one of today's "Javaschools".
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
Farewell Ophelia, 9/22/1991 - 7/25/2007