28 Oct
1998
28 Oct
'98
1:43 a.m.
Does anyone have a spare (Radio Shack circa '84/5) Armitron. It was a robot
arm toy. An interfacing project with an Atari 800 never got off the ground
back then and I would like to finally follow through...
Thank
Mike dogas(a)leading.net
28 Oct
28 Oct
4:34 a.m.
On Wed, 28 Oct 1998, Mike wrote:
Does anyone have a spare (Radio Shack circa '84/5)
Armitron. It was a robot
arm toy. An interfacing project with an Atari 800 never got off the ground
back then and I would like to finally follow through...
Just wander back to your local RS... Its that time of year again and (at
least out here) they were in stock (in mass quantity) when I was there
last week along with the dreaded 'Super Armitron'!.
Also... Spotted in the local Fry's... (ducking and running) on the same
shelf with the LEGO 'MindStorms' (a MOST COOL gadget I might add) was a
robot arm kit. Dont' recall the manufacturer, but it was rather neat
looking. Clear plastic used mostly so you can watch the motors and
linkages at work. IIRC it was prices at about the same as RS wants for
the Armitron.
-jim
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3:02 p.m.
Just wander back to your local RS... Its that time of
year again and (at
least out here) they were in stock (in mass quantity) when I was there
last week along with the dreaded 'Super Armitron'!.
I remember having one...
And being good with a screwdriver, I promptly
destroyed the poor thing and it never did get back to normal. I think most
of it got thrown in the trash after my parents screamed at me for at least
a half hour... Hehe. Being a kid is more fun with a screwdriver... Just
gotta be careful, if you don't poke your eye out you end up with an
expensive hobby(unless your good at dumpster diving)... :-)
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