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March 2001 Issue
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ARTICLES
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AIBO THE ROBOTIC PET — PART 1 - Jeff Mazur
Move over Tekno, there’s a new dog in town. The AIBO ERS-210 Entertainment Robot from Sony packs a serious amount of hardware and software into a tiny package.
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TELEPHONE WIRING DEMYSTIFIED - Sean Troutner
The focus of this article is not to turn you into a service repair-person, but rather to give you the courage and confidence to wire your home for telephones as you see fit.
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OOPICs GET THE MESSAGE - Michael Dennis
Utilizing OOPICs in a remote operator notification system.
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MINI MIDI MONITOR — PART 1 - Robert Lang
If you use RS-232 or MIDI data links, this project will provide a useful addition to your toolkit which enables you to control musical synthesizers and other musical equipment from computers. |
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BUILD AN RS-232 SERIAL I/O BOARD — PART 2 - Ben, Phil, and John Bright
This month, take a look at some of the logic behind the firmware presented last time, the tasks it performs, and how you can easily use the board from your PC applications. Related Information
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BUILD YOUR OWN VOICE RECOGNITION ALARM SYSTEM
Dennis Shepard (PDF File 300kb)
Build this universal VR alarm system which recognizes up to three separate voices and provides a full range of options for the most discriminating user.
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THE COMPUTERS OF THE FUTURE - Edward B. Driscoll, Jr.
We won’t be living in a world with one supercomputer controlling our lives ... we’ll be living in a world where each of us will have dozens of small computers seamlessly allowing us to live our lives more comfortably.
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USING VOLTAGE REFERENCE AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR ICs — PART 3 - Ray Marston
Discover how to use a further selection of popular ‘temperature sensor’ ICs in the final installment of this series.
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MULTI-USE RADIO SERVICE SPARKS CHEERS AND FEARS - Gordon West
What exactly is the impact of the new Multi-Use Radio Service offering five prime VHF channels with absolutely no licensing requirement? Read on ...
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CYBER-STREET SURVIVAL - PART 3 “WITHOUT A TRACE” - ML Shannon
Take a close look at Email, how to make it more private, and a little bit more about spam.
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COLUMNS
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TECHKNOWLEDGEY 2001 - Jeff Eckert
Events, Advances, and News from the Electronics World.
Mini-Robots suitable for spy work, Spherical motor provides three-dimensional movement,Wireless network becomes reality at Georgia Tech, Are you ready for a networked kitchen?, Best processor awards for 2000, Power shortage dims silicon valley prospects, William R. Hewlett dies.
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ELECTRONICS Q & A - TJ Byers
High-power lamp chaser, high-power power supply, and reverse-powered triacs. Another round of NiCd/NiMH charging questions. Two good parts and manual search suggestions, plus a new look at our web site. Reader input on previous questions/answers, and finally, it’s all happening at the zoo.
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STAMP APPLICATIONS - Jon Williams
Conversion Considerations.
With five members of the BS2 family in circulation, it’s very likely you’ll want to start moving code from one BS2 Stamp to another. Learn about the speed differences between the various commands, and how to create portable code that’s easy to update when you want to upgrade to a faster Stamp. Related Information
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AMATEUR ROBOTICS NOTEBOOK - Robert Nansel
New life at the Robot Ranch, Heavy Iron update, crucible furnace building, BEAM robotics techniques, Solar Engine Circuits, and an excellent AI read.
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