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Subject:               RE: simm sockets and $500USD contest. 
              sisuser@ spam suppressed 
        Date:            Tue, 27 Apr 1999 16:33:05 -0700 
        From:              BPuckett@ spam suppressed 

Stickers, 

About the contest - that's what prompted me to start getting serious about the SimmSticks.  When I read about it the first day I quickly jotted down notes for about a dozen projects.  All based on a common cool extension to the bus.  The little bus monitor board I wrote about this morning was just practice.  I hope to submit an entry in the next month (it takes me a while because I'm a software not hardware guy learning as I go). 

The prize offering wasn't the hook - I just thrive on competition.  I figure someone has to win - someone has to lose.  I could be either one, but it's the thrill of the hunt. 

I haven't really mentioned it here yet, but my web site is being updated with SimmStick and PIC stuff I am writing.  It's from a beginner's point of view, so it may not help a lot of people on this list, but I supposed some will benefit. 

If interested, take a look at: 
http://www.kbob.com/KBCZ/kbcz-203.htm
http://www.kbob.com/KBCZ/simmstick_development.htm
http://www.kbob.com/KBCZ/language.htm
http://www.kbob.com/KBCZ/choosing.htm
http://www.kbob.com/KBCZ/pics_.htm
http://www.kbob.com/KBCZ/Programmers.htm

I am adding new material all the time.  Sections on choosing a programmer and a development platform are not done yet.  And, I plan a lot more on SimmSticks. Here is an excerpt from 
http://www.kbob.com/Sections/Technology/Microcontrollers/pics_.htm : 

"You need to plug the PIC into something.  It's just a chip after all.   Many companies make prototyping boards.  You can wire up simple circuits on a solderless breadboard.  But, the coolest way to go is SimmSticks.  These are motherboards and plug in cards based on the 30 pin SIMM socket format.  A four slot motherboard with RS-232 port and power regulator on a 2.75" X 4" board." 

I am having so much fun.  And, it's wild to write email at 2:45 and see it quoted on Don's web site at 4:00! 

Bob Puckett 
www.kbob.com