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Subject: Re: Basic Stamp Kit Offe
From: henry.liu@tabb.com (Henry Liu)
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In a message on 06-29-94 14:14 libere@libere.pgh.wec.co to ALL about  "Re: 
Basic Stamp Kit Offe" 
 
li>Message-ID: <2ush6a$1k3@daisy.pgh.wec.com>
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li>Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp. - Westinghouse Information Sy

li>In <2upcpf$l73@jabba.cybernetics.net>, robotek@jabba.cybernetics.net (M
li>Reaves) writes:
>I'm thinking about offering a Basic Stamp kit, for about $22.00.
>It would be based on the article in the May issue of Nuts and Volts.
>The kit would be 4-5$ less with out the PCB.  A programming cable woul
>be 2-4$. DIsk with all the stuff from Par... BBS would be $1.00, this
>would include a text version of the manual.
>
>It would include the EEPROM, PIC cpu, PCB, resonator, Dallas reset
>IC, caps, 2 SMT resistors, pushbutton switch, sip socket of some type,
>47k res network, low currnet regulator, heavy duty 9V battery clip,
>and 2 DIP sockets.
>
>Finally I will include some female headers with some male header piece
>I think that the female headers will work better than the male headers
>that were used in the article.  The male headers plug into the female
>headers to hook up stuff.
>
>Before I order all these parts I need to know if there is any interest
>at all in this, if you might get one of these in the next 3-4 months
>please send me a short reply and say so, if I get at least 20+ positiv
>responses I will do this.
>
>MArk Reeves
>robotek@jabba.cybernetics.net
>
>
li>I would be interested in buying 2 or 3 of them... the damn things are v
li>seductive.
Considering that Parallax already offers the basic stamp for $40 including 
manuals and information (not to mention that it is already assembled and 
warenteed) I don't see the need to buy that.  BUT I would like to see the 
cables and programming package which I suspect would sell fast (considering 
the programming package costs $99 US and you said you have it for $1 for 
the disk + $2-4 for the cable).  Geez you'd sell parallax out of business 
with a deal like that <g>!
ttyl and let me know if the package is available.
Henry

Henry Liu (henry.liu@tabb.com)
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