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From: rstevew@armory.com (Richard Steven Walz)
Subject: Re: BASIC for STAMP clone
Organization: The Armory
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 1994 16:30:10 GMT
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In article <Cw84MI.LH4@nntpa.cb.att.com>,
Wally Blackburn <wrb@ccsitn.cb.att.com> wrote:
>In article <Cw7woq.3xG@armory.com>,
>Richard Steven Walz <rstevew@armory.com> wrote:
>>In article <Donald.Heller.187.00105F28@jpl.nasa.gov>,
>>Don Heller <Donald.Heller@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
>>>I have the Nuts & Volts article on the counterfeit STAMP, and I have seen
>>>postings on some (apparently flawed) offerings for boards.  I downloaded
>>>STAMP.EXE from the Parallax BBS.  Apparently, one must buy the PIC chip
>>>with BASIC already burned in, from Parallax.  Is there source code anywhere
>>>so someone can download the BASIC interpreter into a new PIC chip themselves?
>>>I have the PICSTART-B development system, BTW.
>>>
>>>Don Heller (Donald.W.Heller@jpl.nasa.gov)
>>>           (heller@vraptor.jpl.nasa.gov)
>>>           (73632.454@compuserve.com)
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>>This might be nice. Just a point though, as Parallax sells the chips for
>>only a little more than the OTP's though. I thought I saw the difference
>>was about $2, no??
>>-Steve Walz   rstevew@armory.com
>
>Thwy were at first, but no more.  Single quantity price is $18.
>-- 
>   Wally Blackburn		   Clinton-Gore - Socialist Leadership
>   wrb@ccsitn.cb.att.com		          for the 90s!
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That's right, Wally, I checked my Parallax catalog finally; the effective
price you pay for having your $3.75 16C56 chip programmed with BASIC is
about $12 just for code!! The empty ones are $3.75, the programmed ones are
$18 one-sies and about $16 if you buy their kit of two sets with resonators
and $1.25 serial EEPROM's. Sounds like time for a PD C tinyBASIC to cut
them down to size!!
-Steve Walz   rstevew@armory.com

