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From: colin@psych.toronto.edu (Colin Hinz)
Subject: Re: WANTED: PC-Cards
Message-ID: <CM3r83.Bs0@psych.toronto.edu>
Organization: Department of Psychology, University of Toronto
References: <af.3889.33.0NAF6FBA@mecheng.fullfeed.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 1994 18:55:14 GMT
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In article <af.3889.33.0NAF6FBA@mecheng.fullfeed.com> john.mangan@mecheng.fullfeed.com (John Mangan) writes:
>.>  I am looking for ANY type of CHEAP PC card.  What I mean by this is a 
>computer on a card.  It can be anything from an 8088 to a 386.  It must be 
>under 10" x 10" but I would prefer smaller.  Also I want at least 512K.  
>The main reason I need this is for a robot contest I am entering next 
>month.  I have the programing done in QuickBASIC, and the robot just about 
>done, but I can't find a card to meet the size requirements!.  I know I 
>should be using some type of micro-controller, but right now I don't have 
>time to experiment.  I have only briefly used them before.  Any help would 
>be appreciated!.
>JohnMangan 
>
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In one of my previous jobs i used a single-board 386 machine that was the
size of a half-length expansion card, and had CPU, RAM, IDE and floppy
interface, and even serial and parallel ports on one card. It was made by
Toronto Microelectronics Co which is actually in Mississauga, Canada. It
wasn't really cheap, though. I recall a company in Florida that makes
cheaper (and less feature-laden) single-board computers.

- Colin

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