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Ok folks, so I just couldn't resist.... I'm sitting down eating
dinner, and I just happen to glance over at the latest Nuts&Volts
magazine (Vol.25 No.4 April 2004 issue). On page 80
...well anyway I just about fell out of my chair.
"World's Largest IC Introduced"
The new MooCow6808 microcontroller from Moo Electronic
is billed as the worlds largest integrated circuit. With a length of
16 inches and a dry weight of nearly 8 oz, it appears to live up
to the claim. According to Moo VP of marketing Hank Tipper,
"We looked around and noticed that intel and AMD have products
that are faster,cheaper, and more reliable than ours and we figured
that the only way we could beat them is in terms of greater size.
This approach does have drawbacks in terms of operating speed,
power consumption, and so forth, but we use marine plywood as
the dielectric between layers of copper foil. This means that the
devices can actually be repaired using standard carpenter's tools.
You don't have to throw them away when they fail. Plus, they can
be soldered into a circuit using a propane torch and inexpensive
acid-core solder."
The 6808 offers 16 bytes of internal RAM, a 60-Hz bus
frequency, and runs off 110-V half-wave rectified DC current.
Suggested applications include control of high-voltage metronomes,
cement mixers, and Yugo fuel pumps.
The wholesale price is $6.00 per unit, plus $8.95 S&H
BTW) If you turn the page you can get started with the Stamp
Applications...This month Jon Williams details the "Emic TTS"
on how to create speech with your projects.
-Beau Schwabe
dinner, and I just happen to glance over at the latest Nuts&Volts
magazine (Vol.25 No.4 April 2004 issue). On page 80
...well anyway I just about fell out of my chair.
"World's Largest IC Introduced"
The new MooCow6808 microcontroller from Moo Electronic
is billed as the worlds largest integrated circuit. With a length of
16 inches and a dry weight of nearly 8 oz, it appears to live up
to the claim. According to Moo VP of marketing Hank Tipper,
"We looked around and noticed that intel and AMD have products
that are faster,cheaper, and more reliable than ours and we figured
that the only way we could beat them is in terms of greater size.
This approach does have drawbacks in terms of operating speed,
power consumption, and so forth, but we use marine plywood as
the dielectric between layers of copper foil. This means that the
devices can actually be repaired using standard carpenter's tools.
You don't have to throw them away when they fail. Plus, they can
be soldered into a circuit using a propane torch and inexpensive
acid-core solder."
The 6808 offers 16 bytes of internal RAM, a 60-Hz bus
frequency, and runs off 110-V half-wave rectified DC current.
Suggested applications include control of high-voltage metronomes,
cement mixers, and Yugo fuel pumps.
The wholesale price is $6.00 per unit, plus $8.95 S&H
BTW) If you turn the page you can get started with the Stamp
Applications...This month Jon Williams details the "Emic TTS"
on how to create speech with your projects.
-Beau Schwabe
Comments
time-to-time. I'm not kidding in my article -- the Emic TTS really
works.
-- Jon Williams
-- Applications Engineer, Parallax
-- Dallas Office
Original Message
From: Beau Schwabe [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=5dm_m98IwQS3WMQId9U8ciMsmvc2sEmJSKUFr5rx6Oi5GV4wpmPzpQbhZqROFuU49TWpbhyhC3Li__d1YRcbcgzT]polygon_man@h...[/url
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 11:46 PM
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Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Off Topic - Nuts and Volts article...
Ok folks, so I just couldn't resist.... I'm sitting down eating
dinner, and I just happen to glance over at the latest Nuts&Volts
magazine (Vol.25 No.4 April 2004 issue). On page 80 ...well anyway I
just about fell out of my chair.
"World's Largest IC Introduced"
The new MooCow6808 microcontroller from Moo Electronic
is billed as the worlds largest integrated circuit. With a length of 16
inches and a dry weight of nearly 8 oz, it appears to live up to the
claim. According to Moo VP of marketing Hank Tipper, "We looked around
and noticed that intel and AMD have products that are faster,cheaper,
and more reliable than ours and we figured that the only way we could
beat them is in terms of greater size. This approach does have drawbacks
in terms of operating speed, power consumption, and so forth, but we use
marine plywood as the dielectric between layers of copper foil. This
means that the devices can actually be repaired using standard
carpenter's tools. You don't have to throw them away when they fail.
Plus, they can be soldered into a circuit using a propane torch and
inexpensive acid-core solder."
The 6808 offers 16 bytes of internal RAM, a 60-Hz bus frequency,
and runs off 110-V half-wave rectified DC current. Suggested
applications include control of high-voltage metronomes, cement mixers,
and Yugo fuel pumps.
The wholesale price is $6.00 per unit, plus $8.95 S&H
BTW) If you turn the page you can get started with the Stamp
Applications...This month Jon Williams details the "Emic TTS" on how to
create speech with your projects.
-Beau Schwabe
A tradition on some electronic magazines, already.
I liked the joke in www.thinkgeek.com, a product named RC GASTRON... very
funny.
Original Message
From: "Beau Schwabe" <polygon_man@h...>
To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 1:45 AM
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Off Topic - Nuts and Volts article...
> Ok folks, so I just couldn't resist.... I'm sitting down eating
> dinner, and I just happen to glance over at the latest Nuts&Volts
> magazine (Vol.25 No.4 April 2004 issue). On page 80
> ...well anyway I just about fell out of my chair.
>
> "World's Largest IC Introduced"
>
> The new MooCow6808 microcontroller from Moo Electronic
> is billed as the worlds largest integrated circuit. With a length of
> 16 inches and a dry weight of nearly 8 oz, it appears to live up
> to the claim. According to Moo VP of marketing Hank Tipper,
> "We looked around and noticed that intel and AMD have products
> that are faster,cheaper, and more reliable than ours and we figured
> that the only way we could beat them is in terms of greater size.
> This approach does have drawbacks in terms of operating speed,
> power consumption, and so forth, but we use marine plywood as
> the dielectric between layers of copper foil. This means that the
> devices can actually be repaired using standard carpenter's tools.
> You don't have to throw them away when they fail. Plus, they can
> be soldered into a circuit using a propane torch and inexpensive
> acid-core solder."
> The 6808 offers 16 bytes of internal RAM, a 60-Hz bus
> frequency, and runs off 110-V half-wave rectified DC current.
> Suggested applications include control of high-voltage metronomes,
> cement mixers, and Yugo fuel pumps.
> The wholesale price is $6.00 per unit, plus $8.95 S&H
>
>
> BTW) If you turn the page you can get started with the Stamp
> Applications...This month Jon Williams details the "Emic TTS"
> on how to create speech with your projects.
>
> -Beau Schwabe
>
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where?
Thanks,
Kevin
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Jon Williams" <jwilliams@p...>
wrote:
> I hate those silly April Fools articles ... I get sucked in myself
from
> time-to-time. I'm not kidding in my article -- the Emic TTS really
> works.
>
> -- Jon Williams
> -- Applications Engineer, Parallax
> -- Dallas Office
>
>
>
Original Message
> From: Beau Schwabe [noparse][[/noparse]mailto[noparse]:p[/noparse]olygon_man@h...]
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 11:46 PM
> To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Off Topic - Nuts and Volts article...
>
>
> Ok folks, so I just couldn't resist.... I'm sitting down eating
> dinner, and I just happen to glance over at the latest Nuts&Volts
> magazine (Vol.25 No.4 April 2004 issue). On page 80 ...well anyway
I
> just about fell out of my chair.
>
> "World's Largest IC Introduced"
>
> The new MooCow6808 microcontroller from Moo Electronic
> is billed as the worlds largest integrated circuit. With a length
of 16
> inches and a dry weight of nearly 8 oz, it appears to live up to the
> claim. According to Moo VP of marketing Hank Tipper, "We looked
around
> and noticed that intel and AMD have products that are
faster,cheaper,
> and more reliable than ours and we figured that the only way we
could
> beat them is in terms of greater size. This approach does have
drawbacks
> in terms of operating speed, power consumption, and so forth, but
we use
> marine plywood as the dielectric between layers of copper foil.
This
> means that the devices can actually be repaired using standard
> carpenter's tools. You don't have to throw them away when they fail.
> Plus, they can be soldered into a circuit using a propane torch and
> inexpensive acid-core solder."
> The 6808 offers 16 bytes of internal RAM, a 60-Hz bus
frequency,
> and runs off 110-V half-wave rectified DC current. Suggested
> applications include control of high-voltage metronomes, cement
mixers,
> and Yugo fuel pumps.
> The wholesale price is $6.00 per unit, plus $8.95 S&H
>
>
> BTW) If you turn the page you can get started with the Stamp
> Applications...This month Jon Williams details the "Emic TTS" on
how to
> create speech with your projects.
>
> -Beau Schwabe
http://www.grandideastudio.com/
I guess only through Parallax though.
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Jon Williams" <jwilliams@p...>
wrote:
> I hate those silly April Fools articles ... I get sucked in myself
from
> time-to-time. I'm not kidding in my article -- the Emic TTS really
> works.
>
> -- Jon Williams
> -- Applications Engineer, Parallax
> -- Dallas Office
>
>
>
Original Message
> From: Beau Schwabe [noparse][[/noparse]mailto[noparse]:p[/noparse]olygon_man@h...]
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 11:46 PM
> To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Off Topic - Nuts and Volts article...
>
>
> Ok folks, so I just couldn't resist.... I'm sitting down eating
> dinner, and I just happen to glance over at the latest Nuts&Volts
> magazine (Vol.25 No.4 April 2004 issue). On page 80 ...well anyway
I
> just about fell out of my chair.
>
> "World's Largest IC Introduced"
>
> The new MooCow6808 microcontroller from Moo Electronic
> is billed as the worlds largest integrated circuit. With a length
of 16
> inches and a dry weight of nearly 8 oz, it appears to live up to the
> claim. According to Moo VP of marketing Hank Tipper, "We looked
around
> and noticed that intel and AMD have products that are
faster,cheaper,
> and more reliable than ours and we figured that the only way we
could
> beat them is in terms of greater size. This approach does have
drawbacks
> in terms of operating speed, power consumption, and so forth, but
we use
> marine plywood as the dielectric between layers of copper foil.
This
> means that the devices can actually be repaired using standard
> carpenter's tools. You don't have to throw them away when they fail.
> Plus, they can be soldered into a circuit using a propane torch and
> inexpensive acid-core solder."
> The 6808 offers 16 bytes of internal RAM, a 60-Hz bus
frequency,
> and runs off 110-V half-wave rectified DC current. Suggested
> applications include control of high-voltage metronomes, cement
mixers,
> and Yugo fuel pumps.
> The wholesale price is $6.00 per unit, plus $8.95 S&H
>
>
> BTW) If you turn the page you can get started with the Stamp
> Applications...This month Jon Williams details the "Emic TTS" on
how to
> create speech with your projects.
>
> -Beau Schwabe
announcement on our web site.
-- Jon Williams
-- Applications Engineer, Parallax
-- Dallas Office
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From: kolalde [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=UobcX8186IPBbI2UcEYcGPsCMr-NoUObC-m-CaaAL-TPZU2CKgLq4NR-U29HbNtujo9uAxwA]kevin@o...[/url
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 11:03 AM
To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Off Topic - Nuts and Volts article...
Maybe I missed it in the article, but is the Emic TTS available, and
where?
Thanks,
Kevin
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Jon Williams" <jwilliams@p...>
wrote:
> I hate those silly April Fools articles ... I get sucked in myself
from
> time-to-time. I'm not kidding in my article -- the Emic TTS really
> works.
>
> -- Jon Williams
> -- Applications Engineer, Parallax
> -- Dallas Office
>
>
>
Original Message
> From: Beau Schwabe [noparse][[/noparse]mailto[noparse]:p[/noparse]olygon_man@h...]
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 11:46 PM
> To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Off Topic - Nuts and Volts article...
>
>
> Ok folks, so I just couldn't resist.... I'm sitting down eating
> dinner, and I just happen to glance over at the latest Nuts&Volts
> magazine (Vol.25 No.4 April 2004 issue). On page 80 ...well anyway
I
> just about fell out of my chair.
>
> "World's Largest IC Introduced"
>
> The new MooCow6808 microcontroller from Moo Electronic
> is billed as the worlds largest integrated circuit. With a length
of 16
> inches and a dry weight of nearly 8 oz, it appears to live up to the
> claim. According to Moo VP of marketing Hank Tipper, "We looked
around
> and noticed that intel and AMD have products that are
faster,cheaper,
> and more reliable than ours and we figured that the only way we
could
> beat them is in terms of greater size. This approach does have
drawbacks
> in terms of operating speed, power consumption, and so forth, but
we use
> marine plywood as the dielectric between layers of copper foil.
This
> means that the devices can actually be repaired using standard
> carpenter's tools. You don't have to throw them away when they fail.
> Plus, they can be soldered into a circuit using a propane torch and
> inexpensive acid-core solder."
> The 6808 offers 16 bytes of internal RAM, a 60-Hz bus
frequency,
> and runs off 110-V half-wave rectified DC current. Suggested
> applications include control of high-voltage metronomes, cement
mixers,
> and Yugo fuel pumps.
> The wholesale price is $6.00 per unit, plus $8.95 S&H
>
>
> BTW) If you turn the page you can get started with the Stamp
> Applications...This month Jon Williams details the "Emic TTS" on
how to
> create speech with your projects.
>
> -Beau Schwabe
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Both Emic products are available exclusively through Parallax.
The Emic OEM Module is currently available at this link -
http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=30007
The Emic SIP Module which was designed specifically for Parallax will be
available at the end of April -
http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=30006
We will let you know when the SIP Module is in stock. The docs and
comparison pages are in the works right now.
Stay tuned!
Erik Wood
ewood@p...
Parallax, Inc.
Marketing
(916) 624-8333 x106
www.parallax.com
Original Message
From: kolalde [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=bfoQBF8oYqVJ6mIQQb31cGgfp88a-7M97MaKIkF7SzNin0dZgSXJFYXFynW_M9v97iZRd8rBNGNPEg]kevin@o...[/url
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 9:20 AM
To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Off Topic - Nuts and Volts article...
Never mind,
http://www.grandideastudio.com/
I guess only through Parallax though.
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Jon Williams" <jwilliams@p...>
wrote:
> I hate those silly April Fools articles ... I get sucked in myself
from
> time-to-time. I'm not kidding in my article -- the Emic TTS really
> works.
>
> -- Jon Williams
> -- Applications Engineer, Parallax
> -- Dallas Office
>
>
>
Original Message
> From: Beau Schwabe [noparse][[/noparse]mailto[noparse]:p[/noparse]olygon_man@h...]
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 11:46 PM
> To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Off Topic - Nuts and Volts article...
>
>
> Ok folks, so I just couldn't resist.... I'm sitting down eating
> dinner, and I just happen to glance over at the latest Nuts&Volts
> magazine (Vol.25 No.4 April 2004 issue). On page 80 ...well anyway
I
> just about fell out of my chair.
>
> "World's Largest IC Introduced"
>
> The new MooCow6808 microcontroller from Moo Electronic
> is billed as the worlds largest integrated circuit. With a length
of 16
> inches and a dry weight of nearly 8 oz, it appears to live up to the
> claim. According to Moo VP of marketing Hank Tipper, "We looked
around
> and noticed that intel and AMD have products that are
faster,cheaper,
> and more reliable than ours and we figured that the only way we
could
> beat them is in terms of greater size. This approach does have
drawbacks
> in terms of operating speed, power consumption, and so forth, but
we use
> marine plywood as the dielectric between layers of copper foil.
This
> means that the devices can actually be repaired using standard
> carpenter's tools. You don't have to throw them away when they fail.
> Plus, they can be soldered into a circuit using a propane torch and
> inexpensive acid-core solder."
> The 6808 offers 16 bytes of internal RAM, a 60-Hz bus
frequency,
> and runs off 110-V half-wave rectified DC current. Suggested
> applications include control of high-voltage metronomes, cement
mixers,
> and Yugo fuel pumps.
> The wholesale price is $6.00 per unit, plus $8.95 S&H
>
>
> BTW) If you turn the page you can get started with the Stamp
> Applications...This month Jon Williams details the "Emic TTS" on
how to
> create speech with your projects.
>
> -Beau Schwabe
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Many years ago, Popular Electronics published the following
construction articles:
- Single station intercom with privacy button
- Solar powered night light
Not bad considering this was during the pre micro controller time period.
Don