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KenLemKenLem Posts: 94
edited 2006-04-01 10:54 in General Discussion
Does Parallax have a retail store at their headquarters?· I'm on the west caost for a week and was considering a pilgramige.

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Speech & Video IC's for BasicStamps

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  • Jon WilliamsJon Williams Posts: 6,491
    edited 2006-03-28 22:06
    Not as such, but we have the mechanisms to sell products to friends who come for a visit -- so come for a visit. Call ahead if you want to have someone show you the facility. Perhaps you will see the Propeller in action and can verify that it's not an elaborate April Fool's Day joke (I've been hit by one N&V reader already).

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    Jon Williams
    Applications Engineer, Parallax
  • KenLemKenLem Posts: 94
    edited 2006-03-28 22:15
    Jon,

    Thanks for the gracious invitation. I'll move things around and make time for the drive. I'm in Foster City so it's not too far. I'd love to see the Propeller in action! I'll be sure to call in advance.

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  • KenLemKenLem Posts: 94
    edited 2006-03-28 22:18
    Just found the GPS coords:

    N 38° 48.765'
    W 121° 17.779'

    I never go anywhere without a GPS. I was team lead for Street Altas Version 1 years and years ago.

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    Post Edited (KenLem) : 3/28/2006 10:49:51 PM GMT
  • Jon WilliamsJon Williams Posts: 6,491
    edited 2006-03-28 22:55
    I bought a Garmin GPS for my SUV before making the move from Dallas to LA -- has been really helpful when traffic becomes a big problem and I need to reroute myself.

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  • KenLemKenLem Posts: 94
    edited 2006-03-28 23:36
    I just like mine because it talks to me. [noparse]:)[/noparse] get it... the whole speechchips.com thing...

    I've always liked machines that talk.

    and yes, I can name all the original Star Trek episodes.

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    Post Edited (KenLem) : 3/28/2006 11:42:57 PM GMT
  • Jon WilliamsJon Williams Posts: 6,491
    edited 2006-03-28 23:56
    Mine too! -- in a cool British accent (seems less nagging than the American accent). On a recent road trip to a skiing/snowboarding mini-vacation a couple friends decided my GPS is named Maggie.

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  • Fe2o3FishFe2o3Fish Posts: 170
    edited 2006-03-29 04:42
    Why Maggie? 'cause it makes a constant "sucking" sound??? [noparse]/noparse]as in [i]The Simpsons[/i smilewinkgrin.gifsmilewinkgrin.gifsmilewinkgrin.gif
    (Sorry Jon, couldn't resist!)

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    Post Edited (Fe2o3Fish) : 3/29/2006 4:51:16 AM GMT
  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2006-03-29 16:50
    I would've guessed that it was a Magellan (sp?)...

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  • cocokiwicocokiwi Posts: 75
    edited 2006-04-01 10:54
    Jon Williams (Parallax) said...
    Mine too! -- in a cool British accent (seems less nagging than the American accent). On a recent road trip to a skiing/snowboarding mini-vacation a couple friends decided my GPS is named Maggie.

    · Jon,

    ······· I,m cheep, I,ve got a "Navman" PDA GPS that is voice also<New Zealand > (:- my home..works well and·I can use it for other things also,I used
    ······· it when I came up there a few months ago and meet you(grin)now if·I could only get it to talk STAMP or Spin!
    ········I,m waiting for the propeler with bated breath as I never·did get that darn Ping to work right with my laptop!


    ······· well,happy 1st of April (grin)

    ······· Cheers Dennis McMillan
    ·

    Post Edited (cocokiwi) : 4/1/2006 10:57:58 AM GMT
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