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<P><FONT size=2>Dear all:<BR></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>so the software mangled the links the first time. I'm
re-posting sending as HTML to hope that the links are 'less busted'.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2><BR>Here are the links that Bruce Perens sent me that are taken
from his presentation as part of the TAPR forum this year at Dayton. They
are links to sites with various interesting 'open source' hardware that is
relatively inexpensive.<BR><BR>Note that 'seeed studio' (yes, 3 'E's in seeed)
is in China, but are easy to order from. I have a 'Dangerous Prototypes'
board from them already, that's a web server on a PIC chip. Kevin Wheatley
(M0KHZ) pointed me at that in February.<BR><BR>OMAP L138. (TI chip with ARM and
a DSP both on board)<BR>I have ordered a pair of the development boards
here:<BR><A
href="http://www.newark.com/innovate-software-solutions/issplhawklite/development-tool/dp/79R6460">http://www.newark.com/innovate-software-solutions/issplhawklite/development-tool/dp/79R6460</A><BR><BR><BR>Papilo
FPGA<BR><A
href="http://www.gadgetfactory.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=18">http://www.gadgetfactory.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=18</A><BR>Also
there is a 32-channel logic analyzer for $50 there.<BR><BR>Arduino <A
href="http://www.arduino.cc/">http://www.arduino.cc/</A><BR><BR>$15 CPLD (like
you can build things from 74xx series gate equivalent logic, among other
things)<BR><A
href="http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/xc2c64a-coolrunnerii-cpld-development-board-p-800.html?cPath=174">http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/xc2c64a-coolrunnerii-cpld-development-board-p-800.html?cPath=174</A><BR><BR>Bus
Pirate<BR><A
href="http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/bus-pirate-v3-assembled-p-609.html?cPath=174">http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/bus-pirate-v3-assembled-p-609.html?cPath=174</A><BR><BR>MakerBot<BR><A
href="http://www.google.com/search?q=makerbot&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial&client=iceweasel-a">http://www.google.com/search?q=makerbot&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial&client=iceweasel-a</A><BR><BR>Enjoy
the links! I hope none of them are too severely damaged by
posting.<BR><BR>73,<BR>George K9TRV</FONT> </P></BODY></HTML>