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Mini Board or Handy Board?
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Date:
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Thu, 7 Nov 1996 19:17:31 GMT
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Original-From:
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Scott Hammerschmidt <SDH5319@spamlessKSU.EDU>
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I am just getting into robotics and microcontrollers, and have run up
against a brick wall. After gathering information on both the Handy Board
and the Mini Board, I am unable to decide which to build first. Money is
somewhat tight, so whatever choice I make I will be stuck with for at least
a year. Anyway, my quiestion is: Which board does everyone think would be a
better beginner's board? I was attracted to the Mini Board originally
because of it's low cost, but upon further consideration, I thought that
maybe the Handy Board would be better since it would be more versatile, and
that would justify the higher cost. Also, where is a good place to get
MC68HC11 processors? Any help?
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Mini Board or Handy Board?
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| (...) A little background, my first robot controller was the 1802 based ELF processor ca. 1979, it didn't do much. The first mobile robot I built was tethered to a Heathkit H-8. The first untethered robot used a Xerox 820 mainboard, and a lot of (...) (28 years ago, 7-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
| | | Re: Mini Board or Handy Board?
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| (...) In answer to your last question, the best price I have seen for the MC68HC11E1FN is at B.G. Micro for $6.95 if my memory is correct. I have dealt with them before and not had any problems so far. You can check the price on their web page at (...) (28 years ago, 7-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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