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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@ksuSTOPSPAMMERS.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 (...)   (29 years ago, 7-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)   
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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 (...)   (29 years ago, 7-Nov-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)   
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