... I suggest you post your question to the sci.electronics.design Usenet group.. They have more participants with experience in having commercial quantities...
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jong kung
jongkung01
May 4, 2012 11:49 pm
John, ... But that's only normal. That's what we do here - build watches. So it would only be normal to assume so. ... I am quite proud to say that I...
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Randy
kz4rv
May 5, 2012 12:07 am
Here ya go, Jong: http://www.raspberrypi.org/faqs A $35 computer that will plug into either a TV's RCA port, or you can go HDMI. It's "mission" is to encourage...
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jong kung
jongkung01
May 5, 2012 12:15 am
... I used to think ESR meter were some difficult to design / make device - until I saw an article and then understood the circuit. It is fairly...
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jong kung
jongkung01
May 5, 2012 12:48 am
Nunu, ... I noticed the same about Computer Science as a major too. Too much education about stuff that doesn't go directly into making a person actually...
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jong kung
jongkung01
May 5, 2012 1:03 am
Alan, ... Just a little? You do make it so simple... but just a little ? Can you solve the world economic problem if you have few spare minutes ?? ...
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Mitch Reid
mtch_reid
May 5, 2012 2:18 am
WOW!!!! That is the most exciting thing I've gotten in an email in a very long time. Raspberry Pi is amazing. I got on the waiting list to buy one and I would...
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Randy
kz4rv
May 5, 2012 3:10 am
My pleasure, Mitch! Way too cool not to spread around to my friends. I have every confidence that the day will soon come when they'll be caught up on...
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jong kung
jongkung01
May 5, 2012 3:21 am
Randy, ... Programming Unix / Linux is (was) one of the simplest thing - next to programming DOS. What makes it even simpler is that you create "filters"...
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Mitch Reid
mtch_reid
May 5, 2012 3:32 am
From a personal standpoint, I have had the best intentions of joining the Linux revolution for a long time. This is the tool, the catalyst that will get my...
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Randy
kz4rv
May 5, 2012 3:51 am
OK, I lied earlier. I went ahead and got on Newark's list to let me know when I can have one. I'm easily bored/distracted... I've screwed around with linux...
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Randy
kz4rv
May 5, 2012 3:56 am
Also, for those unbelievers, or those straddling the fence, you can download and burn a LiveCD or LiveDVD version of many of the various linux "distributions"....
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Randy
kz4rv
May 5, 2012 4:06 am
Jong: You're right, somebody probably has, or will already made a webserver out of one, or, if not, somebody would do so, just for the hell of it, if somebody...
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jong kung
jongkung01
May 5, 2012 4:16 am
Randy, ... You can do one better. Download VMWare (player version) and dispite the name you can create a VM machine (with the player) - and run Linux...
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Randy
kz4rv
May 5, 2012 4:23 am
Jong: Apparently, they weren't kidding with the HDMI connection... One thing I briefly glanced at was somebody using it for a home "media" center. I've been...
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jong kung
jongkung01
May 5, 2012 4:34 am
Randy, ... Somebody made a great point why Linux / Unix is better than M$ Windoz. Unix / Linux has been making slow improvements and all the bugs...
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jong kung
jongkung01
May 5, 2012 4:42 am
Randy, ... You are probably correct. Apparently the ARMs processor is used in iPhones, iPods, and iPads. That pretty high end. And possibly the...
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jongkung01
May 5, 2012 7:57 am
Hi guys, Have you heard of this story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMy83gXkO-g He's got voice control, smartphone interface, etc. While none of it is new,...
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Nuno T.
nuno_tv
May 5, 2012 10:12 am
Hi Jong, Agree with you all the way. The same BS teaching happens here also. I even had a teacher in my high school that knew less than me and most of my ...
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rtstofer
May 5, 2012 1:50 pm
... I'll have to keep track of this gadget. I need a very small web browser that I can connect to my very large TV. All it needs to do is grab the camera...
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jong kung
jongkung01
May 5, 2012 2:24 pm
... That can be better done using VMWare + Linux distro. Nothing to buy, full keyboard and mouse, etc. Command line Unix programming is as simple as...
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Jeffrey Engel
jengeltx
May 5, 2012 2:39 pm
Jong and Randy, ... With some of the ARM processors costing less tna $1 in quantity, they're used in not-so-smart Cell phones, too. ======= ... ...
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DaveC
davec2468
May 5, 2012 2:42 pm
... -=-=-=- With respect, Stefan, that's not the way it works. In order for a manufacturer to lose sales because of a missing feature, a competitor must offer...
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Stefan Trethan
stefan_trethan
May 5, 2012 3:40 pm
We have to agree to disagree then. As a design engineer, I am very aware that in the end all design requirements are ultimately customer driven. It may...
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jong kung
jongkung01
May 5, 2012 4:34 pm
Dave, ST, ... When I asked the question - I was trying to figure out if there's any technical reason why ESR function isn't embedded. No matter what,...
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jong kung
jongkung01
May 5, 2012 5:12 pm
... This point is a little sore with me. My own conclusion is that: (a) more and more people are less and less likely to repair their own cars. So...
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Howard Hansen
hrh1818
May 5, 2012 6:51 pm
... The specifications for a UNI-T UT612 show the following capability. L/C/R/DCR/Q/D/Greek Symbol/ESR The instrument is shown here> ...
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Stefan Trethan
stefan_trethan
May 5, 2012 7:29 pm
D means probably dissipation factor, the equivalent of Q just for capacitors. The greek symbol might be theta, I do not know what theta could be. Perhaps they...
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rtstofer
May 5, 2012 9:55 pm
... There is absolutely no good reason for a mechanic to enjoy warranty work. When I worked for a Lincoln Mercury dealership, the factory paid far less per...
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jong kung
jongkung01
May 5, 2012 11:27 pm
Richard, ... Are you sure things haven't changed (in terms of how dealers are reimbursed by the factory). When we bought a new car long time ago, the...
