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Message #04713



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Chiu-Yuan Fang chiumanfu@home.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:19:09 -0700
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: [Message to all new people to the list] (was:BEAM online Magazine)


I think the best source for information is the BEAMTek FAQ.
http://people.ne.mediaone.net/bushbo/beam/main.html
The FAQ teaches the philosophy and basic circuits that compose BEAM
controllers...it also makes you accustomed to the BEAM lingo made popular by
MarkT. Print everything out and read it!

Do the same with the Living Machine's paper.
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/6897/living_machines.pdf

Also go to Solarbotics
http://www.solarbotics.com/
And grab all the files on the misc/downloads page. Dave is kind enough to put
the manuals for some of his kits on-line. These manuals are the best I've ever
seen for a robot kit. Solarbotics is the best place to get those kits and hard
to find BEAM components. There's a sale on for this month to advertise a new
and improved product (wish) list.

Ivar's site
http://members.xoom.com/robots/index.htm
Offers a condensed introduction with less technical detail thou still very
informative.

Beam-Online is becoming a rather first class site.
http://www.beam-online.com/
It has a lot of advanced stuff and the best "circuits page" around. The gallery
has a wealth of images to draw on for ideas. With Ian going to work with MarkT
for the summer, we're expecting big things out of his site in the next few
months!

The BEAM Heretics Board focuses on advanced subjects but, as the name suggests,
the content doesn't always conform to conventional BEAM philosophy.
http://www.serve.com/heretics/
Zoz also has an eGroups archive of the BEAM list (only the last few months) and
SpinalColumn list.

I'm missing a bunch of great sites but that's enough to get your feet wet.

Chiu

PS. My beam page ain't too shabby either...
...even if it is a navigation nightmare.
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/6897/beam2.html

Slip wrote:
>
> The point I guess wasn't that there wasn't a lot of information on the
> internet about it, but no *centralised* location for that information. I'm
> talking about updated information which is in the form of technical writings
> and articles. Come on, how old is the classic solarengine? Doesn't mean it's
> not good anymore, but we need a site which is about enhancing and building
> upon what information we have today.
> What are your thoughts on this?
> -Jamie
>
> > Actually there's lots of BEAM sites.
> > http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/6897/BEAMlinks.html
> >
> > Slip wrote:
> >
> > > information. BEAM sites are far and few between so having an online
> > > 'knowledge-base' would get that information out more than it is now.

--
Chiu-Yuan Fang
chiumanfu@home.com
ICQ=5614919
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/6897/beam2.html

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