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Message #05050



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: JVernonM@aol.com
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 17:06:51 EDT
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Something funny with the 1382 voltage triggers?


In a message dated 7/6/99 1:48:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
chiumanfu@home.com writes:

> On a related side note. I think we should shy away from posting schematics
> showing the actual chip. Schematics should show the individual inverters
> and
> components. Less rectangles, more triangles.
>
I disagree. The simpler, more obvious chip and component schematics are
extremely popular. If you look at what is being built and published online,
many of them are built from that type of schematic. Why do you think Ian's
circuit pages are so popular? BEAM is at it's best an entry level hobby. If
you try to turn it into Electronics 101 you are going to exclude the very
ones you say are coming in at that entry level. One of the coolest things
about BEAM is a kid can take one of Ian's circuit diagrams and tutorials and
build a bot right of the bat. No, please lets not crank up the difficulty
level because we think we are electronics professors. I say make more of
those types of schematics. Make it so ANYONE no matter their experience
level, can participate (isn't this one of the planks of the BEAM platform
anyway). If they wish to pursue a more in depth knowledge, more power to
them.
Jim

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