Clyde Smith-Stubbs <clyde@hitech.com.au> wrote:

> I got the logic analyzer from ProBoard today. This is the $199 24
> channel device discussed here in the Piclist before.
> ....
> Overall I'd say that it's good value for money, and if, like me, you
> have occasional use for logic analyzer but can't justify spending
> $000's on one, this would be a good buy.

Clyde:

Good info... Maybe I'll pick one up.

By the way, I notice that no one's mentioned another really good
source for high-ticket test equipment:  Electronics swap meets.

There's one in TRW's parking lot in Los Angeles, for instance, where
all sorts of equipment can be had VERY cheaply.  For instance, there
was an Arium ML-4100C logic analyzer just like my old one ($8000 new)
for $150 INCLUDING a couple of $900-retail pods.

Most of the stuff at these swap meets is sold as-is, but there are a
lot of vendors who run their operations as real businesses and will
take returns if the equipment doesn't work.  At TRW, there are
usually a few people with generators set up so that you can actually
plug the equipment in and test it before you buy.

If you don't know of any local swap meets in your area, find a
ham-radio operator and ask him (I know, I know... Those guys ARE a
little weird, but if you're lucky, you won't have to talk to them for
very long).

-Andy

Andrew Warren - fastfwd@ix.netcom.com
Fast Forward Engineering, Vista, California
http://www.geopages.com/SiliconValley/2499