> What would be the next logical piece of test equipment (after a > nice multi-meter) for a still-learning electronics hobbyist? > Would it be an oscilloscope? > > I've seen both scopes and logic analyzers that interface with the > PC -- they seem to be cheaper cause the PC does all the visual -- > and I wasn't sure the differences. I'd say the next step is definitely a scope. I would steer clear of those PC based scopes. Try ebay for some cheap scopes. If you're located anywhere around Toronto, Canada I could sell you my first scope. TTYL ---------------------------------- Herbert's PIC Stuff: http://repatch.dyndns.org:8383/pic_stuff/ -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.