I was actually impulsive and put a 60=80 bid on a Grundig 20MHz = 2-Channel. It's in N=FCrnberg which is driving distance, and I thought = the best for my first Ebay purchase. -----Original Message----- From: pic microcontroller discussion list = [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Herbert Graf Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 18:33 To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: Re: [EE: ] what is a logic analyzer? > 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. --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.663 / Virus Database: 426 - Release Date: 4/20/2004 =20 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.663 / Virus Database: 426 - Release Date: 4/20/2004 =20 -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.