I really don't see why people pay for a basic stamp, when they can buy
a pic for about 50 timer cheaper, and download basic.  Also, basic
stamps only store about 256 instructions, as opposed to a PIC -
several thousand.  I mean, storing the program in a data EEPROM, now
that's just dumn.

</flame>

(I just don't like seeing people getting ripped off)

On 5/22/05, Howard Winter <HDRW@h2org.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Lindy,
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> On Sun, 22 May 2005 03:30:17 +0200, Lindy Mayfield wrote:
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> > A BS2 costs about 50 bucks, right?
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> Depends where you buy them - from Maplin, here in Rip-Off-Britain, they=
 are UK=A345 (say US$82 at current
> exchange rates)...
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> > I'm curious to ask people in the know where the cost is.
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> The *cost* was in the development of the language and the interpreter t=
o run it and possibly in user support
> (if there is any) plus a little for the hardware.  The *value* is in no=
t having to learn PIC assembler and not
> needing a programmer - the program is sent straight to the BS from the =
PC serial port.
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> Whether the price is good value for money is a debate that could run an=
d run!  :-)
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> Cheers,
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> Howard Winter
> St.Albans, England
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