On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 22:56:46 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Bastiaan,
> On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 "Bastiaan Edelman, PA3FFZ" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> A variety of electronic measuring instruments could be coupled to >> arachne eg by using the game/printer/RS232 ports. >> DOS is not dead, neither is BASIC ;-)) > Can you guys make some real simple (and real cheap) weather stations? > I had a project where I wanted to monitor air and water temperature over > time and have the computer keep track of all the information. I found > some weather stations, but they were all about $300 (USD) and required > Windows. > I needed something real cheap for village horticulture projects. I also > had thought that it would work by reading the ports, but it was all too > far over my level of expertise. > A DOS or BASIC program would be good, especially if it can be done with > recycled hardware. > Bob Back in the days before Windows became popular, and when there were still a lot of people writing programs in BASIC, there were a lot of elecronics hobbyist books and magazine articles describing how to do exactly what you have in mind. There were instructions, schematics, parts lists for electronic components, and sample basic programs. Most of the books and articles I looked at were for hobbyists having what I would call an "intermediate" level of electronics skills and computer knowledge, meaning not for novices, but not requiring highly advanced technical skills. Sam Heywood -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser: http://browser.arachne.cz/
