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Started by Alex Gibson March 27, 2005
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on Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:24:30 GMT, "Michael A. Terrell"
<mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Hershel Roberson wrote: >> >> On 28-Mar-2005, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> > > This has to be an opening for a 'Far Side' cartoon. ;-) >> > >> > >> > We can only hope he comes out of retirement to draw more of his silly >> > cartoons. I kept a Far side calendar on my bench at work for several >> > years. It was disappointing when they stopped printing them. >> >> Check your sources ! I've got a 2005 model on my wall now. >> >> -Hershel Roberson > > > I hadn't even looked for one after they announced they would no >longer be available in the US. I've only visited the big bookstores a >couple times in the last couple years. No electronics books or >magazines worth buying so when they said the 365 day "Cartoon a day" >calendar was no more I stopped going.
Try the big bookstores' websites, they stock much more than the retail stores. When you find what you want, you can check competitive with comarison sites such as <http://addall.com>. Hmm, searching for Far Side Calendar returns current titles at links 5 and 6. ----- http://mindspring.com/~benbradley
"Alex Gibson" <news@alxx.net> wrote in message 
news:3amu39F6ckm5nU1@individual.net...
> Could someone recommend a gps module suitable for use > in embedded projects (pic and lpc21xx) , robotics and hooking up to a > (laptop/pc with windows and osx drivers).
Thank you to everyone that replied. Going with the Lassen iq ,meets requirements and has a local supplier. Circuitcellar lpc arm7 contest starts on the 25th of April according to their website
On Fri, 1 Apr 2005 16:32:45 +1000, "Alex Gibson" <news@alxx.net>
wrote:

> >"Alex Gibson" <news@alxx.net> wrote in message >news:3amu39F6ckm5nU1@individual.net... >> Could someone recommend a gps module suitable for use >> in embedded projects (pic and lpc21xx) , robotics and hooking up to a >> (laptop/pc with windows and osx drivers). > > >Thank you to everyone that replied. > >Going with the Lassen iq ,meets requirements >and has a local supplier. >
When you get it make sure you don't put it down somewhere - they're pretty easy to lose! Alan -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Jenal Communications Manufacturers and Suppliers of HF Selcall P O Box 1108, Morley, WA, 6943 Tel: +61 8 9370 5533 Fax +61 8 9467 6146 Web Site: http://www.jenal.com Contact: http://www.jenal.com/?p=1 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++