Hobbying around with linux and electronics?or something else fun?
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Hobbying around with linux and electronics?or something else fun?
Hey guys,
I remember finding a url 1 year ago of a site where they were selling some little lcd screens that you could connect though usb and display various unix commands output through python scripting.
I wonder if anyone knows anything similar or something else of fun that you can do with electronics and linux, like maybe using an old mobile for something.
Not Linux-specific, but for years people have been finding interesting things to do with the PC parallel port. There are a number of web sites, support libraries, system/kernel calls, and free source code for playing with the parallel port in Linux.
In general, I find Linux, and modern PC architecture in generel, a lot tougher to use for low-level hacking than the old DOS + real-mode + ISA bus architecture. With modern OS's and hardware, there are a lot of hurdles to pass before you can touch the hardware with code.
My $.02
--- rod.
I'm not entirely sure if this is what you're looking for, but I've always been interested in programming self-built robots with computers. We did something like that when I was taking a physics/electronics minor, and we programmed the little dudes to run all over the place using BASIC. I've always wanted to get my own programmable robot but haven't had the time/money/etc. Lego Mindstorms kits come to mind, but they're very pricey for us poor college students. Anyway, just my thoughts on the subject
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