[Cialug] Sparkfun Free Day?

[Matthew Nuzum]

On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Jeffrey Ollie <jeff at ocjtech.us> wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Nathan C. Smith <nathan.smith at ipmvs.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > There is an on-line vendor called SparkFun (http://www.sparkfun.com/)
> that sells electronic pieces & parts, most notably Arduino (
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arduino) platform. SparkFun has a "free" day
> tomorrow, meaning that you can order up to $100 worth of merchandise for
> free, and you only have to pay shipping.
> >
> > Got this from another list, but it sounded like a fit for "our list" too.
>  That deal sounds a little off though....
>
> Heh, we seem to have brought their site down.  If I'm able to ever get
> back in, can I get an Arduino setup for ~$100?  I've wanted to get
> into experimenting with Arduinos (or similar) but never had the spare
> cash set aside...
>
>
>
They have an IRC channel on Freenode #sparkfun.

Arduino is about $35. It is totally worth it. It's as easy as the basic
stamp but a lot more powerful and uses C/C++ instead of Basic. (but the
Basic stamp is cool too)

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Matthew Nuzum
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