Silicon ChipLo, the dreaded microprocessor - May 1988 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Lo, the dreaded microprocessor
  4. Restoring Vintage Radio Receivers by John Hill
  5. Subscriptions
  6. Feature: The Way I See It by Neville Williams
  7. Project: Optical Tachometer for Aeromodellers by John Clarke & Greg Swain
  8. Project: Fit High-Energy Ignition to Your Car by Leo Simpson & John Clarke
  9. Feature: Motorola's MC3334P High Energy Ignition IC by Leo Simpson
  10. Project: Walkaround Throttle for Model Railroads, Pt.2 by Leo Simpson & John Clarke
  11. Serviceman's Log: Double or quits - toss ya! by The Original TV Serviceman
  12. Project: Ultrasonic Car Burglar Alarm by Branco Justic
  13. Feature: Amateur Radio by Garry Cratt, VK2YBX
  14. Project: Build the Party Light by Stephen David
  15. Feature: The Evolution of Electric Railways by Bryan Maher
  16. Feature: Digital Fundamentals, Pt.7 by Louis E. Frenzel
  17. Market Centre
  18. Advertising Index
  19. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • The Way I See It (November 1987)
  • The Way I See It (December 1987)
  • The Way I See It (January 1988)
  • The Way I See It (February 1988)
  • The Way I See It (March 1988)
  • The Way I See It (April 1988)
  • The Way I See It (May 1988)
  • The Way I See It (June 1988)
  • The Way I See it (July 1988)
  • The Way I See It (August 1988)
  • The Way I See It (September 1988)
  • The Way I See It (October 1988)
  • The Way I See It (November 1988)
  • The Way I See It (December 1988)
  • The Way I See It (January 1989)
  • The Way I See It (February 1989)
  • The Way I See It (March 1989)
  • The Way I See It (April 1989)
  • The Way I See It (May 1989)
  • The Way I See It (June 1989)
  • The Way I See It (July 1989)
  • The Way I See It (August 1989)
  • The Way I See It (September 1989)
  • The Way I See It (October 1989)
  • The Way I See It (November 1989)
  • The Way I See It (December 1989)
Items relevant to "Fit High-Energy Ignition to Your Car":
  • Silicon Chip article scan, May 1988 - Fit High Energy Ignition To Your Car (AUD $10.00)
Items relevant to "Walkaround Throttle for Model Railroads, Pt.2":
  • Silicon Chip article scan, April 1988 - Walkaround Throttle For Model Railroads Pt 1 (AUD $10.00)
  • Silicon Chip article scan, May 1988 - Walkaround Throttle For Model Railroads Pt 2 (AUD $10.00)
  • Silicon Chip article scan, May 1988 - Walkaround Throttle For Model Railroads Pt 2 (AUD $10.00)
Articles in this series:
  • Walkaround Throttle for Model Railroads (April 1988)
  • Walkaround Throttle for Model Railroads, Pt.2 (May 1988)
Articles in this series:
  • Amateur Radio (November 1987)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1987)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (April 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (April 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (April 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1990)
  • The "Tube" vs. The Microchip (August 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (April 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1995)
  • CB Radio Can Now Transmit Data (March 2001)
  • What's On Offer In "Walkie Talkies" (March 2001)
  • Stressless Wireless (October 2004)
  • “Degen” Synthesised HF Communications Receiver (January 2007)
  • WiNRADiO: Marrying A Radio Receiver To A PC (January 2007)
  • PICAXE-08M 433MHz Data Transceiver (October 2008)
  • Half-Duplex With HopeRF’s HM-TR UHF Transceivers (April 2009)
  • Dorji 433MHz Wireless Data Modules (January 2012)
Articles in this series:
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (November 1987)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (December 1987)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (January 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (February 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (March 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (April 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (May 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (June 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (July 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (August 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (September 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (October 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (November 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (December 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (January 1989)
  • The Evolution Of Electric Railways (February 1989)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (March 1989)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (April 1989)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (May 1989)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (June 1989)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (July 1989)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (August 1989)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (September 1989)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (October 1989)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (November 1989)
  • The Evolution Of Electric Railways (December 1989)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (January 1990)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (February 1990)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (March 1990)
Articles in this series:
  • Digital Fundamentals, Pt.1 (November 1987)
  • Digital Fundamentals, Pt.2 (December 1987)
  • Digital Fundamnetals, Pt.3 (January 1988)
  • Digital Fundamentals, Pt.4 (February 1988)
  • Digital Fundamentals Pt.5 (March 1988)
  • Digital Fundamentals, Pt.6 (April 1988)
  • Digital Fundamentals, Pt.7 (May 1988)
  • Digital Fundamentals, Pt.8 (June 1988)
  • Digital Fundamentals, Pt.9 (August 1988)
  • Digital Fundamentals, Pt.10 (September 1988)
SILICON CHIP Publisher & Editor-In-Chief Leo Simpson, B.Bus. Editor Gr~g Swain, B.Sc.(Hons.) Technical Staff John Clarke, B.E.(Elec.) Robert Flynn Regular Contributors Neville Williams, FIREE, VK2XV Bryan Maher, M.E. B.Sc. Jim Yalden, VK2YGY Garry Cratt, VK2YBX Jim Lawler. MTETIA David Whitby Photography Bob Donaldson Editorial Advisory Panel Philip Watson, MIREE, VK2ZPW Norman Marks Steve Payor, B.Sc., B.E. SILICON CHIP is published 1 2 times a year by Silicon Chip Publications Pty Ltd . All material copyright (c) . No part of the contents of this publication may be reproduced without prior written consent of the publisher. Kitset suppliers may not photostat articles without written permission of the publisher. Typesetting/makeup: Magazine Printers Pty Ltd, Waterloo, NSW 2017 . Printing: Macquarie Publications Pty Ltd, Dubbo, NSW 2830. Distribution: Network Distribution Company. Subscription rates are currently $42 per year (12 issues). Outside Australia the cost is $62 per year surface mail or $1 20 per year air mail. Liability: Devices or circuits described in SILICON CHIP may be covered by patents. SILICON CHIP disclaims any liability for the infringement of such patents by the manufacturing or selling of any such equipment. Address all mail to: Silicon Chip Publications Pty Ltd, PO Box 139, Collaroy Beach , NSW 2097 . Phone (02) 982 3935 . ISSN 1 030-2662 * Recommended and maximum Australian price only. 2 SILICON CHIP PUBLISHER'S LE'J-JER Lo, the dreaded • m1croprocessor Thanks to all those readers who have responded to the call for feedback in our March issue. Many have written in with requests for all sorts of interesting projects, some of which we already had on the "list of songs" but many others which we would not have considered. Largely as a result of specific reader requests, a number of projects are now under development and will be published in the next few months. Others will appear in the longer term. If you are one of those who had considered writing but did not get around to it, please write to us anyhow. We do value your ideas. What has been interesting in a number of letters is that people have congratulated us on the format, made a number of project suggestions and then warned us to "stay away from computers". We can understand this feeling. So much of what is written about computers and microprocessors is boring or impenetrable unless you have already picked up a grounding in the subject. But I have a dreadful truth to reveal. Sooner or later, articles on microprocessors, computers or computer-related projects will appear in SILICON CHIP. There, I've gone and said it - the truth is out. But before you throw the magazine across the room in a rage, let me tell you a bit more. Some of my acquaintances who have been anticomputer in the past are now deeply immersed in the subject. This is probably as great a surprise to them as it is to me. If you are an anti-computer person, you no doubt find that your electronics interest is in the fascinating world of analog components and the complexities of their multifarious parameters. You may not have thought about it that way but it's true isn't it? By comparison, microprocessors may seem mundane and uninteresting; all those digital inputs and outputs and a whole lot of timing diagrams to consider. But if you are immersed in computers, it is the "instruction set" of the micro that provides the real fascination; what you can do with it, when you know the rules. And so it is that there are tens of thousands of people who are hyped on the Z80 and 8080, or its later derivatives, 8086, 80286 and so on. And there are other tens of thousands who are hyped on the 6502 (from their experience with Apple, Tandy Co-Co or Commodore machines), many of whom are now graduating to the 68000 micro (used in the Macintosh). All these people can't be wrong. Micros and computers can be equally as fascinating as analog electronics and when you ultimately read about them in SILICON CHIP there is even a chance that you, too, might be hooked. Don't worry, we won't ram them down your throat. And if our articles on micros leave questions unanswered, write into us. That way you'll find out the answers and we'll see how our articles can be improved. Leo Simpson