Silicon ChipContents - December 1994 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: A few milestones & a nasty discovery
  4. Feature: Cruise Control: How It Works by Julian Edgar
  5. Feature: The Grea RAM Scam Of 1994 by Darren Yates
  6. Project: Dolby Pro-Logic Surround Sound Decoder; Pt.1 by John Clarke
  7. Project: Clifford - A Pesky Little Electronic Cricket by Darren Yates
  8. Project: An Easy-To-Build Car Burglar Alarm by Bernie Gilchrist
  9. Feature: Computer Bits by Darren Yates
  10. Order Form
  11. Feature: The Stamp Microcontroller Board by Bob Nicol
  12. Feature: Amateur Radio by Garry Cratt
  13. Project: A 3-Spot Low Distortion Sinewave Oscillator by Darren Yates
  14. Serviceman's Log: Purity is not always only in mind by The TV Serviceman
  15. Book Store
  16. Vintage Radio: Valves & miniaturisation: some remarkable receivers by John Hill
  17. Feature: Building A Radio Control System For Models; Pt.1 by Bob Young
  18. Product Showcase
  19. Feature: Index to Volume 7
  20. Market Centre
  21. Outer Back Cover

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Vol.7, No.12; December 1994 FEATURES FEATURES THE 9-BIT WIDE SIMMs in your computer may not be true 9-bit devices at all because of a new cost-cutting trend in the Asian market. We take a look at the possible consequences & what you can do to guard against it – see page 10.   4 Cruise Control: How It Works by Julian Edgar Electronics plays a vital role 10 The Great RAM Scam Of 1994 by Darren Yates Cut price memory has no parity bit 54 The Stamp Microcontroller Board by Bob Nicol It’s not much bigger than a large postage stamp 92 Index To Volume 7, Jan - Dec. 1994 All the year’s features & circuits PROJECTS PROJECTS TO TO BUILD BUILD 18 Dolby Pro-Logic Surround Sound Decoder; Pt.1 by John Clarke Reproduce the big sound of the movies in your living room NOW YOU CAN HAVE the big sound of the movies in your living room with this Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound Decoder. This is the genuine article, approved & licensed by Dolby Labora­tories in California. Pt.1 starts on page 18. 29 Clifford – A Pesky Little Electronic Cricket by Darren Yates He chirps & flashes his eyes – but only when it’s dark 32 An Easy-To-Build Car Burglar Alarm by Bernie Gilchrist Features battery backup & optional central locking 60 A 3-Spot Low Distortion Sinewave Oscillator by Darren Yates Generates signals at 100Hz, 1kHz & 10kHz SPECIAL SPECIAL COLUMNS COLUMNS 42 Computer Bits by Darren Yates MEET CLIFFORD – our new little pesky insect friend. He only chirps & flashes his eyes if it gets dark &, if he’s well hidden, he can be very annoying. Build him just for fun – see page 29. The Electronics Workbench revisited 58 Amateur Radio by Garry Cratt AR8000 handheld scanner reviewed 72 Serviceman’s Log by the TV Serviceman Purity is not always only in the mind 78 Vintage Radio by John Hill Valves & miniaturisation: some remarkable receivers 84 Building A Radio Control System For Models; Pt.1 by Bob Young Tailor it to suit your application DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENTS   2 16 16 53 Publisher’s Letter Circuit Notebook Notes & Errata Order Form 87 90 94 96 Product Showcase Ask Silicon Chip Market Centre Advertising Index DON’T FORK OUT BIG dollars for a car burglar alarm. This unit can be built for far less than the cost of a commercial unit & features battery backup, a flashing deterrent LED & an optional central door locking interface. It can also be mated to an optional remote control. Turn to page 32 for the details. December 1994  1