Silicon ChipBook Store - December 1998 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Making do with old computers
  4. Review: Harman Kardon Signature Series by Leo Simpson
  5. Review: The Olympus ES10 Transparency Scanner by Ross Tester
  6. Product Showcase
  7. Project: Engine Immobiliser Mk.2 by John Clarke
  8. Project: Thermocouple Adaptor For DMMs by Rick Walters
  9. Back Issues
  10. Project: A Regulated 12V DC Plugpack by Ross Tester
  11. Order Form
  12. Project: Build Your Own Poker Machine; Pt.2 by Andersson Nguyen
  13. Vintage Radio: Improving AM broadcast reception; Pt.2 by Rodney Champness
  14. Feature: Radio Control by Bob Young
  15. Book Store
  16. Project: Making Use Of An Old PC Power Supply by Leo Simpson
  17. Feature: GM's Advanced Technology Vehicles by Julian Edgar
  18. Feature: Computer Bits by Greg Swain
  19. Feature: Index to Volume 11
  20. Market Centre

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  • Build Your Own Poker Machine; Pt.2 (December 1998)
  • Book Review (April 2003)
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  • Improving AM broadcast reception; Pt.1 (November 1998)
  • Improving AM broadcast reception; Pt.2 (December 1998)
  • Improving AM broadcast reception, Pt.3 (January 1999)
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  • Radio Control (October 1998)
  • Radio Control (November 1998)
  • Radio Control (December 1998)
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  • Computer Bits (January 1990)
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  • Computer Bits: Connecting To The Internet With WIndows 95 (October 1995)
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  • Windows 95: The Hardware That's Required (May 1997)
  • Turning Up Your Hard Disc Drive (June 1997)
  • Computer Bits (July 1997)
  • Computer Bits: The Ins & Outs Of Sound Cards (August 1997)
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