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Contents
Vol.12, No.5; May 1999
FEATURES
3 A Web Site That’s Out Of This World
Take a look at www.terraserver.microsoft.com – by Ross Tester
8 Model Plane Flies The Atlantic
It’s only a model but this Australian-designed aircraft has flown across
the Atlantic – by Bob Young
72 SPECIAL OFFER: Low-Cost Internet Access
No time limits, no download limits, no fine print – and no hassles
80 Getting Started With Linux; Pt.3
Configuring Linux as a file and printer sharer and as a router for shared Internet access – by Bob Dyball
X-Y Table With Stepper Motor
Control – Page 24.
PROJECTS TO BUILD
16 The Line Dancer Robot
This cute little robot is easy to build and makes a great school or fun
project – by Andersson Nguyen
24 An X-Y Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.1
Use it to control a router or for automatically drilling PC boards – by Rick
Walters & Ken Ferguson
37 Three Electric Fence Testers
Check your electric fence without getting a nasty shock – by John Clarke
56 Heart Of LEDS
Build it for Mother’s Day. It has a microcontroller which drives 30 LEDs
in a matrix, arranged in the shape of a heart – by Les Grant
61 Build A Carbon Monoxide Alarm
Easy-to-build unit has two warning levels, detects CO gas concentrations
down to 200ppm – by John Clarke
Three Electric Fence Testers –
Page 37.
Just For
Mother’s
Day: Heart
Of LEDs –
Page 56.
SPECIAL COLUMNS
29 Serviceman’s Log
Life’s tough without TimTams – by the TV Serviceman
86 Vintage Radio
Restoring the butchered set – by Rodney Champness
DEPARTMENTS
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Publisher’s Letter
Order Form
Product Showcase
Mailbag
Circuit Notebook
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Ask Silicon Chip
Notes & Errata
Market Centre
Advertising Index
Build A Carbon Monoxide Alarm
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