Silicon ChipOuter Back Cover - June 2001 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Silicon Chip: on the upward path
  4. Feature: A PC To Die For - And You Can Build It For Yourself by Greg Swain
  5. Feature: Weird & Wonderful: New Generation Pilotless Aircraft by Bob Young
  6. Feature: Win Two Uniden Mini 2-Way Radios by Silicon Chip
  7. Project: A Fast Universal Battery Charger by John Clarke
  8. Project: Phonome: Call, Listen In & Switch Devices On & Off by Leon Williams
  9. Book Store
  10. Feature: Using Linux To Share An Internet Connection; Pt.2 by Greg Swain
  11. Project: Li'l Snooper: A Low Cost Camera Switcher by Jim Rowe
  12. Project: A PC Games Port Tester by Trent Jackson
  13. Order Form
  14. Product Showcase
  15. Back Issues
  16. Vintage Radio: The miniature STC A-141 mantel radio by Rodney Champness
  17. Notes & Errata: PowerPack, AA-cell White LED Torch, LP Doctor, 4-digit Counter
  18. Market Centre
  19. Advertising Index
  20. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • A PC To Die For - And You Can Build It For Yourself (June 2001)
  • A PC To Die For; Pt.2 - You Can Build It Yourself (July 2001)
  • A PC To Die For; Pt.3 - You Can Build It Yourself (August 2001)
Articles in this series:
  • Unmanned Air Vehicles: A Force To Be Reckoned With (April 2001)
  • Global Hawk: America's Advanced Unmanned Aircraft (May 2001)
  • Weird & Wonderful: New Generation Pilotless Aircraft (June 2001)
Items relevant to "A Fast Universal Battery Charger":
  • ETD29 transformer components (AUD $15.00)
  • Wiring diagram for the Multi-Purpose Fast Battery Charger II (Software, Free)
  • Multi-Purpose Fast Battery Charger II PCB patterns (PDF download) [14106011, 14302982] (Free)
  • Panel artwork for the Multi-Purpose Fast Battery Charger II (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • A Fast Universal Battery Charger (June 2001)
  • A Fast Universal Battery Charger; Pt.2 (July 2001)
Items relevant to "Phonome: Call, Listen In & Switch Devices On & Off":
  • PIC16F84(A)-04/P programmed for the Phonome [DIALUP.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16F84 firmware and source code for the Phonome [DIALUP.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • Phonome PCB pattern (PDF download) [12106011] (Free)
  • Panel artwork for the Phonome (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "Using Linux To Share An Internet Connection; Pt.2":
  • Linux script files for Internet Connection Sharing (Software, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Using Linux To Share An Internet Connection; Pt.1 (May 2001)
  • Using Linux To Share An Internet Connection; Pt.2 (June 2001)
  • Using Linux To Share An Internet Connection; Pt.3 (August 2001)
  • Using Linux To Share An Internet Connection; Pt.4 (September 2001)
Items relevant to "Li'l Snooper: A Low Cost Camera Switcher":
  • Li'l Snooper PCB pattern (PDF download) [02106011] (Free)
  • Panel artwork for the Li'l Snooper (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "A PC Games Port Tester":
  • Games Port Tester software and labels (Free)

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