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Contents Vol.14, No.10; October 2001 www.siliconchip.com.au FEATURES 6 Run Rabbit, Run Rabbits usually have fur, long ears, four legs and can run very fast. This rabbit has no ears, 100 legs and runs much faster than a Z180 microprocessor 74 Building Your Own PC – One Man’s Approach The hardware used, the prices paid and the problems solved – by Stephen Davis PROJECTS TO BUILD 11 A Video Microscope From Scrounged Parts Spend $12,000 on a commercial unit or build your own for less than $200 – by Peter Resenthal & Ross Tester A Video Microscope From Scrounged Parts – Page 11. 26 Build Your Own MP3 Jukebox; Pt.2 Programming the microcontroller, installing the software and completing the final set-up – by Peter Smith 38 Super-Sensitive Body Detector You can’t get near it without it screaming its head off. You can use it to monitor doorways or as a burglar alarm – by Thomas Scarborough MP3 Jukebox – Page 26. 58 An Automotive Thermometer Monitor temperatures inside and outside your car with this easy-to-build unit. It’s based on a PIC microcontroller – by John Clarke 68 Programming Adapter For Atmel Microcontrollers Use it with free Windows-based software to program Atmel AVR microcontrollers right in-circuit – by Peter Smith COMPUTERS 74 Building Your Own PC – One Man’s Approach The hardware used, the prices paid and the problems solved – by Stephen Davis SPECIAL COLUMNS 54 Serviceman’s Log What a way to make a living! – by the TV Serviceman 82 Vintage Radio Beginner’s radios: as they were – by Rodney Champness DEPARTMENTS 2 3 36 53 Publisher’s Letter Mailbag Circuit Notebook Subscriptions Form www.siliconchip.com.au 78 91 94 96 Products Showcase Ask Silicon Chip Market Centre Advertising Index Automotive Thermometer – Page 58. Programming Adapter – Page 68. October 2001  1