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Contents Vol.32, No.9 September 2019 SILICON CHIP www.siliconchip.com.au Features & Reviews 16 History of Cyber Espionage and Cyber Weapons, Part 1 The spooks have been using some ingenious methods to spy on each other over the years. Here we look at just some of those methods and the equipment they used – by Dr David Maddison 42 ElectroneX 2019 – Melbourne, September 11 & 12 Australia’s only dedicated electronics design and assembly expo is on this month at Melbourne’s CEC. Register online for free admission at electronex.com.au 69 Restoring a Macintosh Classic II First released in 1991, the Classic II (also called a Performa 200) was a real challenge to bring back to life nearly 30 years later! – by Bruce Rayne They go to amazing lengths to spy on each other: the USS Jimmy Carter is reputed to be able to tap into undersea cables! – Page 16 92 Cypress “system on a chip” revisited A follow-up to our October 2018 article on the Cypress CY8CKIT-049-42XX PSoC – this time featuring the more powerful CY8CKIT-059 board – by Dennis Smith Constructional Projects 26 Build your own Gamer’s Seat with Four DoF If you’re into computer gaming, you’ll know that nothing beats a seat that echoes your screen movements. But they’re very expensive to buy! This D-I-Y version is driven by a Micromite and has four degrees of freedom – by Gianni Pallotti 52 A new Micromite: the sensational Explore-28 With an inbuilt USB socket, you can simply plug the Micromite Explore-28 into your PC and start programming. And it’s tiny: just 40mm x 19mm x 8mm and features 19 I/O pins (of which 10 are capable of analog input) – by Geoff Graham Micromite controlled D-I-Y Gamer’s Chair offers four degrees of freedom. Bring your on-screen games to life – Page 26 New Micromite Explore-28: even more features including an on-board USB programming socket – Page 52 74 Six-way Stereo Audio Input Selector with remote control Sometimes one or two inputs just aren’t enough! This new audio selector can handle up to six stereo inputs which can be selected by push button or remote control. And it even offers remotely controlled volume! – by John Clarke 100 Ultrabrite LED Bicycle Light You must have noticed some of those really bright white LED lamps on some of today’s pushbikes. Here’s one you can build yourself and $ave money. It has brightness settings, flash settings and much more – by Daniel Doyle Need more audio inputs? How about six? Remote controlled or push button and the volume control is remote controlled too! – Page 74 Your Favourite Columns 86 Serviceman’s Log Giving an old companion its voice back – by Dave Thompson 108 Circuit Notebook (1) High frequency adjustable LED strobe (2) Top octave generator using AVR micro (3) Formula 1 starting lights for slot cars (4) Six-decade resistor sorter (5) Phone call speech time warning Don’t look this bike light in the eye – it’s blinding! You can choose the way you mount it or use it. Page 100 114 Vintage Radio Kriesler Farm Radio, model 31-2 – by Assoc. Professor Graham Parslow Everything Else! 2 Editorial Viewpoint 4 Mailbag – Your Feedback siliconchip.com.au 98 Product Showcase 120 SILICON CHIP ONLINE SHOP 122 127 128 128 Ask SILICON CHIP Market Centre Advertising Index Notes and Errata Don’t miss the 2019 ElectroneX design and assembly expo in Melbourne this month. Exhibitor’s listing on Page 42. www.facebook.com/siliconchipmagazine