Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!henry From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Request for Heath info Message-ID: <4370@utzoo.UUCP> Date: Wed, 26-Sep-84 14:19:05 EDT Article-I.D.: utzoo.4370 Posted: Wed Sep 26 14:19:05 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 26-Sep-84 14:19:05 EDT References: <210@qusavx.UUCP> Organization: U of Toronto Zoology Lines: 20 Heathkit is famous for writing assembly manuals that even a chimp could follow successfully. (Well, that's a slight exaggeration...) I built a Heathkit lab-grade oscilloscope when I was about 13; I turned it on and it worked. I have complaints about one or two details of some kits -- the final assembly for their cheaper frequency counter is mechanically, uh, awkward in spots -- but on the whole their kits are outstanding. It's routine for even absolute beginners to build things like TV sets with no problem. If you follow the instructions carefully and take your time, you should find it easy. You're most unlikely to find any source of Heathkit stuff other than Heathkit themselves. Note that Heathkit equipment is often not all that cheap, although I have not priced their computers. Quality and hands-on experience are more significant reasons for buying Heathkit than lowest possible price. -- Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!henry