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How to put your own map scans on to an Acer-n35 PPC and use the inbuilt GPS to show location. Simple Basic routines as the components of your own mapping program are described.
A problem in probability used as an introduction to simulated solutions by computer programming.
Ever looked on in wonder as Carol Vorderman solves the numbers problems?
Here's how to beat her to the solution, or even answer the ones with which she has difficulty.
Kingpin
Read a review of THE British Chess Magazine
A glance back at some of the influential games in the development of personal computing.
Some Notes for the Guidance of Prisoners of War.
A tricky mathematical problem. Can you solve it?
A PIC Programmer
A programmer for the Motorola MC68HRC908xxx
If you are interested in Chess read this review of THE British chess magazine.
This details a few of the changes I shall be making when I am appointed as Minister of Transport.
Ever thought of trying to program an embedded microcontroller? Build yourself a simple programmer.
GPS
What is it all about?
My foray into the world of hand held GPS. It centres on the Garmin Geko 201 and includes a description of a homemade PC communications cable. It also describes the GPS system.
Have you tried to write your own programs to manipulate teletext pages? A TV card may collect them but you find you need a font to reproduce them in your own programmes. Here is how you may create a pseudo font.
Do you understand technical drawings? Could you make one of these?
A Teletext Font
Create your own pseudo teletext font.
Many people go through life without knowing why 0! = 1.
Differentiate yourself from the majority by reading this note.
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