SITES OF GENERAL INTEREST

• How Computers Do Math and the DIY Calculator. This is the home site for the book How Computers Do Math and the virtual DIY Calculator. You can download the latest version of the calculator software along with some step-by-step hands-on demos.
• FreeRTOS. This site maintains an open source real time operating system (RTOS) kernel. The code and the webiste have been recently updated to include a new port to Microchips PIC18 processors.
• www.northcountryradio.com. Run by the famous Rudy Graf, this site is a quality supplier of RF and video transmitters and receivers, electronic kits, video cameras and related items for amateur, robotic, and experimental use.
• Visit the BasicMicro site at http://www.basicmicro.com to find out more about their Pic n' Basic compiler that allows you to program a wide variety of PICs using BASIC.
• The site at http://www.puz.com/sw/karnaugh/index.htm contains a pretty cool Karnaugh map simplification program (you can download a free demo copy).
• Vardan Antonyan's site at http://www.hightechips.com is quite interesting, because it features some rather innovative design solutions based on some self-designed integrated circuits.
• http://www.plazaearth.com/usr/gasperi/lego.htm is the site for you if you're into LEGO MindStorms -- it contains loads of GREAT info on building your own sensors!
• http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Galaxy/9449/emulegos.html is yet another site that's well worth visiting if you're in any way interested in LEGO MindStorms.
• Here's a really useful Russian site at http://www.pinouts.da.ru/ that has a ton of information covering all sorts of ports, cables, and connectors.
• http://www.softneon.com offers technical information and products on electroluminescent wire, which looks like neon but is cool to the touch, safe, easy to work with, and ...
• The site at http://www.anagramfun.com/cgi-bin/anagrams.cgi isn't electronics related, but it's mega-cool. Basically it generates anagrams of words or phrases (try it on a friend's name!)
• If you receive an email telling you something that sounds too outrageous to be true, it probably isn't! The site at http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/ debunks urban legends and folklaw.
• You want some free stuff? Well in that case why not bounce over to to http://www.freewareweb.com where there's new stuff almost every day and it doesn't cost anything!
• When it comes to freeware, Chris Pirillo's newsletter at http://www.lockergnome.com is great for weeding out the good stuff from the dross.
• Amongst other things, the PC Mechanic at http://www.pcmech.com has a great step-by-step guide on building your own PC, from selecting the components to installing the operating system!
• Andrew Davie's site at http://members.xoom.com/_XOOM/adavie/soviet.html contains some facinating information on the history of Russian electronic calculators with lots of pictures.
• The guys and gals at http://www.4qd.co.uk/ccts/ have made a whole host of interesting circuits available on their web pages.
• Travelling abroard? Then visit http://kropla.com/electric2.htm, because it contains loads of useful information on different countries' power supplies (including what plugs they use).
• Tom Pabst has a well-renouned web site at http://www.tomshardware.com where he reveals the existing state of play with today's popular microprocessors.
• Here's a great currency calculator http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic that's really useful if you wish to calculate the equivalent cost of an EPE Online project in your local currency.
• The http://www.dotelectronics.com web site is one of the more comprehensive online forums for electronics professionals, including news, technical articles, jobs, exhibitions, links ...
• Why not bounce over to the http://www.beigebag.com pages, where you'll find a sophisticated digital logic simulator along with a rather useful analog simulator.
• Alberto Ricci Bitti at http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/3632 has made some interesting circuit designs available for your delectation and delight.
• Leroy Davis has an interesting site at http://www.spacey.net/ldavis/frames.html where he's "growing" an indexed listing of Electrical and Electronics Engineering sites.
• Another site that's worth a peek is at http://www.softronix.com, where you can check out their MMLogic utility, which lets you design and simulate logic circuits.
• If you are looking for a part or a data sheet, check out the PartMiner utility.

If you have your own amateur/home electronics and/or computing web site, then let us know and we'll be happy to add a link to you.

• http://www.electronics2000.co.uk The owner of this site says it has something for everyone.
• http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~se-inoue/ Here's a hobbist's site in Japan.
• http://www.btinternet.com/~build.fromscratch How to build your own PC from scratch.

Australia

• Dick Smith Electronics - Kits, components, tools, & electronics/computer books
• Dontronics - H/W and S/W for PIC & Atmel microcontrollers (+ other stuff)
• Gooligum Electronics - PIC-based kits & PIC tutorial series

Canada

• A-1 Electronic Parts - Supplier of cost effective components in Canada

• Farnell - Supplier of all kinds of electronic components.

• Keymen - Supplier of all kinds of electronic components, especially hard to find parts

• Telesystems - Importer and distributer of electronic components, plus electronic systems development and manufacturing

• Digi-Key - Large range of popular components
• Newark Electronics - Farnell in America
• Inland Empire Components - An extensive inventory of components

• Magenta Electronics - Components and Kits (including the PhizzyB!)
• Farnell - Large selection of components - online catalog available
• RS-Components
• Maplin - Electronic component retailer in the UK
• ESR - Carry, in stock, a large range of products for the Hobbyists, Education, Service and Manufacturing electronic industries.  Full International Mail-order services
• Quasar Electronics -The UK's leading specialist supplier of electronic kits, electronic projects and publications for hobby, education and industry.

• Easy-PC - Electronics CAD for Windows 95, 98 and NT
• Ivex - The complete, powerful schematic and PCB layout tools for Windows.
• Proteus - Schematic Capture, Simulation, PCB design - Shareware versions available
• Seetrax CAE - The complete, Integrated Schematic & PCB Layout Package
• Quickroute - Simulation circuit capture PCB Autorouting CADCAM
• EDA Archive - Shareware and Freeware EDA packages
• TekNet Electronic Test Equip. - A Global provider of reconditioned electronic test instrumentation