[Oberon] The Oberon answer to Arduino

[Jan Verhoeven]

On Wednesday 26 December 2012 02:18:50 Aubrey.McIntosh at alumni.utexas.net 
wrote:
> A more minimalist question is: would you buy the plans for the board
> and BOM for $5.

No.

Over a few decades I collected a nice set of databooks from various 
manufacturers. At a certain moment I didn't need them anymore. So I 
went for a used book store. But the guy behind the counter was clear: 
all the people that are interested in that kind of books, already got 
them! So I had to dump them in the old paper bin.

There are zillions of boards of which the specs are free of charge 
available... For example:

https://www.olimex.com/Products/Duino/PIC32/PIC32-PINGUINO-MX220/

Look at Documents, Hardware. Why would I spend hal;f the price of a 
tested working board on schematics for an idea?

Those days are over. I wish it was not the case. But it still is. Sad as 
it may be for us, techies.

-- 
Met vriendelijke groeten,

Jan Verhoeven
http://www.verhoeven272.nl