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Comment From a little experience... (Score 1) 337

I've used various scopes over the years and when I went on my own about 8 years ago, bought a used analog scope. It worked OK, but when it got down to needing even simple logic analysis, it didn't hack it. At that time I bought a BitScope - low cost (used the PC for a display) and had analog and logic inputs.

It worked OK until one time I needed to 'see' the analog based on a logic trigger. That model just couldn't do it. I recently bought a Rigol DS1052D which has 2 analog channels and 16 logic inputs. It was a little pricey ($1000, I think) but it has done everything I needed.

If cost were not a factor, I'd go for one of the newer Tektronix scopes that include protocol analysis. But, if cost were not a factor, I'd probably not need a scope!

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New Handheld Computer Is 100% Open Source 195

metasonix writes "While the rest of the industry has been babbling on about the iPad and imitations thereof, Qi Hardware is actually shipping a product that is completely open source and copyleft. Linux News reviews the Ben NanoNote (product page), a handheld computer apparently containing no proprietary technology. It uses a 366 MHz MIPS processor, 32MB RAM, 2 GB flash, a 320x240-pixel color display, and a Qwerty keyboard. No network is built in, though it is said to accept SD-card Wi-Fi or USB Ethernet adapters. Included is a very simple Linux OS based on the OpenWrt distro installed in Linksys routers, with Busybox GUI. It's apparently intended primarily for hardware and software hackers, not as a general-audience handheld. The price is right, though: $99."

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