Re: Old machine + new postgrad + 'I want it now'

Mike Andrews <mikea@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
[...]
> I wonder how cheap I could get a Basic Stamp and a 2716, plus
> support components, for. In qty=1K, probably pretty cheap. What's
> the minimum Basic Stamp code required to watch an Enet interface and
> beep when a condition matches, I wonder. Could I do it cheaper with
> a Pic? mmmm.

Kids today, they just can't be bothered to type the obvious into
Tbbtyr:

http://www-ccs.cs.umass.edu/~shri/iPic.html
http://www.eix.co.uk/Ethernet/WWarticle.htm

If you have access to the wiring closet, just stick a small speaker
across an unused pair behind the faceplate. You're then not so
restricted on space for equipment to feed it.

To merge threads, you could periodically play this at low volume:

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/flash/annoyingsong.html

.... although it's *still* less annoying than the stuff they play at me
at work all day.

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