" wrote in
oups.com:

If you want to try to "roll your own" you might check out basic stamps
- and the clones. I'm pretty sure that you could find some freeware
for these that does what you need.

http://www.parallax.com/
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Leon McAtee
having lots of fun with my bent trike............but need to get back
to work on the Quickie.



Also, look at PixAxe micro-controllers. Much cheaper than Basic Stamp.
Lot'a of free software and support web sites. Programming is in "basic"
like the Basic Stamp.

Otherwise have you looked at eBay. I've picked up several programmable
controllers for cheap, compared to new prices.