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excerpt: "The Sinclair ZX81 computer and Byte-Back BB-1 control module are very inexpensive devices that can be used to control equipment in a psychology laboratory. A simple program and description for interfacing the system to a Skinner box are presented."
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# An inexpensive computer and interface for research in the behavioral sciences

The Sinclair ZX81 computer and Byte-Back BB-1 control module are very inexpensive devices that can be used to control equipment in a psychology laboratory. A simple program and description for interfacing the system to a Skinner box are presented.