Budget Robotics & Computing
Owner(s):
Bruce Taylor
Tucson, AZ 85731
Products
| Name | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| Buffered Bus Expansion Board | This motherboard provides four 44-pin card connectors, room for wire wrap and voltage regulator. Eight chips are needed, five for buffers and three for decoding bi-directional data bus buffers. Budget Robotics & Computing purchased the rights to make and sell the Computer Continuum board in 1984. | Sinclair ZX80, Sinclair ZX81 |
| RX81 Robotics Interface | Input/output board with 8 latched outputs (capable of driving an LED, transistor switch or relay) and 8 inputs (switched or TTL level). Can be used alone or with the Computer Continuum buffered expansion bus board for up to 32 simultaneous I/O lines. The RX81 was used in Bruce Taylor’s H.E.N.R.Y. robot, described in Robotics on | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
Books
| Name | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| Build A Microcomputer Controlled Robot | The book lays out simple application projects with detailed examples and explanations. These projects range from simple computer input and output to the electrical and electronics circuits of a self contained mobile robot. Although it is a practical “how to build it” book, it also demonstrates the concepts of computer control possibilities which enables the | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Periodicals
Documents
Downloads
Articles
| Title | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| Enter | Excitement for First Annual Timex/Sinclair Computer Fest. Speakers include Mark Fendrick, Jerry Chamkis, Jack Roberts, Thomas Woods. | |
| For You... Dealer Catalogs | ||
| New Product News, Old Product Offers | Updates on products from Budget Robotics and Computing, ROMPAK, Hunter, Oliger, Compusa, Softmark, W. T. Associates, Markel Software, D. Lipinski, Siriusware and Ace Software. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| New Products | ||
| New Products and Services (Syntax v5 n10) | Cryptic Gold; fifth generation computing; ZX-Calc accounting system; budget robotics; graphics tablet from Zebra; programmer’s market; monitor tuners; Oddball Software Magazine. | Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| ZX 81 News and Resources | ZX81 hardware expert Bruce Taylor, of Budget Robotics & Computing, has announced the release of his book, Build a Microcomputer-Controlled Robot and Other Computer Control Projects. David Clifford has Westridge 2050 boards available along with Mini-Xmod 1.7; is working on Mini-Xmod for the 2068. Review of Aerco’s FD-ZX Floppy Disk System. British companies supporting the | Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |