Specifications

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WEB SITE AND DISCUSSION LISTS
The Parallax web site (www.parallax.com) has many downloads, products, customer applications and on-line
ordering for the components used in this text. We also maintain several e-mail discussion lists for people interested in
using Parallax products. These lists are accessible from www.parallax.com via the Support → Discussion Groups
menu. These are the lists that we operate:
 BASIC Stamps
– With over 4,000 subscribers, this list is widely utilized by engineers, hobbyists and
students who share their BASIC Stamp projects and ask questions.
 Stamps in Class
– Created for educators and students, this list has about 650 subscribers who discuss the
use of the Stamps in Class curriculum in their courses. The list provides an opportunity for both students
and educators to ask questions and get answers.
 Parallax Educators
– This focus group over 250 members consists exclusively of educators and those who
contribute to the development of Stamps in Class. Parallax created this group to obtain feedback on our
curricula and to provide a forum for educators to develop Teacher’s Guides.
 Parallax Translators
– Consisting of about 40 people, the purpose of this list is to provide a conduit
between Parallax and those who translate our documentation to languages other than English. Parallax
provides editable Word documents to our translating partners and attempts to time the translations to
coordinate with our publications.
 Toddler Robot
– A customer created this discussion list to discuss applications and programming of the
Parallax Toddler robot.
 SX Tech
– Discussion of programming the SX microcontroller with Parallax assembly language tools and
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party BASIC and C compilers. Approximately 600 members.
 Javelin Stamp
– Discussion of application and design using the Javelin Stamp, a Parallax module that is
programmed using a subset of Sun Microsystems’ Java® programming language. Approximately 250
members.
ERRATA
While great effort is made to assure the accuracy of our texts, errors may still exist. If you find an error, please let us
know by send an e-mail to [e-mail]. We continually strive to improve all our educational materials and
documentation, and frequently revise our texts. Occasionally an errata sheet with a list of known errors and
corrections for a given text will be posted to our web site, www.parallax.com. Please check the individual product
page's free downloads for an errata file.