Hi all, As a summer project I am considering the construction of a Liquid Fueled Rocket. But I have a (compact Mac related) dilemma. Liquid Fueled Rockets typically need an on-board computer system to control fuel/coolant/oxidizer flow and record telemetry data and deploy the recovery parachute. The problem is that it is a PeeCee world and most, if not all, of the logic boards small enough to fit in a high powered rocket (approx 5 inches or less in width) interface with Windows only and have a PeeCee style interface cable and software. This also seems to go for long range radio transmitters. Although I have a PowerMac G4, it is far too large to take 'on site' for what I want, USB and FireWire are too complicated and extreme overkill. Since I have no laptop I was thinking about using my SE/30 because it is small enough to tote around and it has more "realistic" ports for what I need (Modem and Printer (Serial) and *maybe* SCSI). In short, does anyone know of any small logic boards or radio transmitters suitable for high power rocketry use that will interface with an SE/30 or other classic Mac? Something that would interface with the Mac while it is 'on the ground' and maybe a system to receive real time telemetry data from while in flight. It doesn't have to be fast, a few hundred baud should do.
I don't want to buy a used Windows laptop to do this -- If at all possible I would MUCH rather use a compact Mac. Not to mention, this would be a REALLY impressive use for a compact Mac. :-> If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. Thanks a lot! Matt -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Replacement Apple CDROMs from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 PPC 5400/200Mhz 16/1.6GB/CD/ENET/L2 $119, 5+ for $99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
