Silicon ChipOuter Back Cover - September 2006 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Australia's energy policies should rely heavily on natural gas
  4. Project: Turn an Old Xbox Into A $200 Multimedia Player by Julian Edgar
  5. Feature: Thomas Alva Edison – Genius; Pt.1 by Kevin Poulter
  6. Feature: Transferring Your LPs to CDs & MP3s by John Clarke
  7. Project: PICAXE Net Server, Pt.1 by Clive Seager
  8. Review: “Wachit” – It Turns A VCR Into A Security Recorder by Murray Downes
  9. Project: The Galactic Voice by John Clarke
  10. Project: Aquarium Temperature Alarm by Peter Smith
  11. Project: S-Video To Composite Video Converter by Jim Rowe
  12. Salvage It: The good bits in old receivers by Julian Edgar
  13. Vintage Radio: The Admiral 5BW mantel receiver by Rodney Champness
  14. Book Store
  15. Advertising Index
  16. Outer Back Cover

This is only a preview of the September 2006 issue of Silicon Chip.

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Articles in this series:
  • Thomas Alva Edison – Genius; Pt.1 (September 2006)
  • Thomas Alva Edison – Genius; Pt.1 (September 2006)
  • Thomas Alva Edison – Genius, Pt.2 (October 2006)
  • Thomas Alva Edison – Genius, Pt.2 (October 2006)
Articles in this series:
  • PICAXE Net Server, Pt.1 (September 2006)
  • PICAXE Net Server, Pt.1 (September 2006)
  • PICAXE Net Server, Pt.2 (October 2006)
  • PICAXE Net Server, Pt.2 (October 2006)
  • PICAXE Net Server, Pt.3 (November 2006)
  • PICAXE Net Server, Pt.3 (November 2006)
  • PICAXE Net Server, Pt.4 (December 2006)
  • PICAXE Net Server, Pt.4 (December 2006)
Items relevant to "The Galactic Voice":
  • PCB patterns for the Galactic Voice (PDF download) [08109061/2] (Free)
  • Galactic Voice control panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "Aquarium Temperature Alarm":
  • PICAXE-08M software for the Aquarium Temperature Alarm (Free)
  • PCB pattern for the Aquarium Temperature Alarm (PDF download) [03109061] (Free)
  • Aquarium Temperature Alarm front panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "S-Video To Composite Video Converter":
  • PCB pattern for the S-Video to Composite Video Converter (PDF download) [02109061] (Free)
  • S-Video to Composite Video Converter front panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)

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