When HN users recommended it
2 HN users recommended this between 2016 and 2022, in 2 comments.
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Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
2 HN users recommended this between 2016 and 2022, in 2 comments.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
Elenco still makes and sells similar kits:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000IUD2/ (50 in 1)
http://www.amazon.com/Elenco-Electronic-Playground-Learning-... (130 in 1)
> By my time in the 1970s, home electronics projects aimed at teenagers had devolved to "Stick this here, and that there, and connect the battery, and gee whiz isn't that neat!"
I'm much younger than you, but that wasn't my experience at all. My dad got me this kit [1] when I was in fifth grade, and it was great. I got completely lost when it talked about transistors, but the projects were still fun (considering my videogame time was limited) and in retrospect the instructions were very well written.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Elenco-EP-50-Electronic-Playground-50...