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Use of a PC Printer Port for Control & Data Acquisition
Peter H. Anderson
ISBN: 0965335704
and
Parallel Port Manual Vol. 2, The
Peter H. Anderson
ISBN: 0965335755
Fairly in-depth coverage of parallel port interfacing on the PC, with a number of unique
topics not found in similar books, such as using an ultrasonic sensor and interfacing to a
compass module. Most of the projects are useful in robotics.
Robotics and Electronics Magazines

Circuit Cellar
http://www.circuitcellar.com/
Monthly magazine on professional-level electronics projects. Heavy emphasis on embed-
ded systems.
Elektor
http://www.elektor-electronics.co.uk
General-interest electronics magazine.
Everyday Practical Electronics
Wimborne Publishing Ltd.
Allen House
East Borough, Wimborne
Dorset BH21 1PF
UK
General-interest electronics project magazine.
Nuts & Volts Magazine
430 Princeland Court
Corona, CA 91719
http://www.nutsvolts.com/
Combining great articles and columns with classified ads, this grassroots magazine is a
gold mine every month. Be sure to check out the regular robotics and Basic Stamp
columns.
Poptronics
Gernsback Publications
500 Bi-County Blvd.
Farmingdale, NY 11735
http://www.gernsback.com/
General-interest monthly magazine on electronics and electronic projects, with regular
features and columns on robotics. I wrote the Robotics Workshop column for a while;
check back issues in the 2000–2001 time frame.
Robot Science and Technology
3875 Taylor Road, Ste. 200
Loomis, CA 95650
http://www.robotmag.com/