
Chris Walker, the author of Getting Started with Netduino, is presenting a free webcast (preregistration required) on Friday, April 13, 2012:
Start building electronics projects with Netduino, the popular open source hardware platform that’s captured the imagination of makers and hobbyists worldwide. Join Chris Walker, inventor of the Netduino and author of Getting Started with Netduino for an exciting webcast presentation where he will provide an overview of projects you can create with Netduino as well as what you need to experiment with Netduino and the .NET Micro Framework.
With the recent announcement of the Netduino Go, this will be an interesting webcast!
Free Webcast from O’Reilly: Getting Started with Netduino
In the Maker Shed:
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Netduino is an open source electronics platform using the .NET Micro Framework. The board features a 32-bit microcontroller and a rich development environment, making it a perfect solution for engineers and hobbyists alike.










.NET = Bloat = Proprietary = Micro$oft… Avoid!
That vaguely reminds me of the “dynamite guns” of the 1880-1900 era: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamite_gun
The dynamite guns on the USS Vesuvius were only 15 inches in diameter, although they were used to good effect in the Spanish-American War.
Hi Dave, did you mean to leave your comment on this post? http://blog.makezine.com/2012/04/06/vera-super-spud-gun/
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