[AD] The Demise Of SimmStick or How Much Can A Koala Bare?

The Demise Of SimmStick or How Much Can A Koala Bare?

Not long after the Piclist started on the web, I launched the first of my SimmStick products.

SimmStick comprised a variety of modular motherboards, microcontroller development boards, and I/O boards, all aimed at initially the PICmicro, then the AVR when it was released. In fact the DT104 was the very first AVR development board on the market.

The concept was based on the early PC-XT memory 30 pin Simm socket connector, however standard male/female 30 pin headers (.1") can be used. It has become increasingly difficult to source these types of sockets, as the years have passed.

SimmStick References:
http://www.dontronics-shop.com/SimmStick-Ten-Years-On.-sp-52.html
http://www.simmstick.com/
http://www.dontronics.com/ssinfo.html
http://www.dontronics-shop.com/Dontronics-mid-37-p-1.html

Because of my advanced years (somewhere between old age and death) :-), and a nasty little operation I had last year, I have decided that I will never reach the height of my previous enthusiasm for any given project, so I have decided to dump, errr....  I mean, sell off my remaining stock of SimmStick bare boards.

Couple this to the fact that the sockets have to be manufactured on special order these days, if you want them in reasonable numbers. Yes, you can still use male/female standard headers if you desire:
http://www.dontronics-shop.com/Sockets-Connectors-p-1-c-329.html

These bare boards are now selling at 50% to 75% off. I figure that small developers could knit them easily into many of their current applications, and save a lot of work.

All board variants are still in stock, however numbers range from just a handful, to thousands in many cases.

I am based in Australia, and world wide postage is $10AUD (~$9USD currently), ship next business day, and usually take 6 to 10 days for delivery.

Who knows, you may be buying a small piece of history, or simply paying a hell of a lot for the "Lapel Clip On Koala" that goes out with every International SimmStick order.

Cheers Don...
http://www.dontronics-shop.com