Silicon ChipBook Store - July 1996 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Appliance repairs are still worthwhile
  4. Feature: Installing A Dual-Boot Windows 95/ Windows 3.1x System On Your PC by Greg Swain
  5. Feature: Fuel Injection In Economy Cars by Julian Edgar
  6. Project: Build A VGA Digital Oscilloscope; Pt.1 by John Clarke
  7. Project: Remote Control Extender For VCRs by Rick Walters
  8. Serviceman's Log: Lightning strikes again by The TV Serviceman
  9. Book Store
  10. Project: Build A 2A SLA Battery Charger by John Clarke
  11. Project: Minilog: An 8-Bit Single-Channel Data Logger by Anthony Mott
  12. Order Form
  13. Project: A Three-Band Parametric Equaliser by Bob Flynn
  14. Feature: Radio Control by Bob Young
  15. Review: The Tektronix THS720 Tekscope by Rick Walters
  16. Vintage Radio: Making a few odd repairs by John Hill
  17. Product Showcase
  18. Notes & Errata: Digital Voltmeter for Cars, June 1993
  19. Market Centre
  20. Advertising Index
  21. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Build A VGA Digital Oscilloscope; Pt.1":
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Articles in this series:
  • Build A VGA Digital Oscilloscope; Pt.1 (July 1996)
  • Build A VGA Digital Oscilloscope; Pt.2 (August 1996)
  • Build A VGA Digital Oscilloscope; Pt.3 (September 1996)
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Articles in this series:
  • Remote Control (June 1995)
  • Remote Control (March 1996)
  • Radio Control (April 1996)
  • Radio Control (May 1996)
  • Radio Control (June 1996)
  • Radio Control (July 1996)
  • Radio Control (August 1996)
  • Radio Control (October 1996)
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