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SILICON SILIC CHIP www.siliconchip.com.au Publisher/Editor Nicholas Vinen Technical Editor John Clarke – B.E.(Elec.) Technical Staff Jim Rowe – B.A., B.Sc. Bao Smith – B.Sc. Tim Blythman – B.E., B.Sc. Advertising Enquiries (02) 9939 3295 adverts<at>siliconchip.com.au Regular Contributors Allan Linton-Smith Dave Thompson David Maddison – B.App.Sc. (Hons 1), PhD, Grad.Dip.Entr.Innov. Geoff Graham Associate Professor Graham Parslow Dr Hugo Holden – B.H.B, MB.ChB., FRANZCO Ian Batty – M.Ed. Phil Prosser – B.Sc., B.E.(Elec.) Cartoonist Louis Decrevel loueee.com Founding Editor (retired) Leo Simpson – B.Bus., FAICD Silicon Chip is published 12 times a year by Silicon Chip Publications Pty Ltd. ACN 626 922 870. ABN 20 880 526 923. All material is copyright ©. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written consent of the publisher. Subscription rates (Australia only) 6 issues (6 months): $70 12 issues (1 year): $127.50 24 issues (2 years): $240 Online subscription (Worldwide) 6 issues (6 months): $52.50 12 issues (1 year): $100 24 issues (2 years): $190 For overseas rates, see our website or email silicon<at>siliconchip.com.au * recommended & maximum price only Editorial office: Unit 1 (up ramp), 234 Harbord Rd, Brookvale, NSW 2100. Postal address: PO Box 194, Matraville, NSW 2036. Phone: (02) 9939 3295. ISSN: 1030-2662 Printing and Distribution: Editorial Viewpoint Jamieson ‘Jim’ Rowe is retiring By the time you read this, Jim will be just about finishing up his last work for Silicon Chip. He is undoubtedly keenly looking forward to a well-earned retirement starting in just a few days! I have had the pleasure of working with him since I started at Silicon Chip in early 2010. Of course, I read some of his articles before that. Those of you who started with Radio & Hobbies may remember him from as far back as March 1960, when he first appeared on the list of Technical Staff at that magazine. So he has been involved in electronics journalism for nearly 65 years at this stage – I guess you’d have to call that a pretty good run! Jim was the editor of Electronics Australia (the more recent name for Radio & Hobbies) for a time. He came to work for Silicon Chip soon after leaving that position. He has been writing articles and drawing virtually all of our diagrams since early 2001. If you’re interested, you can read the full story of his career in the July 2023 issue, when he wrote an article titled “Electronics in Australia; Jim Rowe’s time at RTV&H and Electronics Australia” (siliconchip. au/Article/15862). He famously developed the EDUC-8 Microcomputer; its design was published in EA from August 1974 to August 1975. It was the first kit computer design published in Australia and the second in the world (by one month). I would usually be concerned about the departure of someone with Jim’s experience. However, luckily, we have Jim Rowe in the Electronics someone else lined up who should be Australia office, 1989. able to pick up the work and deliver the sort of quality diagrams our readers are accustomed to. He happened to be retiring from his full-time job right around the same time Jim decided to call it quits, a truly fortuitous coincidence. We still have a few articles Jim has written that we haven’t had space to publish yet, so if you enjoy his articles, you will have a few more to look forward to over the coming months. I expect they will all be published by the end of this year. While he has designed projects in the past, lately, he has mainly been concentrating on reviewing various electronic modules. We plan to continue publishing that type of article, although, with Jim’s departure, they may not be as frequent as before. My thanks go to Jim for all the assistance he has provided us over the last 25-odd years. I hope he has some hobbies that he can enjoy in all his free time! by Nicholas Vinen 24-26 Lilian Fowler Pl, Marrickville 2204 2 Silicon Chip Australia's electronics magazine siliconchip.com.au