Temperature Measurements, Thermocouple Fundamentals, Gambling Simulation, Working With Newsgroups, and More.(www.questlink.com or at www.chipcenter.com)

We sure seem to have lots of superb new ways to sense temperature lately. Dallas Semiconductor has all sorts of low-cost, linear, self-conditioning, single-chip solutions that work very well over "normal" temperatures in "friendly" environments. Some log or store their own data.

A few examples now include their DS1621, DS1624, and DS1820. Details on those and similar offerings from Analog Devices, Holtek, National, Maxim, Philips, Toko, and others can be found at www.questlink.com or at www.chipcenter.com. Those sites also offer application notes and ...

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