[Tyler]

Kidbots Turns Old Computers into Robots
     


With the goal of inspiring and educating young robot builders everywhere,
kidbots.com's mission is to show
how millions
of old, obsolete computers can be turned into
programmable robots.  Included is a brief introduction to
electronic components, PC components, CPU operation, and programming.
Special attention is paid to use of the PC's parallel printer port as
general
purpose I/O to control actuators and read digital sensors,
along with simple code examples in BASIC.
The site is summed up with a fun animated gif
showing a tin-can robot
walking across a pile of old motherboards.

   

http://robots.net/article/2623.html