[sdiy] Cool chip alert

[Colin Hinz]

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Metzger, Michael A wrote:

> HVW Tech has an eval board for $79.
> http://www.hvwtech.com/pages/products_view.asp?ProductID=506  Well,
> it's kind of an eval board. Not much info there. Funny that the
> vendor doesn't say anything about it on their website. Maybe
> HVW makes it.

In fairness to Magnevation, it looks like they released this
sucker only 15 days ago. Seems like their objective was to
get the chip out with just enough documentation to inspire some
interest in the part. Having worked for a few small companies,
I bet that now's when they'll be working on finalising the "real"
documentation -- or that's the plan, at least. They may find themselves
very busy with sales chores and customer queries, and have to postpone
getting the docs done. I do hope that they get some better info
out, though -- even though hobbyists are notorious for not being
picky about specifications, better docs does lead to better sales.

- Colin Hinz
  Toronto, Canada