MOTM

I used to have a nice soft scope for the pc, but I haven't run into one for my mac yet. A 
software scope is very limited though, I don't think you'd be able to use it for many of the 
normal things you'd want to use a scope for. 

Ebay is a crap shoot. Sometimes you get lucky. I did - bought a Heathkit scope for 20$, 
and although it looks funky, it works fine. For that kind of price, if it doesn't work, you just 
throw it away and try again. 

Steve Drake

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, John Laudicina <gion2archery@...> wrote:
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> 
> Does anyone know where I can get software for my g-4
> powerbook that would make it give me signals like on
> oscilloscope?  I know they make some kind of device...
> I also need to know what kind of hardware does it take
> to hook probes onto the computer, I assume it must be
> some kind of firewire device, next question is 
> Am i better off buying a oscilloscope on ebay?  I
> bought a dual trace 20mhz on ebay and it puts out the
> most disgusting smell to me.  When it warms up it puts
> out a smell like nothing I have ever smelled before. 
> Doesnt smell like an electrical smell.  other than
> that it works fine, but I cant handle the smell.  
> I was looking for another scope when I remember seeing
> somewhere there is software to do this and my
> powerbook is no longer used by me (I out grew it)
> maybe I can make the computer do the job.