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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : Maximites in the USA & in the UK?
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| Nixie Regular Member  Joined: 19/02/2013 Location: AustraliaPosts: 66 |
Does anyone have any idea on how many Maximites are being used/been sold in the UK and also in the USA? I'm writing an article that uses a mono maximite; and, I want to get an idea if I should submit it to the UK or USA. Many thanks, Nic. |
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Geoffg Guru  Joined: 06/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 3165 |
I suppose that if anyone would know it should be me but I have to confess that I have no idea. The manufacturers and kit suppliers ship all over the world but they have never categorised their sales. Geoff Geoff Graham - http://geoffg.net |
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Grogster Admin Group  Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9072 |
624 million units worldwide.  Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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| Nixie Regular Member Joined: 19/02/2013 Location: AustraliaPosts: 66 |
Thanks Geoff, Thanks Grogster. Wow! 624 million! Phew! Good job they're not all on The Back Shed! (How did you get that number!?) Good effort Geoff! |
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| JohnS Guru Joined: 18/11/2011 Location: United KingdomPosts: 3674 |
That's too low, at least 10 per person now living. John |
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| cwilt Senior Member  Joined: 20/03/2012 Location: United StatesPosts: 147 |
I have 6 between UBW32's and duinomites. |
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vasi Guru Joined: 23/03/2007 Location: RomaniaPosts: 1697 |
 I was about to say that not much more than the members of thebackshed 
Others probably are members in secret societies - otherwise I can't find a valid argument to avoid posting here. Hobbit name: Togo Toadfoot of Frogmorton Elvish name: Mablung Miriel Beyound Arduino Lang |
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| Grogster Admin Group Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9072 |
I just made the number up - I was, naturally, just pulling your leg. I have no idea how many really. Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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| Nixie Regular Member Joined: 19/02/2013 Location: AustraliaPosts: 66 |
I did think as much  Hah! |
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kiiid Guru Joined: 11/05/2013 Location: United KingdomPosts: 671 |
I would realistically estimate some 8-10K worldwide UK and US inclusive. http://rittle.org -------------- |
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James_From_Canb Senior Member Joined: 19/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 265 |
Vasi had a good point about the forum membership, although there are likely to be a fair few 'lurkers' who have never registered a userid. Can Gizmo tell us how many registered users use the Microcontroller and PC Projects forum, and how many come from Australia, the US and UK? There are regular posters from Canada and the balance of Europe but I don't know how important they are to Nic. Even better would be counts by IP address so the unregistered users could be included, but that could be a real pain to work out. Nic, why not PM Gizmo? James My mind is aglow with whirling, transient nodes of thought careening through a cosmic vapor of invention. Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles (1974) |
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| Grogster Admin Group Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9072 |
Yes, that sounds realistic - perhaps more. Given the choice between a Raspberry Pi and a MM, I would choose the MM every time. While it is true that the RP has some neat features, it is difficult to program the bloody thing - at least at the moment, until a more friendly language comes out for it. I think it's native programming language is Python. MM and RP both cost about the same amount(based on CG's prices for the CMM2 vs RP), but I still like the MM for it's simplicity. Actually, that last statement should be amended to "...for it's advanced feature set." MMBASIC has seen some pretty impressive additions since the days of the B/W one. Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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| Nixie Regular Member Joined: 19/02/2013 Location: AustraliaPosts: 66 |
Hi James, Good idea. I'll do that! BTW I just saw Blazing Saddles....again.... I see you use the second quote and not the first! 
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| JohnS Guru Joined: 18/11/2011 Location: United KingdomPosts: 3674 |
The RPi doesn't really have a native language but I suppose it would be C if you choose to boot Linux and some other language if you boot something else. I guess UCSD's would be Pascal lol John |
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Gizmo Admin Group Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5031 |
Here's a stats page for the whole www.backshed.com site for the last month. 
A Visit is when someone visits the site, and the Pages/Visit value is the number of pages they opened before leaving. Avg Visit Duration is how long they were visiting the site for. %New Visits are people that have never visited before, and Bounce are people that left without opening any other pages in the site. I could look at adding a stats page to the forum software, but a little busy at the moment, see how I go over the next week. Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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| Nixie Regular Member Joined: 19/02/2013 Location: AustraliaPosts: 66 |
Glenn, This is most interesting. Thanks for your efforts. I follow with interest! Best regards, Nic. |
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