This is being written for people who have no idea of what a BASIC Stamp is...

BASIC Stamps are small reprogrammable single board computers (SBC) that run BASIC programs and are made by Parallax, Inc. in US. At first glance, they may seem fairly minimal - and in fact, they are.
But with software that fully utilizes all available hardware, the Stamps give you powerful features - without the cost of hardware.

Their low cost and simplicity make the Stamps perfect for many prototyping and control applications. It"s suitable for electronics
hobbyists as well as electronics professionals in many different areas.

Typical application areas for BASIC Stamp"s are...

- General electronics
- Home automation
- Robotics
- Mini PLC
- Education
- Prototyping
- HAM related applications
- Special effects in films
- Industri control
- Geological instruments
- Computer peripherals
- Scale model hobbyists
- Model train hobbyists

As an talent engineer and technical writer expressed it...

- BASIC Stamp is the 555 of the 90"s !

What is L.O.S.A all about?
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This list was started back in -95 when I heard about (more or less) uniqe problems that was solved by using a BASIC Stamp. Especially Guy Gustavson"s story (see #001) about how he saved his beloved cat
Kesha gave me the inspiration to start writing L.O.S.A. I hope Kesha still is alive and having a great life. Now 6 years later there are 225+ applications described and I hope you will enjoy reading all (or parts) of them.

The main purpose of this list is to get an idea of what other people are using their BASIC Stamps for and maybe get some inspiration or hints for your own projects. Some of the projects described in the
list also have links to source code and schematics for download.