THANKS for this writeup.  I have been waiting to get one of these for a
while, but never had the confidence in this product concept to plunk
down the cash. (Noise concerns, etc.)  Now I feel more comfortable about
them.  Maybe we should work out a group buy.  :)

Thanks for the link for the probes - I'll check them out.

Question:  50MHz probes?  I thought the BitScope was 100MHz.
Checking ... Yup, the BitScope site says 100MHz analog bandwidth.

Also, (for the group) check out the new Asus Eee PC coming out for $199:
http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=7317
http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Hands_on_with_the_ASUS_Eee/

It is a SUBNOTEBOOK, but is a full-fledged PC (it can run WinXP).  It
has no hard drive, but instead uses flash-based memory for a hard drive.
It boots in about 15 seconds.  Now this is ULTRA portable!

These should come out within a month.  If they stick to the $199 price,
I am DEFINITELY getting one right away.  Great laptop for the BitScope,
right?

Thanks again for the writeup, Doc.

-Vince Orton

Wow! I think you are wrong on the operating system Vince.
It runs Linux. See the attached jpg. I'll buy one as soon as they are available.
I am a little disappointed it is not wireless. It is perfect for a cockpit
engine parameter display and or running moving map software. Hard drives
don't do well at high altitudes. It will interface to a PICAXE directly
using terminal software built into Linux.

As the price of hardware comes down it is inevitable that the free
Linux operating system will be installed. Who wants to pay $200 for the
hardware and $100 to Bill Gates for the OS. Makes no sense. I'll never ever buy
another Microsoft product.