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Written by Rick Swenton
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Thursday, 12 October 2006 05:00 |
For the unfamiliar, Big Mouth Billy Bass is an animatronic toy in the form of a mounted fish. When stimulated by a button press or proximity of a human, the fish comes to life, singing and wiggling to one of two preprogrammed tunes.
The secret of Billy’s success is his behavior—certainly not his appearance nor singing ability! The essence or personality of the toy resides in a small CMOS chip, no larger than a fingernail. By replacing that preprogrammed chip with a Linux-based computer or a fully programmable embedded controller, perhaps we can create a Billy whose novelty never wears. Click Here for a cool video of Billy Bass does Bill Clinton. Click Here to go to the web site.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 10 November 2007 13:29 )
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Written by Rick Swenton
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Saturday, 27 October 2007 19:34 |
 When my daughter was little, she tried to stick a penny into a wall outlet. Whoever said a penny doesn't go far should have seen her shoot across that floor. I told her she was grounded. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 03 November 2007 17:33 )
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Written by Rick Swenton
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Saturday, 03 November 2007 00:15 |
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Welcome to Swenton.COM.We are not a business. We do not sell any product or service. We're in this only for the pure fun of it. In addition to Swenton.COM we also host a few low volume church and college related sites here. Enjoy your visit! 
Here's an areal view of Swenton.COM circa 2002. We'll get a more current picture up shortly. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 03 November 2007 18:01 )
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