I knew that electronics was a mostly-dead hobby, but I figured there would be SOME sort of interest in this Basic Stamp stuff in our community. I snagged a bunch of this stuff a couple of years back so I could fiddle around with the BS2 and get some design time in. I bought 8 of the development boards for myself and anyone else (who worked for me) that wanted to learn the platform. Anyhow, only myself and three others had any interest in it which left me with four unused boards. I can tell you from first hand experience that these boards are really NICE for designing projects. The only downside is the serial interface which really isn't so much a downside as it is a nuisance. Given that all of our newest machines don't have serial ports....well, you get the idea. :-) Luckily, Parallax makes a nifty little USB adaptor for these boards which makes life just that much easier.
Happy gaming everyone!!
Dave