Well, I received my Arduino and the Arduino Cookbook yesterday. The book is just what I was looking for. I'll bring it to Dayton, if anyone is interested in looking at it.
Loaded the IDE and broad drivers without any problem. At this point I ran the "Blink" sketch, and even modified the timing of it. I'm sure all of you are saying, "Whoa..."

Anyway, it's a start. I think it will be fun!
73, Gary
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