Discontinued Products

Our Counterfeit BASIC Stamp I controller kits have fulfilled their mission--educating and inspiring hobbyists and students--and have been retired with honors. This page provides links to similar, alternative products for those seeking an educational, kit-building experience.

Documentation for Discontinued Products

If you have one of these products and have lost the documentation, replacement copies are available online:

• Stamp Stretcher, Counterfeit Controller, and BS1-LCD: download zip file
• Data Collection Proto Board: download manual

BS1-style Kits (Counterfeit Controller replacement)

Here are alternative sources for a BS1 controller in kit form:

• Parallax OEM BS1 kit, part number 27295
• Lynxmotion First Step microcontroller kit, part number FS-01

App Kits

• Parallax now carries the complete line of app kits.
  They also make app kit manuals available online, and can supply featured components without manuals.

Stamp Stretcher

• The Robot Store Stamp Stretcher 1B, part number 3-203

Data Collection Proto Board

No single product replaces all of the DCPB functionality, but modules available from Parallax may be combined for data-collection applications:

• Memory: Parallax StampMEM (part #27939) provides 64kB of EEPROM
• Clock: Parallax Pocket Watch B (part #27962) or DS1302 AppKit (part #27921)
• Analog-to-Digital: Parallax LTC1298 AppKit (part #27916)