anyone familiar with the mini-q (or digi-q) electronics?

[jaydag71]

I dunno if anyone is still playing around with these but I never was while they were popular so have only just discovered the zipzap and mini-q. I wonder what the popularity of these and similar sized rc toys are these days, and if they are shifted to other platforms then what those are!?

Anyways, I am looking for someone who has indepth knowledge of the mini-q electronics, or if none then the digi-q electronics (or both).- I am trying to figure out just how similar they are, (I don't have the digi-q)cause I'm hacking on one of my 2 mini-q's- in particular the ir reciever, and am having a hard time finding out what the devices' manufacturer is from the #'s on the part! , plus I haven't been able to find out the decoder IC's manufaturer either- it looks like an obsolete part so unless I know manu cannot find datasheet too easily!

Well, thats about it for now I guess, just been having hard time with finding folks still fartin around with these lil beauties- also making similar post to zipzap forum for RF circuit & protocol info & related....

btw, if anyone has any RC equipment of mostly any type to trade am willing to fab custom electronics as trade- nice quality on custom PCB, wuts cooler than that? jd