On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Curt Vendel wrote:
  Oh I know what you're saying.... all I needed with
a 7404, a lowsy
 7404 which next to hygrogen atoms is the most abundant thing on the
 planet....
 Direct Quote from Radio Shack Employee:
 "Uhhh errr.... a chip?   Whaddya mean?   A clip???   Errr uhhhh, chip...
 must be a custom order thing, you can call the number in the catalog....
 uuuuuhhhh ummmm errrrr" 
They actually discontinued the 7404 not all that long ago. I bought up
several dozen of them for $0.05ea at the Houston outlet store before they
closed it. I just wish I'd bought up all the TRS80 parts and supplies...
-Toth