Subject: Re: Forgotten PC History
From: "bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca" <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca>
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:04:53 -0600
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at
classiccmp.org>
Roy J. Tellason wrote:
There were also those "flatpacks" which
I never could figure out. A precursor
to surface mount? Something else?
I would guess so, but I've never seen a flat pack in the flesh myself so
I can't
say.
I had some of the dual 3 input parts used in the AGC block2 and still have
a few uA709 opamps in the 8leg flavor. Package actually was flat ceramic
hermetic and lived formany years for mil, High rel, and extended temp
appications for a cost premium. Look in Burr brown, Intersil, or old RCA
data books before 1976 and you may see samples of the package.
Allison