18 Feb
2022
18 Feb
'22
7:43 p.m.
On 2022-02-18 8:21 p.m., Mark Linimon via cctalk wrote:
On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 05:25:26PM -0500, Patrick
Finnegan via cctalk wrote:
The 70's was all low scale tech. I suspect it was the high speed/edge
rates more the power that kept ECL from common use. Any other views on
this topic. Ben, who only had access to RADIO SHACK in the 70's.
PS: Still grumbling about buying life time tubes at a big price,
just to see all tubes discontinued a year or two later.
Yours will be a lot cheaper to run.
Custom ECL chips?
I think I can go with "relatively cheaper".
Make sure you have a bazillion BTU of air conditioning ...
(Yes, I have had experience with ECL, albeit 1970s low-scale tech. The
power consumption ... eeeeeek ...)
mcl