7 Jan
2019
7 Jan
'19
7:09 a.m.
On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 8:51 AM Peter Corlett via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Thanks to inflation, $0.25 in 1972 is worth $1.51 now.
Likewise, $1.25 has
inflated to $7.54. So they're cheaper in real terms than they used to be.
However, it's still not entirely comparable, as I suspect nobody's making
74-series chips any more so you're buying NOS. A modern equivalent would
be a
microcontroller, which start at well under a dollar.
Logic chips still have their uses, and are most certainly still being made.
You can still get 74LS parts, in a DIP package even:
https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/texas-instruments/SN74LS00N/296-1…
Note: it's an active production part, too.
Kyle