8 Aug
2004
8 Aug
'04
7:34 a.m.
On Wed, 2004-08-04 at 16:19, Tony Duell wrote:
Surely I am not the only person who not only keeps
every databook I've
ever owned, but also buys old databooks (I think I have a pre-1970
Motorola IC databook somewhere -- back then one book covered all ICs
;-)).
Databooks are _esssential_ if you want to understnad or repair the hardware!
Absolutely, especially for chips, less so for transistors. In the past
(> 10 yrs ago) I did pitch old databooks, a terrible mistake.
BTW, I scanned some of the solid state stuff I have from the early 60's,
available here
http://wps.com/archives/solid-state-datasheets/index.html
The 61 Moto cover is especially beautiful, if the data isn't so crucial.