New Find and Am2900 Bipolar Microprocessor Databook - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

2 Jul 2000

Hi,

[Apologies if this has already been mentioned, I'm a bit behind with my
email.]

On Wed, 21 Jun 2000 Tony Duell wrote:
...
   I have a copy
of the AMD 2900 databook, which I might try to scan in
 somewhere (I can photocopy sections out for John if he needs them right
 away); someone also recently provided me with a scanned version of the
 Am2901 datasheet, which I can share.

 You're on your own for a copy of Mick and Brick - it's copyrighted, so I  
 Well, the 2900 databook is copyrighted as well... Most companies don't seem
 to mind people copying their data sheets (after all, it sells their 
 chips!), but it doesn't mean you can scan an post a copy of the databook 
 without checking first. 
None of the companies concerned is likely to care at all. Though actually
getting many to say so officially might not be easy.

On Fri, 23 Jun 2000 Pat Barron wrote:
...
  Well, I corresponded with some folks at AMD, and
didn't quite get
 everything I wanted, but this might help somebody.

 They have approved me making up to 10 copies of the Am2900 databook.  My
 plan is to scan it in and turn it into a PDF file.  Therefore, I can only
 make copies available to 10 people.

 ...

 If substantially more than 10 people are interested, I'll go back to them
 and request further permission, but this was all they felt they could let
 me do without running my request through legal review. 
There is no need to do this, because 2900 data books/sheets by various
companies including AMD are already available in scanned format (PDF files)
online.

Go to http://www.freetradezone.com/

After registering you can use the Design Center section to browse and download
data sheets and data books for many kinds of current and discontinued devices
(including 2900 series from several manufacturers). They even have some data
books from the 1970s online.

Just enter 2900 or 2901 or whatever in the part number box and click the
search button.

That site is probably a good first place to look if you are after the data
sheet for any discontinued device.

-- Mark