On Friday 08 August 2008 23:37, Allison wrote:
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
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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.
I actually have some RCA books that go back that far, but don't know about
the others. And I've yet to encounter any of those packages, or stuff that
used 'em, that I know of.
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