Need help, and I screwed up with my post - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

26 Nov 1999

The use of the entire part number might avoid confusion as well.  Intel has
never made a CD4040, have they?

Dick
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave McGuire &lt;mcguire(a)neurotica.com&gt;
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt;
Date: Friday, November 26, 1999 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: Need help, and I screwed up with my post

...
 On Fri, 26 Nov 1999, Tony Duell wrote:
 Yes, there are some numbers that were used for 2
or more totally
different chips. The other well-know confusing one is '4040' which is
either a CMOS 12 bit ripple counter (and is very common) or the second
Intel microprocessor (and is much rarer). 
  Ahh, but the 4040 microprocessor is a 24-pin DIP...making it difficult to
confuse them "in person"...

                -Dave McGuire 