Bought a 4GB USB stick today, and guess what...

[Allison]

>
>Subject: Re: Bought a 4GB USB stick today, and guess what...
>   From: ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell)
>   Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:58:19 +0000 (GMT)
>     To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
>
>> >And of course a 4040 from Intel is a 4-bit microprocessor, from RCA it's 
>> >a 12 bit CMOS counter. I can never rememebr what the 4004 is in the 
>> >4000-eries CMOS, it's sufficiently rare that none of the data books I 
>> >have to hand list it.
>> 
>> 
>> ur kiddin.  Just prefix 74{c, hc, hct} and the 4xxx number and you 
>> get it's function and pinout.
>
>None of my data books list a 74HC4004 either. Does it even exist?

I have data but in 1973 it was already replaced by 4024 a 7 stage 
binary counter.

>
>The 74HC4040 exists, and as expected it's a 12 bit ripple counter.

That and the 4060 (14stge counter) are still widely used.

>> However for us who kept those old and valuable manuals like Signetics 
>> 8xxx series and the RCA databook series (my 1973 set was some 8 books)
>> I do have data for RCA 4xxx and a lot of other oddities.
>
>I haev never thrown out a databook. Darn it, I've got an Ericson databook 
>for Dekatrons and Trochotroncs, etc. And a valve databook from the 1940s 
>that has printed on almost every page 'Supply of this device cannot be 
>guaranteed due to the current situatio' (that is, of course, WW2).

;)  That and my RCA powe tube manuals from the 50s, 60s and even 
a 1970 copy.

Whats scary is that I have old databooks to support the old parts
I HAVE and use.


Allison

>-tony