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

[Tony Duell]

> >> >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.

YEs, the 4004 exited, but I susepct the 74HC(T)4004 never did. So trying 
to look it up doesn't help...
> Whats scary is that I have old databooks to support the old parts
> I HAVE and use.

So do I. Valves, CRTs, DTL chips, and so on.... I even keep old component 
catalogues so if I find some part marked with, say, an RS components 
stock number I can look it up and find the specs.

-tony