Forgotten PC History

[Allison]

>
>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 <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
>
>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.

Allison