[sdiy] Cool chip alert

[Colin Hinz]

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Tim Escobedo wrote:

> http://www.speakjet.com
>
> Might be useful for sone nice effects.

Who are these people? And why did they let such a wanker design their
website?

Okay, I don't really expect an answer to the second question, though
neither of their news items display anything except the headline.
Oh well, I'm sure they've got a very good reason for doing it
this way.

The company's main website is much closer to being wank-free, luckily:

http://www.magnevation.com/

I do wonder what's in the guts of the SpeakJet -- it's not like a
few guys working in an industrial park in Alabama can suddenly
build a fab to start churning out mixed-signal ASICs..........and
as they're really clear about providing an entirely American-made
product (and I don't have any problem with "buy domestic" campaigns,
as we could use a bit of that up here), so that implies a fab in
the USA.

Looks like quite an interesting chip. If I thought there'd be any
chance I'd get around to doing something with them in my lifetime,
I'd buy a few. But first I'd better build something permanent
with my pair of SN76477s......

- Colin Hinz
  Toronto, Canada