SN76477 skyhigh prices (was: Re: [sdiy] Sources for TI 2N76477)

[synth at oldmail.charlielamm.com]

Everyone seems somehat slapped around by my guesstimate price of USD$100
for this chip.  Sorry, I meant USD $150.  IE:

http://www.epanorama.net/wwwboard/messages/12396.html

I mean, let's get serious.

Thanks for all the responses BTW.

--CL


On 21 Jun 2004, R. D. Davis wrote:

> Quothe synth at oldmail.charlielamm.com, from writings of Mon, Jun 21, 2004 at 04:54:33PM -0700:
> > Anyone know of any?  Something not too unreasonable...I see a few for sale 
> > here and there for like USD $100 each but that's silliness.
> 
> Did you mean the SN76477 sound generator IC?  Don't know of any
> sources.  but wow, US$100, that's expensive!  I've only got one spare,
> and saving that in case I need it for something that I built using one
> of those.  There is a very similar IC (SN76488?), with some added
> features, that you might possibly be able to find for a lower price.
> Good luck!  That's the problem with not using discrete circuitry, or
> at least easily obtainable TTL, in circuits... early obsolescence.
> 
>