[sdiy] Sources for TI 2N76477

[Scott Stites]

Hi List!

In case you all haven't noticed (or have noticed and rejoiced), I haven't made a post to this forum for quite a while.   I've been traveling again!

This time it was indeed to the continent of Africa.  Don't reply to this guy - I think he's out of stock now - I bought him out!!!  And it was ridiculously cheap, too.  Thanks to Dr. TI, everyone on this list will have their own SN76477N.  

What an an adventure!!  My first impression of Dr. TI was that he was a pretty rough character, mainly because of the sidearms, henchmen, and death threats, but - once you get to know the guy, he's A-OK in my book.  

His assistant, Gwthume, picked me up at the Hotel Ktum, and, for understandable reasons, blindfolded me and held a seven inch dagger to my throat for the ride through Lagos to the mysterious Dr. T's lair.  Once there, they did remove the blindfold, so I wasn't walking into the deal blind.  This guy had what must have been a hundred tubes of SN76477N's - and not those skinny one's, either!!  He offered a price of $0.25 apiece for them!!

On inspection - they looked like 'blank' chips, but Dr. T explained that was so they could slip them past the rigorous Nigerian import/export police.  He pulled out a bottle of SN76477N Handi-Lableator (TM), dabbed a bit on a cotton swab, removed an SN76477N from a tube at random, and swabbed it with this stuff.  Within thirty seconds, the original SN76477N label appeared!!!  I was sold - but, there was a catch.  The SN76477N Handi-Lableator (TM) was discontinued at the same time the SN76477 was, and apparently is much, much rarer.  He wanted $20000 for the last bottle of the stuff.  That was a no-brainer for me - I plunked down the cash.  $20000 is chicken-feed compared to this wealth of SN76477N's.  

So, I'm back in the States with the crate of SN76477N's and the bottle of SN76477N Handi-Lableator (TM).  Apparently Texas Instruments made quite a few SN76477N-a-like's, because the numbers on these chips are all over the place!

Anyway, if ya'll are interested, let me know.  I figure $100 a chip will get you into SN76477 heaven!  Don't thank me, thank Dr. TI.

Cheers,
Scott


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Thomas Hudson 
  To: Synth DIY 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 8:33 PM
  Subject: Re: [sdiy] Sources for TI 2N76477



  FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION. THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND 'TOP SECRET'. I AM SURE AND HAVE CONFIDENCE OF YOUR ABILITY AND RELIABILITY TO PROSECUTE A TRANSACTION OF THIS GREAT MAGNITUDE INVOLVING A PENDING TRANSACTION REQUIRING MAXIIMUM CONFIDENCE. 

  WE ARE TOP OFFICIAL OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACT REVIEW PANEL WHO ARE INTERESTED IN IMPORATION OF TI 2N76477 INTO OUR COUNTRY WITH FUNDS WHICH ARE PRESENTLY TRAPPED IN NIGERIA. IN ORDER TO COMMENCE THIS BUSINESS WE SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE US TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT THE SAID TRAPPED FUNDS. 

  THE SOURCE OF THIS FUND IS AS FOLLOWS; DURING THE LAST MILITARY REGIME HERE IN NIGERIA, THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SET UP COMPANIES AND AWARDED THEMSELVES CONTRACTS FOR PINBALL MACHINES WHICH WERE GROSSLY OVER-INVOICED IN VARIOUS MINISTRIES. THE PRESENT CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT SET UP A CONTRACT REVIEW PANEL AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A LOT OF INFLATED CONTRACT FUNDS WHICH ARE PRESENTLY FLOATING IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA READY FOR PAYMENT. 

  HOWEVER, BY VIRTUE OF OUR POSITION AS CIVIL SERVANTS AND MEMBERS OF THIS PANEL, WE CANNOT ACQUIRE THESE TI 2N76477 IN OUR NAMES. I HAVE THEREFORE, BEEN DELEGATED AS A MATTER OF TRUST BY MY COLLEAGUES OF THE PANEL TO LOOK FOR AN OVERSEAS PARTNER INTO WHOSE ACCOUNT WE WOULD TRANSFER THE SUM OF US$21,320,000.00(TWENTY ONE MILLION, THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS). HENCE WE ARE WRITING YOU THIS LETTER. WE HAVE AGREED TO SHARE THE MONEY THUS; 1. 20% FOR THE ACCOUNT OWNER 2. 70% FOR US (THE OFFICIALS) 3. 10% TO BE USED IN SETTLING TAXATION AND ALL LOCAL AND FOREIGN EXPENSES. IT IS FROM THE 70% THAT WE WISH TO COMMENCE THE IMPORTATION BUSINESS. 

  PLEASE,NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% SAFE AND WE HOPE TO COMMENCE THE TRANSFER LATEST SEVEN (7) BANKING DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE RECEIPT OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIOM BY TEL/FAX; 234-1-2N76477, YOUR COMPANY'S SIGNED, AND STAMPED LETTERHEAD PAPER THE ABOVE INFORMATION WILL ENABLE US WRITE LETTERS OF CLAIM AND JOB DESCRIPTION RESPECTIVELY. THIS WAY WE WILL USE YOUR COMPANY'S NAME TO APPLY FOR PAYMENT AND RE-AWARD THE CONTRACT IN YOUR COMPANY'S NAME. 

  WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THIS BUSINESS WITH YOU AND SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY IN THIS TRANSATION. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER USING THE ABOVE TEL/FAX NUMBERS. I WILL SEND YOU DETAILED INFORMATION OF THIS PENDING PROJECT WHEN I HAVE HEARD FROM YOU. 

  YOURS FAITHFULLY, 

  DR TI CHIP DE PINBALL.

  NOTE; PLEASE QUOTE THIS REFERENCE NUMBER (TI 2N76477) IN ALL YOUR RESPONSES.


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