[sdiy] Re: Bottom Ten ICs

[Harry Bissell Jr]

awright...

the 3900 SINKS !!!

isat better ???

H^) harry


--- Magnus Danielson <cfmd at bredband.net> wrote:

> From: harrybissell <harrybissell at prodigy.net>
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Re: Bottom Ten ICs
> Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 22:51:04 -0700
> Message-ID: <4164D947.717D983E at prodigy.net>
> 
> Dirty Harry barped up:
> 
> > LM3900 'could' have been a great chip... if it
> were not promoted as an
> > 'opamp'
> > which it sucks at... but rather as a
> current-controlled-voltage-source
> > which it
> > might have been good at... if the quality were a
> little higher.  I might
> > have forgiven
> > it if Bob Pease didn't agree it sucks !!!  
> (note... I'm not sure he used
> > that precise word
> > but you get the drift :^)
> 
> If it has current inputs it SHOULD suck the current,
> so what is all this
> complaining that it sucks? It's only doing it's job
> for pete's sake!
> 
> ;O)
> 
> Cheers,
> Magnus - not overly impressed
>