[sdiy] Logic in cans?

[Roy J. Tellason]

On Saturday 03 December 2005 11:13 am, James Patchell wrote:
> I used them back in the 60's to build a 4 bit, up-down counter when I was in
> high school...everybody thought that was absolutely amazing...back then...I
> have long since lost the data sheets, but then again, I don't really
> consider them to be particularly useful any longer.....and they were
> expensive back then....each part cost a whole dollar...(or maybe a bit
> more)...which by even todays standards, is pretty expensive.

No,  a 1960s dollar was definitely worth more in terms of buying power than 
they are these days...

Heck,  if you shopped around a little you could get a whole couple of gallons 
of gas!

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ablest -- form of life in this section of space,  a critter that can
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