[sdiy] TI to buy NatSemi!!!!!

[David]

In junior high school, 1971, I learned Brahma Bulls Raised On Young Grass
Become Valuable Grand Winners.

I used to help my dad sort the resistors when we would build our latest
Heath Kit.

There is utility in learning some "old school" lessons. Nothing teaches
logarithms, significant digits, and order of magnitude estimating like
learning to use a slide rule. I taught my kids how and it helped them in
math.

David

-- -----Original Message-----
-- From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl [mailto:synth-diy-
-- bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Veronica Merryfield
-- Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 2:48 PM
-- To: synth DIY
-- Subject: Re: [sdiy] TI to buy NatSemi!!!!!
-- 
-- 
-- On 2011-04-05, at 12:34 PM, Ingo Debus wrote:
-- 
-- >
-- > Am 05.04.2011 um 18:13 schrieb David G. Dixon:
-- >
-- >> Most of
-- >> the kids graduating from those programs can't even read the color
codes on a
-- >> resistor.
-- >
-- > Why should they? Just for those clumsy MELF resistors? All others have
numbers on
-- them or no marking at all.
-- >
-- > Wait, resistors with wires attached at the ends? When did I see those
last time?
-- >
-- > Things change. Does anyone still know the pinout of a 12AX7 by heart?
-- 
-- I *think*...
-- 
-- 1. Plate 2
-- 2. Grid 2
-- 3. Cathode 2
-- 4. Heater 2
-- 5. Heater 1
-- 6. Plate 1
-- 7. Grid 1
-- 8. Cathode 1
-- 9. Heater Common
-- 
-- As to the colour code, I was taught three versions...
-- 
-- Bye Bye Rosie, Off You Go, Birmingham Via Great Western.
-- 
-- The version that has appeared in this thread and a much worse version.
-- 
-- Veronica
-- 
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