it's a bit expensive though, at $770 each. imagine building a computer out of these things. maybe a simple 8-bit computer. but you'd need about a million bucks
cool, it has a pair of pins called "dapper dan"
same company has a 50GHz D flip-flop. that would be good for a fast register file. only $1K per bit.
there are a lot of difficulties designing with logic like this. due to signal integrity constraints, fanout is 1.
you'd need a signal buffer like this if your gate output needs to connect to more than one input.
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i printed a new panel insert that has two BNC sockets on it (the original probes would have had captive cables)
the tricky part is that this oscilloscope has a 333K ohm input impedance instead of 1M like umm every other scope on the planet. fortunately someone designed a little conversion circuit...
in honor of Sim Wong Hoo, here's a quick historical review of the Sound Blaster! 🧵
but first we have to go back to their first sound card, the Creative Music System from 1987. (image credit: Bratgoul on Wikipedia)
this card has some special "CMS-301" chips. if you peel back the sticker, they have had their top marks removed. they're actually SAA1099 synthesizer chips made by Philips. Creative wrote music composition software for musicians on the PC.