Need help, and I screwed up with my post

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Fri Nov 26 15:49:31 1999

The use of the entire part number might avoid confusion as well. Intel has
never made a CD4040, have they?

Dick
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave McGuire <mcguire_at_neurotica.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Friday, November 26, 1999 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: Need help, and I screwed up with my post


>On Fri, 26 Nov 1999, Tony Duell wrote:
>>Yes, there are some numbers that were used for 2 or more totally
>>different chips. The other well-know confusing one is '4040' which is
>>either a CMOS 12 bit ripple counter (and is very common) or the second
>>Intel microprocessor (and is much rarer).
>
> Ahh, but the 4040 microprocessor is a 24-pin DIP...making it difficult to
>confuse them "in person"...
>
> -Dave McGuire
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