Fuse PROM (was:: TTL computing

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Thu Apr 11 17:43:48 2002

On Thu, 11 Apr 2002, Christopher Smith wrote:
> > From: Ben Franchuk [mailto:bfranchuk_at_jetnet.ab.ca]
>
> > > Erasable would not be feasable, other than manual recreation.
>
> > Why not use reed relay switches with a hidden magnets behind them,
> > slighty smoked to look like fuses.
>
> I thought about using relays -- wouldn't that make it a RAM, or do
> these relays stick somehow when there's no power?

You could use latching relays, but they average about two to three times
the cost of regular relays. I don't think I'd rely on them to hold their
state forever, either.

-Toth
Received on Thu Apr 11 2002 - 17:43:48 BST