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Re: chip vendor databooks/sheets/applic notes

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From: Jerry Szopinski Mfg 4-6983
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 08:57
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Ken Dykes (kgdykes@thinkage.on.ca) wrote:
: do any semiconductor makers have available on CD-ROM their databooks and
: application notes?
: 
: seems to be an ideal way to avoid killing a few tonnes of trees per engineer.
: 
: people like me who cant really justify or squeeze out of sales people
: sets of databooks wouldnt mind paying a 20-50$ for a CD-ROM.
: 
: my particular fascination this week is with MAXIM, EXAR and Motorola chips.
: 
: but i would be interested in hearing of any vendor/brand making CD-ROMs
: available.
: 
: on a tangent to this: any of them using network/dialup/BBS accessability to
:    their semiconductor data ?
: 
:     -ken, whose set of dead trees is from 1984ish for TI/Motorola/Intel/Signetics
 



Ken,

I do know that MAXIM and Motorola have their semiconductor catalogs on 5.25"
floppy disks and they are usually free for the asking.  Think that's cheap
enough?


Jerry


"It riles them to believe that you perceive the web they weave and keep on
thinking free!"  --  Moody Blues

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