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Article #7226Re: Beer Can Physics
From: Bill T. Cat
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 1990 16:49
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 1990 16:49
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tgg@otter.hpl.hp.com (Tom Gardner) writes: >|Its because the display is Multiplexed. The digits are displayed one at a >|time to save on chip count (presumably). All of the digits use the same >|7 segment decoder chip as opposed to using a seperate chip for every digit. >No. To save on pin count. i thought it was to save power
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!unmvax!pprg.unm.edu!topgun!mustang!nntp-server.caltech.edu!coil!antonyc From: antonyc@coil.caltech.edu (Bill T. Cat) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Beer Can Physics Message-ID: <antonyc.653244572@coil> Date: 13 Sep 90 16:49:32 GMT References: <33512@cup.portal.com> <1770017@otter.hpl.hp.com> Sender: news@laguna.ccsf.caltech.edu Organization: California Institute of Technology Lines: 9