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Re: SP0256-AL2 XTAL (was Re: Looking for SPO256-AL2 chip)

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From: Grenville Armitage
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 1990 03:36
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In article <1990Oct31.232018.24991@infonode.ingr.com> girzong@infonode.ingr.com (Gary Girzon) writes:
>
>does anyone know a good source for the 3.12 MHZ crystal required with
>the SP0256? also, will a standard colorburst (3.58 MHZ) crystal work,
>perhaps with a higher pitch?

Quite a number of years ago I used this chip without a crystal.
An oscillator based on a TTL monostable chip was used to
provide the clock, instead. Just a thought to let you know alternatives
can be used....

gja
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From: gja@mullian.ee.mu.oz.au (Grenville Armitage)
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Subject: Re: SP0256-AL2 XTAL (was Re: Looking for SPO256-AL2 chip)
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