Roy J. Tellason wrote in a message to MIKE ROSS:

 MR> "Roy J. Tellason" bravely wrote to "all" (12
Jan 04  20:17:13)  ---
 MR> on the heady topic of "bag of chips"

 RJT> I just noticed,  after cleaning a bunch of stuff off my desk,  that
 RJT> the chips are still in the bag here,  I thought I'd put them in with
 RJT> my other parts.
 RJT> Included in that bag are also a couple of red LEDs,  and some other
 RJT> bits including:
 RJT> 2 1N4001 rectifiers
 RJT> 2 small-signal diodes (marked, but I can't make it out even with my
 RJT> stronger magnifying glass) 2 1N4733 5v/1w zener diodes
 RJT> 1 CA747 (dual op amp?) chip
 RJT> 1 LM3900 (quad comparator?) chip
 RJT> 1 NE565 PLL chip
 RJT> 3 741 op amp chips
 RJT> 2 LM310 buffer chips
 RJT> 1 555 timer chip
 RJT> 1 311 op amp chip
 RJT> 1 LF356 FET-input op amp chip

 RJT> I wonder what they had in mind when they put this together?

 MR> Shouldn't you be asking someone like MacGyver...? ;-)
 MR> Man, there seems like a million things one could make out of that
 MR> list! 

 RJT> Sure.  But why two zeners,  and at that voltage?  Why two LEDs? 
 RJT> Not more,  or less...  And why that 565 chip?

 RJT> Maybe it was just an "assortment" but that 565 speaks toward some
 RJT> specific project or purpose or something.

 RJT> What would *you* make with these parts?

Actually, you've got hold of an alien test designed to test human ingenuity.   :-))

    Everett 
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