Hi Roy.

07-Jan-04 20:16:25, Roy J. Tellason wrote to all

 RJT> One is a chip resembling an op amp,  but apparently preconfigured
 RJT> as a unity-gain buffer.  I found it easily enough in my
 RJT> databooks, though I don't know why you'd get these and not just
 RJT> use a standard op amp and configure it as a unity gain part.
 RJT> Maybe some difference in the spec that's not apparent to me, or
 RJT> something...    (Anybody know?)   I suppose I'll think of
 RJT> something to do with these sooner or later

 RJT> The other part that jumped out at me as being a little unique was
 RJT> a 565 PLL chip.  I have heard of this one before,  but have *no*
 RJT> idea what you'd do with it.  Any of you guys have any thoughts on
 RJT> the matter

ISTR that a PLL is a kind of frequency follower, other than using it in a
frequency synthesiser (in a radio tuner) or frequency multiplier etc I don't
know what you could do with it,

HMM, maybe you've got a parallel-port radio tuner kit there.

 -=> Bye <=-

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