PARTS SOURCES
The chips and related components (resistors, capacitors, etc.) used in this book are available from a variety of sources, including electronics stores (such as Dick Smith Electronics in Australia and David Reid stores in New Zealand), advertisers in electronics magazines, and industrial electronics suppliers. Some chips—such as the SN76477N, SN76488N, and SAD-1024A—are a bit “rarer” and you may have to look for them at companies specializing in surplus and discontinued devices.
Manufacturers of integrated circuits publish “data sheets” giving the bare-bones specifications for a chip and “applications notes” that give additional information, including circuit schematics using the chip. These can be obtained by contacting the national ...
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