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		anyfoo 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Electron band structure in germanium, my ass (2001... The part was marked as a timer IC.

kragen 9 months ago [–]

Not just a timer IC. Literally the most common IC in the world for at least every year from 01980 to 02000 or so, maybe still today. I can understand the first-year student not recognizing it, but what the fuck was the lab tech's mental disability?

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