Here's some info on Multia ICs that got sent to me. Some of you may know
this already, but for those who don't...

---   David A Woyciesjes
---   C & IS Support Specialist
---   Yale University Press
---   mailto:david.woyciesjes@yale.edu
---   (203) 432-0953
---   ICQ # - 905818

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Teknix [SMTP:teknix@alloy.net]
> Sent:	Tuesday, August 01, 2000 6:47 PM
> To:	DAW@yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu
> Subject:	Re: Multia Heat Death and IC replacement part
> 
> 
> Hi.  I noticed you are running into the same problem that most do when
> encountering the multia heat death: where to find the replacment IC.  
> I've managed to get the ABT part from Texas Instruments for free as a
> sample.
> 
> First step, go here:
> 
> http://www.ti.com/sc/docs/products/logic/sn74abt623.html#Pricing_Samples
> 
> Click on the "Check stock or order" link for the SN74ABT623DW
> part.  Next, click the "Request Free Samples from TI" link.  From this
> point, you'll need to register with TI for an account/password.  This is
> free.. just fill out their form.  On login, you can request up to three
> samples.  I don't even recall having to pay for shipping.
> 
> Now, I did have to fib a little bit on the registration form to make it
> sound like I was an interested startup that may want to purchase a bunch
> of these in the future.  They made a followup call to find out if it was
> what I needed, etc. etc.  I just let them know that I was testing it
> against several other competetors ICs and that if I was interested, I'd
> get back to them.
> 
> I received it about a week or so after ordering (this was April 2000) but
> have not had the opportunity to try it out (it does look to be the
> same shape/no. of leads as the stock FC part.  I do not have the SMT
> equipment or the expertise to do the soldering, so I'm checking out the
> local electronics shop on campus.
> 
> Anyway, I hope this saves you some frustration.  It bothered me to no end
> that a little $2 chip was preventing an otherwise great little machine
> from running, so I scoured and dug all this up.  Good luck to you.
> 
> ------------------------------------
> Phillip Smith
> Unix Systems Administrator
> Geophysical Sciences Computing
> NSIT, University of Chicago   
> 
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