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Re:Electron Band Structure in Germanium, My Ass by kabdib on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @04:35PM (#43551048)
this happens in "real life" as well

i spent a bunch of time trying to figure out why my 74LS20 wasn't being a dual 4-input NAND gate

turns out that was a date code, and it was some other chip entirely

1974 was a terrible year for 74xx series TTL chips

yes, i am old :-)

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