Re: Old parts manuals....

Cris Rhea wrote:
>
> What are you folks doing with old parts manuals??
>
> Are people keeping them or does (almost) everything exist on-line
> on the Internet?
>
> The reason I ask is that I've got a ton of the parts specs and application
> manuals from the late 70's/early 80's (e.g., the National Semiconductor
> spec sheets on the 7400 series chips), but they take up too much space-
>
> Packed away in moving boxes, the boxes start to crush and the manuals start
> to mildew from the humidity they absorb.
>
> They are extremely handy for looking up specs on the old video game parts,
> but is it really worth storing them considering what's available on the
> Internet??

YES it is worthwhile to keep them. Trying to find data on some old
parts is next to impossible. Even PartMiner has gaps in it's data.

But, that being said, you could ditch the 7400 stuff. That data is easy
enough to find. If you really want to get rid of the books, just put
them up on eBay.

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Received on Wed Jun 12 23:17:50 2002