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Article #722Re: Write Only Memory datasheet (silly circuits)
From: ni... Nigel Cliffe
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1990 11:49
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1990 11:49
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>From article <1990Jan17....@cs.rochester.edu>, by k...@cs.rochester.edu (Ken Yap): > |I remember another silly device I saw as a joke in "Electronic Design". > electronics construction magazine, regularly inserts an "April Fool" > circuit in their collections. One circuit consisted of two diodes back > to back, and a wire link shorting them. > > The caption for the circuit was: Zero Volt Reference. > > A addendum noted that the circuit was even more effective without the > diodes. which reminds me of my all time favourite Elektor design, the solar powered torch, consisting of a solar power cell, a few balancing components, and a bulb. Use it to illuminate a keyhole for example.
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Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!ukc!axion!mango!nigel From: ni...@mango.corker.bt.co.uk (Nigel Cliffe) Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: Write Only Memory datasheet (silly circuits) Message-ID: <110@mango.corker.bt.co.uk> Date: 18 Jan 90 11:49:55 GMT References: <1990Jan17.190314.1680@cs.rochester.edu> Sender: ni...@mango.corker.bt.co.uk Reply-To: ni...@mango.corker.bt.co.uk Distribution: alt Lines: 14 Posted: Thu Jan 18 12:49:55 1990 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit