To celebrate this year, we asked you to nominate your favourite IC; the chip you would save above all others, the one which got you started in electronics, or did great things with. The component which, if the call came from Radio 4, you would take to your desert island.
Our social media channels sizzled with selections. There was no outright winner - in fact, everyone chose a different chip. If anything it showed the rich history of the humble IC, their diverse applications and the affection they can inspire.
This is what you spoke, tweeted and posted.
@Rapidonline the Z80 - first CPU I got to grips with! But 555 and 741 would be a close 2nd/3rd.
— Matt Gumbley (@mattgumbley) February 18, 2014
@Rapidonline The revered 7400 and the venerable 741 :)
— Simon Walters (@cymplecy) February 18, 2014
@Rapidonline haha...I'm gonna go CD40106 cos it'll do 6 squarewave oscs real cheap... #chipweek
— concrete dog (@concreted0g) February 17, 2014
@Rapidonline NE5554 & TL072
— Trev (@M0TPX) February 18, 2014
Tell us your VIC by posting a comment below.
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The F8 - 3850, 3852 and 3853 - my first exposure! Now that was for logic engineers! Went from an HP65 prog calc, thru to an F8, then the 6800 and its variants to the 68000 range (lovely linear address space)... and of course migrated to the HP41cv and the HP16 calcs to go with all that... anyone else?
-- Trevor Gale.
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