http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenttag:sealion.club,2017-05-19:noticeId=3722611:objectType=commentNew comment by harmlessgryphon@<a href="http://quitter.se/user/113454" class="h-card mention" title="McScx">mcscx</a> They usually didn't show up outside the Bell System - Ma made all her own parts, and she made them for use in her equipment. I had the advantage of working there when the system fell apart, and I dug a lot of things out of the trash as it was being discarded.<br /><br /> It wasn't uncommon to find ICs that were a hodgepodge of things - need two AND gates, a NOR gate, and a thick-film resistor all in the same pack? No problem.284457http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2017-05-19T23:38:52+00:002017-05-19T23:38:52+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://sealion.club/user/3695harmlessgryphonQuite possibly an allegorical allegator.harmlessgryphonharmlessgryphonQuite possibly an allegorical allegator.Stuck In A Cobwebhttps://sealion.club/conversation/2175677