Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #05053
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Don Papp donp@cronus.oanet.com
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 16:18:16 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Something funny with the 1382 voltage triggers?
On Tue, 6 Jul 1999 JVernonM@aol.com wrote:
> > On a related side note. I think we should shy away from posting schematics
> > showing the actual chip. Schematics should show the individual inverters
> > and
> > components. Less rectangles, more triangles.
> >
> I disagree. The simpler, more obvious chip and component schematics are
> extremely popular. If you look at what is being built and published online,
> many of them are built from that type of schematic. Why do you think Ian's
> circuit pages are so popular? BEAM is at it's best an entry level hobby. If
A good point - ease of reading and building is a good thing.
However, it is only useful for that. It will not help people to
understand what is going on in the designs and in fact hinders those who
wish to do so. It is useful for tutorials, but nothing more.
| Donald Papp
| don@oa.net
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