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Message #09325
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "Richard Piotter" richfile@rconnect.com
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 19:12:00 -0800
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Make them Hextiles AND DIP.........
> I just looked at that subject line, and to clarify to those who don't
> quite get what's being said, ONE triangular piece of circuit board. in
> the center of the board, 2 rows of 4 holes and all the electronics.
> between the edges of the board and that center square with all the
> electronics would be pads and trace cut points where you can configure
> the board to other than an Nv (like and Nu). Pads on the edge of the
> board to connect hextile to hextile. For those that want DIP, you cut
> the edges of the hextile circuit board off, leaving only the center
> square with the holes and electronics. You solder pins to it and you
> have a DIP chip, MADE FROM the hextile.
>
> I already made a design for that inner portion that serves as the
> circuitry for the hextile and the whole DIP. There is NO reason to not
> make the hextile with that as it's core. It'd satisfy both the Hextile
> and DIP parties, and would only involve the right patterns on the PCB
> and right hole positions, rather than a whole separate product.
>
> I personaly think it's the best idea, simply because of how flexible it
is!
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