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    Which RAM option would you choose?

    Sorry if this is a bit off topic, but I've found people here to be helpful and was wondering something. Today I upgraded my system's RAM from 2GB of 667mhz to 4GB of 800mhz. I understand that if I put *both* into my motherboard (I just have 2x2GB=4GB in there right now) then I could have 6GB...
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    Help me figure out these pin assignments?

    Hey everybody, I picked up this component, a Rohm LU-3011 7-digit display array. You can see somebody's blog post about this component here: http://bobdasquirrel.blogspot.ca/2011/08/rohm-lu-3011-led-display-module.html That said, Rohm's website seems to be utterly devoid of any material...
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    How do NOT gates work?

    I'm learning about logic gates and circuit design. Up until this point, I’ve believed (wrongly?) that a logically TRUE state for an input, call it "a", works out physically to a 5v current for TURE and no current at all for false. As such, a NOT gate would simply stop current going into it...
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    Scratchbuilding an AM receiver--maybe a replica TR-1?

    Hey Everybody, I'm a computer science student doing the dreaded "today you know nothing about electricity. In 3 months you must be able to build a computer from the transistor level up" class. Anyway, the one redeeming thing about this class is that we get a very open-ended choice for our...
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