Heh, you've got me beat for "vintage databooks".

I've got some National Semiconductor "TTL" and " Analog" data books that go back to '74, and a Signetics data book from '76, but nothing that goes back to the 60's...

Hey, It's 2010 and that means the NE/SE555 is celebrating it's 40th birthday!

Am I the only one that finds that amazing? 40 years in production for an IC type..

According to Wikipedia:
"As of 2003, it is estimated that 1 billion units are manufactured every year." Wow!
Sometimes technology doesn't change that much, it just gets... smaller.
Oooh look, now available in a TSSOP8 package.
http://www.st.com/stonline/products/...4077/ts555.pdf

You're doing great Ken, and I'm looking forward to seeing photos of your car in action because I know you're going to get there. You're clearly a geek at heart with experiance behind you ...
You just need some fresher data books to work from.

You're doing great. Carry on.


steve