[Elecraft] The last of the through-hole kits

[Kevin Rock]

We are already starting the next stage with SIPs and SOCs.  Imagine owning  
your own chip fab so you can take open source IP and craft functional  
blocks in silicon.  Then stack and bond these units into a full blown IC.   
Mix and match to craft all sorts of neat gadgets.  How is your mastery of  
VHDL?  We will look back on SMT as a fond memory :)
    73,
       Kevin.  KD5ONS


On Fri, 03 Jun 2011 22:00:47 -0700, Rick Dettinger <k7mw78 at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> I suspect that the spark guys had similar thoughts about the new
> triode vacuum tubes in the 1920's.  Fragile glass tubes that they
> probably didn't fully understand, yet.  I took an electronics class in
> 1967 and tubes were still the main focus.  We did play around with
> transistors, and managed to melt several leads.  We didn't need any
> Optivisors in those days.
>
> 73,
> Rick Dettinger   K7MW