SO.

The 74ls273 is a pretty neat device. 8-bit flipflops with an output enable and a clear contents signal. All in all it's pretty nice. Only problem? No input enable. You throw a hunk of data at it and it'll swallow it up even if you don't want it to.

The solution? the 74ls173. The '173 has both input and output enable pins, plus a clear contents pin. The only problem? One, it's only 4 bits, so I've gotta double them up.

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Remind me to never make promises I can’t keep.

That being said, I have a Patreon now!

Just kidding. For now. Probably won’t set one up until I get a good flow going. Anyhow, this is just a... misc post, I guess. A good old fashioned “oh I disappeared haha better update my dwindling audience of a few dozen fap heroes.”

...That was a bit mean. Meant it in jest. Love you all.

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