Re: Help me solve this design problem PLEEEZ

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 17:03:27 +1200, Terry Given <my_name@xxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Jim Thompson wrote:
>> On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 13:32:31 +1200, Terry Given <my_name@xxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>>>Just ignoring it works too. Oddly enough, many of the high-tech
>>>companies I have worked for have had appalling, unintelligible PA
>>>systems. Weird - why cant a company that manufactures picoJoule laser
>>>pulse detectors get a PA to work?
>>>
>>>Cheers
>>>Terry
>>
>>
>> My vote for the worst is the drive-up intercoms at fast-food places.
>>
>> Reminds me of a funny.....
>>
>> Bob Widlar just hated the paging speakers spread throughout the
>> National facility in Santa Clara.
>>
>> His complaints were ignored.
>>
>> So, one day, he showed up to work with a "plumber's helper" and some
>> cherry bombs.
>>
>> Place cherry bomb in "plumber's helper" cup, light fuse, then raise
>> arm up and hold cup against ceiling speaker... instant relief ;-)
>>
>> ...Jim Thompson
>
>LOL.
>
>Did you know Bob Widlar?

Yes, but on a more professional level than as friend... I never did go
drinking with him ;-)

I worked a Philco-Ford Semiconductor in 1968, right next door to
National. When Philco-Ford shut that facility I got my technician,
Jim Foster, a job working for Widlar. Another former technician of
mine, Jim Estep, also worked for Widlar, but via a separate hiring
path. (At one point in time there were 5 "Jim's" in my group... see
why I broke family tradition and named none of my sons James ... ?:-)

Widlar always seemed to mistrust me. I'd often show up over there to
take Jim F to lunch, and Widlar would stand in his lab door so I
couldn't go in ;-)

One of my associates was stopped, along with Bob, traveling in
separate cars, for DUI. The cop let them go after it was determined
that the cop's brother worked for Bob.

>
>And when are you going to write a book?
>
>Cheers
>Terry

I debate about that. I don't know what to write about. My expertise
is in ASIC's... does anyone care?

...Jim Thompson
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