[sdiy] Resisting UberDIY

[The Old Crow]

On Thu, 19 Sep 2002, Paul Schreiber wrote:

> Paul's 8-step recovery program from the UberDIY plague.
> 
> 1) Throw out all data books prior to 1999. If you need a certain
> datasheet, tear it out, then toss the entire book.

  My mid-1970s RCA databooks will _never_ be thrown out.  They are THE
most useful reference material I have, period.  Even more so than the 1982
NS linear databook.  While online datasheet pdfs have their place, nothing
will ever supplant the printed page.  Think of it as reading a good book
vs. reading the same text on a screen.  Somehow I find the portability of
the book to be a major advantage.  Besides, I'd much rather set a databook
down next to the soldering stand than my Vaio.

Crow
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