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From: ISW@cup.portal.com (Isaac S Wingfield)
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Subject: Re: Resistor Color code sayings
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Date: 23 Oct 89 07:18:58 GMT
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Norm Strong writes:
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On the other hand, I'd never be able to remember the order of colors in
the rainbow without the mnemonic VIBGYOR.                              
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The mnemonic I learned for that was: Roy G. Biv.

RE: Resistor color code. On the job interview for my very first job
out of college, the only technical question I was asked was:
"Do you know the resistor color code?"

Isaac (hand me a 27 yellow resistor)
isw@cup.portal.com