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From: terryb.bbs@shark.cs.fau.edu (terry bohning)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: timer
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Date: 12 Feb 91 23:37:29 GMT
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cas@mtcchi.uucp (2668-Charles A Sherwood(Z550900)0000) writes:
> Sounds pretty suspicious to me. Lets see ... 
>    what is only used once,   that should be cheap, and dependable
>    that discharges a current to an external device via two wires?????
> 
>    In this day of terrorism, I would be very reluctant to provide
>    an answer to this question!!!!!!!!
> 

Why would a terrorist be reluctant to use an IC?  For that matter, 
why is the original poster reluctant to use an IC?