On Thu, 25 Jun 1998 08:58:38 -0500 Mike DeMetz writes: >> Who decided that the 74LS00 would be a quad 2-input nand gate, and >for >> the rest of the series? >The NAND gate was chosen first because any other logic gate can be >created from a combination of NAND gates. The same is true of a NOR gate, but the circuit implementation of a NAND in TTL is simpler than that of a NOR. _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]