At 05:12 PM 9/3/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> > > I think I skipped class the day they covered "jellybean" components.
> > > A quick web search found some usage but no explanation.
> > > Anyone know history of the term?
>
>IMO it also connotes:
>
>-- available and used in significant quantity
>
>-- a pretty inexpensive part

... and (usually) it means the part is available from more than one source!

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