At 11:33 AM 8/5/2005 +1000, you wrote:
>I have!  I saw a little black blob in the middle.  Even if I scraped that
>off I doubt I'd find a part number.

Maybe with a good microscope and good chemical removal of the epoxy blob.
But the manufacturer is probably Asian and relatively unknown.

>  I'm a little surprised there isn't a
>successor to the 3909 (that the rest of us can use, not just major
>manufacturers).  Sometimes you just want a blinky light (trains, kites,
>etc), a uP is overkill, and you couldn't be bothered figuring out the 555
>RC values.

Doesn't sound like a very big market. ;-)

Best regards,

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