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Originally Posted by Cappellanus
I guess I talked too soon, and found the answer to why John Blankenbaker tied the inputs to his TTL chips through a resistor to the +5 volt supply. I appreciate that nobody has yet slammed me. I guess there was reason for all those extra resistors after all. Was this obvious to everyone except me?
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Is it to limit input current or prevent a latch-up? The Kenbak was designed in 70-71, so the TTL chips were pretty new.