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Oh wow that takes me back. I originally got into engineering as a career over a decade ago because of DIY electronics (especially guitar stompboxes) and I remember the CMoy making the rounds then too. Thanks for posting, I'm now starting my day with happy nostalgia vibes.

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Same here! A CMoy amp in an Altoids tin was the first useful project I soldered up while in high school years ago. Part of what made it accessible to a high schooler at the time was that you could sample the Burr Brown amps for free. Obviously the intent wasn’t to give freebies to teenagers, but I’ve since returned many, many multiples of that to Texas Instruments in products I’ve been responsible for!

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