So, who wants a £42 TL072 equivalent?

[neandrewthal]

Pfffft, surface mount crap 

[stringsthings]

Pfffft, surface mount crap 

lol 

[somnif]

The thing is, before I saw this, I thought discrete op amps were just like, a learning exercise. A historical curiosity. I thought this because I bought this thing for a former roommate I got into circuit bending: The XL741



It was a fun toy for learning some intro electrical engineering. Just for giggle we even plugged it into an IC big muff circuit I had to show "oh hey, it works"

(and for the record, couldn't really hear a difference between the IC and the ridiculously massive op-amp)

[nzCdog]

Its cooler seeing the bits, make for better gutshots?

[reddesert]

Oh yeah, well how about discrete digital circuitry?



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip_Chip_(PDP_module)

From La Wiki, a discrete transistor board from a DEC PDP-10 mainframe.  I actually have a couple of these at home that someone gave me as a souvenir.  As a very young person I briefly used a PDP-10, though it was a later generation that probably used integrated circuits.  But discrete transistors make your comp sci exercises sound clearer, with more airiness and a sense of warmth.

[Aleph Null]

Oh yeah?! How about domino digital circuitry?!!!1!!one!!