# 555 Contest, Computer Museum, Octopart - The Green Pen Hornswoggle

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2011-01-25
- Length: 1h 03m
- Episode: 27
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-01-25-555-contest-computer-museum-octopart-the-green-pen-hornswoggle
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-27-the-green-pen-hornswoggle/

## Summary

Hosts Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the upcoming 555 Timer Design Contest, detailing its categories, judge Forrest Mims, and the March 1st deadline. They also explore the history of EPROMs and the 'green pen' audio hoax, review listener workbenches, and discuss the Computer History Museum and the revival of Popular Electronics magazine via Kickstarter.

## Chapters

- [0:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-01-25-555-contest-computer-museum-octopart-the-green-pen-hornswoggle#t=15) Introduction and Listener Shout-outs
- [3:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-01-25-555-contest-computer-museum-octopart-the-green-pen-hornswoggle#t=182) Publishing Advice and Hackerspaces
- [9:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-01-25-555-contest-computer-museum-octopart-the-green-pen-hornswoggle#t=570) Octopart, DigiKey, and Component Aggregators
- [12:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-01-25-555-contest-computer-museum-octopart-the-green-pen-hornswoggle#t=752) EPROMs, UV Erasure, and the Green Pen Hoax
- [23:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-01-25-555-contest-computer-museum-octopart-the-green-pen-hornswoggle#t=1404) Workbench of the Week: Kibbe and Darren
- [36:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-01-25-555-contest-computer-museum-octopart-the-green-pen-hornswoggle#t=2193) Computer History Museum and Popular Electronics Revival
- [45:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-01-25-555-contest-computer-museum-octopart-the-green-pen-hornswoggle#t=2711) 555 Timer Design Contest Details

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## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Octopart (tool)
- DigiKey (company)
- Mouser (company)
- FineChips (tool)
- Forrest Mims (other)
- Popular Electronics (other)
- Altair (product)
- Computer History Museum (other)
- Heathkit (company)
- 555 Timer (product)

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