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On 11/3/2024 5:17 PM, Jeroen Belleman wrote:
> On 11/3/24 23:10, Jeroen Belleman wrote:
>> On 11/3/24 19:07, Cursitor Doom wrote:
>>> It's been around an awfully long time and there are far better
>>> alternatives out there. But is there still a case for using them in
>>> certain niche applications in 2024?
>>
>> I've used them in power supply regulators exposed to radiation.
>> Being old designs and all-NPN, they're pretty rad-hard.
>>
>> Jeroen Belleman
> 
> Blimey, I just checked: It isn't all-NPN! Fortunately
> for me, it still kept working under irradiation...
> 
> Jeroen Belleman

Have to go back to Jim Thompson's MC1530 era to get that:

<http://www.elektronikjk.com/elementy_czynne/IC/MC1530-2.pdf>