Were analogue circuits ever used in Digital clocks ? (aka. transistors instead of IC's). As far back as I can remember, even in the 80's, Elementary Electronics magazine used a huge, many-pinned dedicated clock chip for a clock project. Is this possible, or would it require literally hundreds of transistors?. As a sidenote, my roommate in College in 79, had a "Digital Clock" that used a complicated arrangement of motors, cams, and microswitches to illuminate light bulbs in 7 segment displays. It was incredibly complicated, and well thought out, but was probably one of the few "Digital" clocks that hummed and clicked while it ran.
Kim
"A Man Of True Frankensteinian Proportions"