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About the M377, [[John Addis]] says:
About the M377, [[John Addis]] says:
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<p>The M377 was a single channel plugin on a chip with 0 V common mode input and output voltages,  
The M377 was a single channel plugin on a chip with 0 V common mode input and output voltages,  
excellent variable gain control, two four pole bandwidth limits,  
excellent variable gain control, two four pole bandwidth limits, three outputs which could be separately inverted and turned on or off.  
three outputs which could be separately inverted and turned on or off.  
 
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It was the first wideband analog IC with level shift on chip (allowing 0 V common mode input and output and without PNP transistors),  
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first wideband amplifier with any on-chip bandwidth limit selection, first to have more than two fixed gain settings (it has six),  
It was the first wideband analog IC with level shift on chip (allowing 0 V common mode input and output and  
first to require only one transient response adjustment (no thermals), and the first to have a highly linear relationship between a control voltage and gain. It also had excellent overdrive recovery.
without PNP transistors), first wideband amplifier with any on-chip bandwidth limit selection,  
 
first to have more than two fixed gain settings (it has six),  
''(See also [[M777|John's comments on the M777 successor]].)''
and first to require only one transient response adjustment (no thermals),  
and the first to have a highly linear relationship between a control voltage and gain.  
It also had excellent overdrive recovery.
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