This circuit was found in a 90s Popular Electronics. It uses an LS3404 melody chip that has several recorded melodies and that is uncommon nowadays.
The frequency of this circuit depends on the crystal. The transistor supports a modern equivalent. We...
Indicated in Maxim's documentation from the 90's, this circuit has a gain of 40 dB and an output...
The time obtained in this circuit, from a 1978 publication, depends on R3 and C. R3 can have...