Here is the demonstration of a stable multivibrator using 7404 inverter. Added with few transistors, this can blink three LEDs for the demonstration.
http://www.hobby-elec.org/e_ckt6.htm
replace the timing resistor on a 74LS123 one-shot with a Howland current pump, drive the pump with a rail-to-rail voltage-output DAC, and you have a programmable one-shot with some unique features: single-supply operation, no clock required, a 25-to-1 pul
http://www.edn.com/archives/1997/042497/09di_01.htm
improved version of classic one-shot multivibrator using an op amp, example circuit generates a pulse of approximately 700-µsec width with a 5-nsec, 2V triggering pulse
http://www.edn.com/archives/1998/010198/01di_02.htm
http://www.discovercircuits.com/PDF-FILES/4013cir.pdf