Intel 8008 CPU date codes

From: dave dameron <ddameron_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Sat May 30 17:48:11 1998

At 05:19 PM 5/30/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I just lucked into a few 8008's and they don't use a date code I
>recognize. Can somebody interpret for me:
> 1209A
> 0276R
> 1464B
>
>BTW, the chips are stamped C8008. Is there any significance to the "C"?
>
>-- Doug
>
Don't know about the date code, but for Intel the "C" means ceramic package,
vs. P, plastic. The "H" is a Hermetic (2 pieces of ceramic that look like
they are cemented together). I think "C" is the only version the 8008 came in.
-Dave
Received on Sat May 30 1998 - 17:48:11 BST