IBM part numbers

From: Jay Jaeger <cube_at_msn.fullfeed.com>
Date: Tue Aug 24 19:16:43 1999

One thing you can try is www.ibmlink.ibm.com. Search for an announcement
letter with the part number.
(See the "Old Letters" link).

In this case, I already have, but got no hits. Does the board have an FRU
number? Usually IBM boards had several numbers -- try them all.

Jay


At 06:34 PM 8/24/99 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Is there a web site that, on entry of an IBM part number, returns what that
>thing is?
>
>I picked up an old (made in early '89 from date codes on the chips) IBM 8-bit
>ISA card the other day. It's half-length, and the only connector on the rear
>panel is a BNC. There are no jumpers on the card. Part number is 25F8545.
>
>Searching for the part number on the IBM web site didn't turn up anything. On
>Dejanews, one posting mentioned that part number. This card might be a "3270
>emulator" apparently.
>
>Can anyone shed more light on this? What exactly is it?
>
>
>-- Mark
>
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Received on Tue Aug 24 1999 - 19:16:43 BST

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