There is a on line HP part number cross reference. It's at
"
http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/". It's not very complete though. I've been
sending him more cross references but he hasn't been posting them.
Joe
At 07:59 PM 3/8/00 -0800, you wrote:
>Craig Smith <ip500_at_roanoke.infi.net> wrote:
>> Thanks to all for the answer to my question---correct on all counts. I
>> found one dual stamped [INTEL 8080A & 1820-1701]. "House numbered" parts
>> always seemed like odd thing to do--duplicated a lot of effort---did
>> they think they were hiding propriatiary information by obscuring the
>> actual #'s on chips, transistors, etc?
>
>Hi Craig
> The fact that you had a dual marked unit should tell you that
>they were no trying to hide it. It is just an inventory
>problem and also they can varify that warrenty repairs
>are only done to factory original parts. Inventory systems
>like this are often done in larger operations since they
>usually require the manufacture to mark the parts. It
>is such a small additional cost that the manufacture
>does it to sell the volume that HP usually buys.
>When parts come in, the warehouse guys know what and
>where it should go.
> It is really a pain though. I think someone on the net
>has a cross reference for HP numbers but I didn't keep
>the pointer.
>Dwight
>
>
Received on Thu Mar 09 2000 - 08:31:44 GMT