Intel C8080A chip brings $565 on EBAY

From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>
Date: Mon Nov 19 12:54:18 2001

On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, John Galt wrote:

> As far as the color, chip collectors refer to that color chip as
> "purple". If you look at it next to a normal "gray" CerDIP, you can
> see the difference. Besides, it would not have mattered had it been
> black. The fact is, it's not the white/gold color of a normal Intel
> C8080A. The printing on the chip is also somewhat different. My
> guess is it's a late run C8080A that was put in the same package they
> used for some of the later C8085AH's.

My questions is: why does this matter? Will researchers 50 years from now
find the Purple one useful for any sort of study? What makes the Purple
one special beyond just being a pretty if not questionable shade of
purple?

Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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