Attention 1802 fans...

From: Bob Shannon <bshannon_at_tiac.net>
Date: Mon Sep 30 12:49:00 2002

Ok, so replaying to my own email is bed form and all, but a chip
collector has a 1801 chipset for sale, and
is claiming its the old set for sale anywhere. He's asking $1,500.

I, on the other hand, will claim to be sane.

Bob Shannon wrote:

> I've just found something rather rare, and I'm willing to part with
> it, so...
>
> For Sale or Trade (Not listed on eBay!):
>
> An RCA CDP 1801 CPU board, New Old Stock, with matching edge-card
> connector. The PCB artwork is labled "RCA GPA 3903822/02 PCA 47-5",
> and "3901822".
>
> This is a 4.25 inch by 2.75 inch (including fingers) blue-colored PCB
> with a 40-pin CDP1801UD data path chip and its
> associated 28-pin SSTC TA6890W control store ROM, along with some
> passive support components. The IC's are
> in white ceramic with gold covers. Even the Beckman 22K resistor DIP
> is in a white ceramic package. PCB traces are tinned over a blue
> substrate, with a 44-pin gold edge finger connector.
>
> The mating connector is a Sullins ETM22DSEH in a matching blue color,
> for some reason (because is looks really cool?).
>
> This two-chip CPU is a very early example of the RCA COSMAC CPU design
> built prior to the much more common CDP1802 single-chip processor.
> Dates codes are 7539 for the data path, and 7525 for the SSTC chip.
> Condition is absolutely mint, NOS-condition, but untested. No
> documentation, but I ~MAY~ be able to find something on this board,
> just don't count on it.
>
> I'll also include a pair of vintage HP hexidecimal displays exactly
> like those used on the original ELF project, to make this combo the
> starting point for a really special ELF project.
>
> (Some ceramic 1852's may also be available)
>
>
>
>
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Received on Mon Sep 30 2002 - 12:49:00 BST