At 04:53 PM 4/19/04 -0700, you wrote:
>In the 70's, TRW made a fast (for the day)
>fully-combinational bipolar multiplier that was
>packaged in an oversized DIP with a giant TRW logo.
>Chamberlain's "Musical Applications of
>Microprocessors"
>has a picture of one.
I've seen those. I don't remember the PN but I found a pile of boards
full of them about a year ago. I find a lot of weird stuff like those.
Joe
I have no idea what this
>particular chip is, but TRW did make chips with this
>"mock up" look.
>
>--Bill
>
>--- Vintage Computer Festival <vcf_at_siconic.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, 19 Apr 2004, Joe R. wrote:
>>
>> > Does anyone know what this is?
>> >
>>
><http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2589635895&category=5091
>> > 6&sspagename=rvi:1:1>. The seller claims that
>> it's a rare early CPU but I
>> > don't think so.
>>
>> I didn't realize 1983 was considered the "early days
>> of electronics".
>> Wow, I wasn't born too late after all! Woohoo!
>>
>> Looks like some cheezy mock-up if you ask me.
>> Probably rare, I'll grant
>> him that (maybe), but is it significant?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Sellam Ismail
>> Vintage Computer Festival
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Received on Mon Apr 19 2004 - 19:36:03 BST