Agreed; unfortunately an all too common story in the tech business world (see e.g. CBM,
MCM etc.). Surprised HP survived Fiorina.
m
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Lancashire via cctech" <cctech at classiccmp.org>
To: "william degnan" <billdegnan at gmail.com>
Cc: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts" <cctech at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: help id a chip
Welcome.
I miss my couple years at "Big B", great people to work with. Many of us
though if this bozo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Michael_Blumenthal
had not taken over Burroughs could still have made it.
-pete
On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 12:51 PM, william degnan <billdegnan at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Fantastic, thanks.
> Bill
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 3:46 PM, Pete Lancashire via cctech <
> cctech at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
>> Found it !!
>>
>>
http://www.picklesnet.com/burroughs/gallery/bpgb80.htm
>>
>> 4th picture top row.
>>
>> Yikes that was long ago
>>
>> -pete
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 12:43 PM, Pete Lancashire <
>> pete at petelancashire.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > OK it is coming back to me, if I remember correctly these were used in
>> the
>> > B80 which were or were to be a replacement for the L/TC family
>> > there were either 5 or 8 of them that made up the CPU
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 12:14 PM, Mike Stein via cctech <
>> > cctech at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>> >
>> >> The L & TC series (among others?) used a number of those chips; I
>> *might*
>> >> even be able to look up what it did but I doubt that it'd be useful
>> >> information ;-)
>> >>
>> >> m
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Pete Lancashire via cctech" <cctech at
classiccmp.org>
>> >> To: "william degnan" <billdegnan at gmail.com>;
"General Discussion:
>> >> On-Topic Posts" <cctech at classiccmp.org>
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 1:19 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: help id a chip
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > Burroughs
>> >> >
>> >> > One has to love the 1/8" spacing.
>> >> >
>> >> > I have a box of them from when I worked there. I may even have one
of
>> >> the
>> >> > very rare test sockets.
>> >> >
>> >> > The division I was in was considering using the technology. I
can't
>> >> > remember what actually used them. Way too long ago.
>> >> > The plant I was in built the B7xx family.
>> >> >
>> >> > I
>> >> >
>> >> > -pete
>> >> >
>> >> > On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 10:05 AM, william degnan via cctech <
>> >> > cctech at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Can someone tell me what chip this is?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
http://vintagecomputer.net/pictures/2017/Objects/P1010114.JPG
>> >> >>
http://vintagecomputer.net/pictures/2017/Objects/P1010093.JPG
>> >> >>
http://vintagecomputer.net/pictures/2017/Objects/P1010094.JPG
>> >> >>
>> >> >> (note ..94/94 show the item in a sealed in storage material)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> the underside consists of 4 sets of 12 pins plus the corner 3
pins,
>> as
>> >> >> shown on the top of the chip.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> thanks
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>
>