At 04:14 PM 4/19/04 -0700, you 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?
I doubt it. But it's not a mock-up. I have one that's new in a sealed
box. I think it might be a flash A/D. At least that's what I found in this
doc;
<http://www.optics.arizona.edu/jcwyant/pdf/Published_Papers/Optical_Testing/
3.8%20Micron.pdf>. I find alot of big old TRW ICs like this and I'm always
wondering what they are.
Joe
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