20 Dec
2005
20 Dec
'05
2:27 a.m.
On 12/19/2005 at 9:03 PM Allison wrote:
Polypaks was the place here. No bargan as usually a
package with one bad
gate developed other problems over time.
I really had to wonder about some of the Poly Paks stuff--you could get
IC's with untinned/unplated leads or other very substantial cosmetic
defects. Still, I certainly bought a pile of RTL from them--all flat-pack.
--Chuck
That was normal. It had extra tracks for that reason.
I must have 8
of the BMs and two working BPK72 boards. There was no such thing as
a flawless BM apparently.
Still have an unused BPK72A-4 in its original box (S/N 948). Sales guy
gave it to me--I didn't ask for it, could never rationalize using it
for--what, 128K of rather slow power-hungry memory. I think Intel grew
desperate at some point to find a market for it.
--Chuck