24 Jan
2013
24 Jan
'13
3:45 p.m.
On Thu, 24 Jan 2013, Chuck Guzis wrote:
That got started long before 64Kx1 DRAMs. I still
have a drawer full of
ceramic Intel 2109-xomehting, or half of a 2117--the "something told you
which half was good". ISTR this came from the "we're embargoing
Japanese DRAMs because of dumping" time. I did manage to get a uPD416
sample at the same time from NEC and it was amazing--it'd hold its data
for several seconds without refresh. Not only were the Japanese DRAMs
cheaper, but they were better at that time...
. . . and that's why we added a high tarriff on cordless drills and LCD
screens