Bidding Against NASA

John Foust wrote: snip > And how many 8086s do they really need, and how many > have they found? I would guess "not too many" and "lots", > respectively. I think the article mentioned that their > booster testers used them. I doubt the process is > destructive to the 8086. So how many booster testers > do they have, and how many have failed in the CPU? snip > Towards the end of the article, it mentions spending $500 > on some old I/O card - now that example made me wonder! snip > Now, if you want to be subversive, go to the NASA surplus > auctions and buy up all the old stuff that has 8086s in it. :-) > - John Remember when they spend your tax dollar, the checking account has no limits. Remember the Pentagon spending $400+ for an ash tray, and over a grand for a common claw hammer??? Gary Hildebrand St. Joseph, MO