16 Dec
2008
16 Dec
'08
1:07 a.m.
A friend of mine just came across a couple of Intel
8008
chips. Apparently, some ebay sellers think they're solid gold.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260099837541
As far as we can tell, that's what Mel has.
Anyway, I told him I'd try to find out what it's
actually worth and whether anyone here is willing
to pay whatever's reasonable.
He also has some later 8008s without the gold cap.
They are relatively rare, but they aren't even close to being _THAT_ rare. I'm
talking about his asking price. I bought one three years ago from a fellow collector of
CPU chips for _$20_ that had some markings worn off and was scratched. I opened it up to
photograph the die (a hobby of mine):
http://diephotos.blogspot.com/
I've haven't even seen rare versions of white ceramic 4004 ICs in perfect
condition go for anything close to his asking price. I've seen a complete, mint
condition MCS-4 (4004) chip _SET_ go for something close to $1K.
21 Dec
21 Dec
2:17 a.m.
Awesome pictures. It's seriously impressive how these chips must be made and
designed.
Regards,
Andrew B
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk
--- On Tue, 16/12/08, William Blair <wbblair3 at yahoo.com> wrote:
They are relatively rare, but they aren't even close to being _THAT_ rare.
I'm talking about his asking price. I bought one three years ago from a
fellow collector of CPU chips for _$20_ that had some markings worn off and was
scratched. I opened it up to photograph the die (a hobby of mine):
http://diephotos.blogspot.com/
I've haven't even seen rare versions of white ceramic 4004 ICs in
perfect condition go for anything close to his asking price. I've seen a
complete, mint condition MCS-4 (4004) chip _SET_ go for something close to $1K.
24 Dec
24 Dec
3:32 a.m.
They are relatively rare, but they aren't even
close to being _THAT_
rare. I'm talking about his asking price. I bought one three years
ago from a fellow collector of CPU chips for _$20_ that had some
markings worn off and was scratched. I opened it up to photograph
the die (a hobby of mine):
8008s go for $15 a piece from unicorn, if you buy 50
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