What computers used the AMI7200 & 7300? - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

8 Oct 1998

Here's the information about pricing on the F14 CADC directly from Ray
Holt.

...
  To my knowledge the first set of chips were included
into the
 development price, however, as I remember the remainder of the initial
 contract had a price tag of $250-$350 per chip.  The ROM's were
 probably a little less that that.  In follow-on production (qty's of
 1000+) AMI had estimated chip prices to be under $100.  I noticed I had
 put $65 in my paper. 
And on some of the applications the AMI 7200 & 7300 microprocessors made
their way into:

...
  The 7200 and 7300 were used, for sure, in very high
scientific
 calculators and as i/o controllers for some mini's, however, I left AMI
 right after the development so I did not get into who any follow-on
 customers were. 
Sam                                        Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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