Unidentified chip -- Spoiler for HP 1260-0339

[William Donzelli]

> It could also be a chip used to test an auto-insertion machine or wave
> solder machine.  If memory serves, they'll use correctly pinned but "fake"
> parts to test those processes before moving to the more expensive real
> thing.

Yes, there were a few companies that made dummy chips for exactly that
reason. These days, the robots are much better, so I doubt the
practice of using dummy chips still exists.

--
Will