help id a chip

[Mike Stein]

Agreed; unfortunately an all too common story in the tech business world (see e.g. CBM, MCM etc.). Surprised HP survived Fiorina.

m

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pete Lancashire via cctech" <cctech at classiccmp.org>
To: "william degnan" <billdegnan at gmail.com>
Cc: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts" <cctech at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: help id a chip


> Welcome.
> 
> I miss my couple years at "Big B", great people to work with. Many of us
> though if this bozo
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Michael_Blumenthal
> 
> had not taken over Burroughs could still have made it.
> 
> -pete
> 
> On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 12:51 PM, william degnan <billdegnan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Fantastic, thanks.
>> Bill
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 3:46 PM, Pete Lancashire via cctech <
>> cctech at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Found it !!
>>>
>>> http://www.picklesnet.com/burroughs/gallery/bpgb80.htm
>>>
>>> 4th picture top row.
>>>
>>> Yikes that was long ago
>>>
>>> -pete
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 12:43 PM, Pete Lancashire <
>>> pete at petelancashire.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > OK it is coming back to me, if I remember correctly these were used in
>>> the
>>> > B80 which were or were to be a replacement for the L/TC family
>>> > there were either 5 or 8 of them that made up the CPU
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 12:14 PM, Mike Stein via cctech <
>>> > cctech at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> The L & TC series (among others?) used a number of those chips; I
>>> *might*
>>> >> even be able to look up what it did but I doubt that it'd be useful
>>> >> information ;-)
>>> >>
>>> >> m
>>> >>
>>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >> From: "Pete Lancashire via cctech" <cctech at classiccmp.org>
>>> >> To: "william degnan" <billdegnan at gmail.com>; "General Discussion:
>>> >> On-Topic Posts" <cctech at classiccmp.org>
>>> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 1:19 PM
>>> >> Subject: Re: help id a chip
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> > Burroughs
>>> >> >
>>> >> > One has to love the 1/8" spacing.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I have a box of them from when I worked there. I may even have one of
>>> >> the
>>> >> > very rare test sockets.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > The division I was in was considering using the technology. I can't
>>> >> > remember what actually used them. Way too long ago.
>>> >> > The plant I was in built the B7xx family.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I
>>> >> >
>>> >> > -pete
>>> >> >
>>> >> > On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 10:05 AM, william degnan via cctech <
>>> >> > cctech at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> Can someone tell me what chip this is?
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> http://vintagecomputer.net/pictures/2017/Objects/P1010114.JPG
>>> >> >> http://vintagecomputer.net/pictures/2017/Objects/P1010093.JPG
>>> >> >> http://vintagecomputer.net/pictures/2017/Objects/P1010094.JPG
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> (note ..94/94 show the item in a sealed in storage material)
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> the underside consists of 4 sets of 12 pins plus the corner 3 pins,
>>> as
>>> >> >> shown on the top of the chip.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> thanks
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>>
>>
>>