Rare CPUs (was 8008)

[Curtis H. Wilbar Jr.]

Steven Hirsch wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Dec 2008, William Blair wrote:
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>>>> Rarest Intel chips in no particular order (from a CPU
>>> collector forum; posted in 2005; nobody disagreed):
>>>>
>>>>  X8008
>>>>  G8008
>>>>  C4040 Purple
>>>>  C4040 Left Ground Strap
>>>>  8080B
>>>>  8080-8
>>>>  8008
>>>>  8008-1
>>>>  MC8080
>>>>  C4004 W #5 & Ground Strap
>>>
>>> Has someone unearthed a bunch of i432s? Any reason they are
>>> not on the list?
>>
>> Quote from same forum, different thread: "I think the iAPX432 and 
>> Nx686 are the most wanted cpu in the collectors community."
>
> Are you serious?  Were the Nexgen chips really so rare?  I think I 
> have two or three of them along with the math coprocessors.
No indication of rarity but I've always wanted a nexgen proc and
mobo to 'tinker' with...

-- Curt

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