8008 chips

[Allison]

>
>Subject: Re: 8008 chips
>   From: "William Donzelli" <wdonzelli at gmail.com>
>   Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:28:41 -0500
>     To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
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>>  I have a bag of 35 NOS type "MF1103P" dated 722x, 18-pin plastic DIP, gold-plate
>>  pins, made by Microsystems International Ltd. (a briefly-existent Canadian
>>  chip maker). I believe these were 2nd-sourced 1103's, as MIL also made an
>>  MF8008 and MF1702.
>>
>>  I also have a gold-capped C8008. One idea would be to make a period-style
>>  8008 system with all of it.
>>
>>  If I sell them can I retire to Monte Carlo instead?
>
>You could probably get a nice plane ticket.
>
>There is a "missing link" Intel RAM that many chip guys lust for. I do
>not recall the number - 210something.


The 1101 256 byte static ram.  Later there would be the 2102 (1kx1) and 
2102 256x4 that were important to small computeres.

The 1103 was dynamic and while cheaper it was also hard to work with
due to refresh and interface needs.


Allison

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>If I look thru my records I can probably remember, but I have too many
>things to do right now.
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>Will
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