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" <[email protected]> To: "william degnan" <[email protected]> Cc: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts" <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Fantastic, thanks. >> Bill >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 3:46 PM, Pete Lancashire via cctech < >> [email protected]> 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 < >>> [email protected]> >>> 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 < >>> > [email protected]> 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" <[email protected]> >>> >> To: "william degnan" <[email protected]>; "General Discussion: >>> >> On-Topic Posts" <[email protected]> >>> >> 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 < >>> >> > [email protected]> 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 >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >>
