RE: Question for parts locating gurus: Tempest

From: Clay Cowgill <ClayC_at_diamondmm.com>
Date: Mon Nov 09 1998 - 16:43:30 EST

> > I have these, but I charge $2.50 a pop for 'em. They can be had
> from
> > Hamilton Hallmark (or was it Arrow?) for $1.25 each plus shipping
> and
> > minimums.
>
> 100% markup, Clay? Who can resist that! ;-)
>
Yeah... At least I tell you and show where to get them cheaper. ;-)
Truth is, for $1-2 stuff it takes 100% to get my attention. Too many
other things to do. Filling $1 part orders all the time equates to no
progress on "cool" projects. ;-)

> One of the Tempest boards had something like an N?7055 chip in it's
> place...maybe they're compatible, but more common. I don't know.
>
I think you're right. I want to say it's an NE7055? Still rare beasts.
Funky multiple-voltage things. Can't imagine anything still uses them
unless some military stuff does that'd keep 'em in production.

> My Monster Bash video board has a bunch of socketed devices labeled
> 4015, so I
> assumed they were RAM chips...I don't have the schematics for Monster
> Bash, but
> when these chips heat up, the video starts to freak out.
>
Sounds like it's a 4116 (16Kx1 three-supply DRAM) to me!

-Clay
Received on Mon Nov 9 15:43:36 1998

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