On Thu, May 27, 2004 at 10:44:22AM -0800, Joe R. enlightened us thusly > At 08:44 AM 5/27/04 -0800, you wrote: > >On Thu, May 27, 2004 at 06:54:22AM -0800, Joe R. enlightened us > >thusly > >> At 02:35 AM 5/27/04 -0800, you wrote: > >> >On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 09:49:21AM -0800, Joe R. enlightened us > >> >thusly > >> >> Anybody know what these might be? I found two of them on a > >> >> DEC prototyping board along with a bunch of SSI ICs and an > >> >> Intel 8254 Programmable interval timer. They have 28 pins and > >> >> are .6" wide and appear to be dated 1985. > >> > > >> >Some form of uP support? /looks it up in antique databooks > >> > > >> >Hmmm... The wd1511 is a FIFO or LIFO (First in first out or last > >> >in first out). > >> > > >> >So, in all probability the WD1510 is a FINO device - i.e. a write > >> >only memory :-) > >> > >> A FINO? Is that like a Bit-Bucket? > >> > >ROTFL. > > > >You, sir, made the mistake of taking me seriously. > > No I didn't. I figured out the meaning of a FINO but it's a little > late for April Fool's day. Do you even have April Fool's day in > Ireland?
We do. There are some great spoofs over public radio & tv here April 1. Mind you, we don't always wait for it to come around :-). And let's face it, you were close enough with the WD chip to make it a tad humourous. > > > To understand, you need to see this :) > > > >http://www.ganssle.com/misc/wom.html > > I'll be darned. I hadn't heard of that before. I like the 0 V +/- > 2% and the "What Ever's Right" package! I liked the number of remaining pins vs. socket insertions Some of the best spoofing ever is in the press release. ganssle.com doesn't have that, but it is carried in full on this one (The link in the first e-mail was bad I think) http://www.airplex.com/tina/tsignet1.html I am finding this a very dodgy link. What works reliably is to google for the exact phrase "We may have the rurp" and click on that link. -- With best Regards, Declan Moriarty. -- Author: Declan Moriarty INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Hosting, San Diego, California -- http://www.fatcity.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
