Re: MOS8520R4 - 1988 vs. 1991

From: silverdr_at_wfmh.org.pl
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:22:27 +0100
Message-Id: <3E611F25-BCB5-4B41-8C97-5E1E0673029B_at_wfmh.org.pl>
> On 29/01/2020 14:25, silverdr_at_wfmh.org.pl wrote:
> 
>>> Though they changed the masks which was expensive they didn't want to
>>> introduce new part numbers.
>> 
>> No, but the revision would be expected to change, wouldn't it? It looks like a negligence to me. Might even be deliberate like with 8521s labeled as 6526s.
> 
> On 2020-01-29, at 14:38, Frank Wolf <webmaster_at_frank-wolf.org> wrote:
> 
> Changing the revision would have forced them to use new part/order numbers for the customers.

Sure about it? I recall ordering chips for the service back then and receiving different revisions, despite the same SKU being used all the time.

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SD! 
Received on 2020-05-30 00:29:53

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