Re: Write Only Memory datasheet

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From: rave... Paul Raveling
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1990 22:14

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In article <972@rbdc.UUCP>, andy@rbdc.UUCP (Andy Pitts) writes:
> The original WOM data sheet was produced by Signetics in the early 70's.

	1st time I saw it was in 1971 or '72, when PROMs were fairly
	new and EPROMs hadn't hit the streets yet.  Signetics made
	a nice ROM simulator then, and it was a necessity.

	We turned some PROMS into WOM when someone I worked with
	was 1 bit off in setting up to burn a batch.  He realized
	his mistake after 20 chips at $70 per chip, for a $1400
	"oops".  Remember that's 1972 bucks -- about 1/3 the price
	of an early low-end PDP-11.


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Paul Raveling
Rave...@isi.edu

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