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Neon_WA



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:25 am    Post subject: always learning new things Reply with quote

i never knew that the EX in the pentium pro part number meant experimental Shocked Shocked

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/4x-INTEL-Pentium-Pro-GOLD-Experimental-CPU-Chip-Vintage_W0QQitemZ260350199405QQihZ016QQcategoryZ16181QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Wink

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I guess that means all my PPro chips are "Experimental"

Another idiot / liar seller.

Here`s another from the same seller.
Engineering Sample

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/INTEL-Pentium-Pro-GOLD-Engineering-Sample-CPU-Vintage_W0QQitemZ260350191656QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item260350191656&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318
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Neon_WA



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well that not bad, with at least three out of the nine actually being "experimental" Very Happy
the black Q004s Very Happy

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i will do a groupbuy on his auction
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Neon_WA wrote:
Well that not bad, with at least three out of the nine actually being "experimental" Very Happy
the black Q004s Very Happy


Yes, but he does`nt even know what an ES chip is. He call these 4 chips "Experimental" based on the EX in the part #.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does this also apply to my 443EX chipset?
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yes and to 386EX as well !
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wish it was easier to just 'buy' an auction and then receive it, and then get a Paypal refund because the item was SNAD Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wizzard1 wrote:
I wish it was easier to just 'buy' an auction and then receive it, and then get a Paypal refund because the item was SNAD Very Happy


Is it not easy then? Twisted Evil

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the seller has changed his stupid description Smile
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

more lunacy here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Lot-of-14-Vintage-2708-Ceramic-ICs_W0QQitemZ230321261198QQihZ013QQcategoryZ4663QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

CPUShack wrote:
more lunacy here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Lot-of-14-Vintage-2708-Ceramic-ICs_W0QQitemZ230321261198QQihZ013QQcategoryZ4663QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


PMSFL Laughing

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice EPROMs... stupid price.
Maybe if he gets a buyer he can invest in a 'leg unbending tool'... commonly known as a pair or pliers or tweezers Wink
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Heh heh heh ill give anyone interested in those eproms, 5 times the amount of proms for the same price as hes asking heh heh heh
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

These kind of auctions piss me off Evil or Very Mad
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