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 Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:55 pm Post subject: Fab 20 visit |
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Has anyone ever visited Fab 20 in Hillsboro Oregon?
John maybe? |
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I visited Kvazar plant here in Kiev yesterday 
They saw my site and invited me to give some CPUs. (the very first soviet CPU flat 48pin K580ИК80 - i8080 clone was made at Kvazar in 1978. Now I have this one dated 7805 - earliest known! ).
The most important - I saw all the production process and have got a lot of info on early soviet CPUs!
Kvazar is still working today (make silicon wafers, solar batteries and chips: micrologics, op amps, 8086 clones+peripheral, MCUs )
No any photos  - prohibited.
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Windmiller
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| Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| CPUShack wrote: | | been by Fab 20 many times, never took a tour, should some day. |
I figured you had |
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| iguana_kiev wrote: | | and invited me to give some CPUs. (the very first soviet CPU flat 48pin K580ИК80 - i8080 clone was made at Kvazar in 1978. Now I have this one dated 7805 - earliest known! ) |
Lucky Igor 
Any group buy? 
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| Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:53 am Post subject: |
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| el_gecko wrote: | | iguana_kiev wrote: | | and invited me to give some CPUs. (the very first soviet CPU flat 48pin K580ИК80 - i8080 clone was made at Kvazar in 1978. Now I have this one dated 7805 - earliest known! ) |
Lucky Igor
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It's not easy to make a group buy at single CPU in collection and none in trade list
In edition to mentioned CPU they gave me several common plastic CPU/MCUs I (and I guess many of you) already have.
But I've got alot of INFO!!!
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That is very cool Igor. I'm very jealous!!
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John,
Have you ever been inside? I just found out they have a little museum there. |
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| Windmiller wrote: | John,
Have you ever been inside? I just found out they have a little museum there. |
no I'll see if I can get there soon and check it out though
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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| I've worked in fab 20 for a year and I've never heard about a museum. Wonder where they're hiding it? |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Oh, I'm pretty sure a tour will be out of the question too, unless you have someone on the inside that can get you into the building as a visitor and get the approval to give you a window tour. |
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Windmiller
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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| visitor wrote: | | Oh, I'm pretty sure a tour will be out of the question too, unless you have someone on the inside that can get you into the building as a visitor and get the approval to give you a window tour. |
From what i can tell you are correct, it is very difficult to get a tour. I've got one scheduled next week but I don't know what it is going to involve. |
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| Windmiller wrote: | | visitor wrote: | | Oh, I'm pretty sure a tour will be out of the question too, unless you have someone on the inside that can get you into the building as a visitor and get the approval to give you a window tour. |
From what i can tell you are correct, it is very difficult to get a tour. I've got one scheduled next week but I don't know what it is going to involve. |
If you're making the chipset for my new motherboard, make sure to connect all the wires
Well you'd better get in there before it closes anyhow. |
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Windmiller
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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| donutty wrote: | | Windmiller wrote: | | visitor wrote: | | Oh, I'm pretty sure a tour will be out of the question too, unless you have someone on the inside that can get you into the building as a visitor and get the approval to give you a window tour. |
From what i can tell you are correct, it is very difficult to get a tour. I've got one scheduled next week but I don't know what it is going to involve. |
If you're making the chipset for my new motherboard, make sure to connect all the wires
Well you'd better get in there before it closes anyhow. |
' ' You know I will
This was one of the reasons I wanted to go, kind of sad it is closing since it has been around for so long. And of course the hard times it puts on Intel employees.
I'll report back in two weeks on how it goes. |
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