VERY weird chip. Found it at a scrapper :(

[chipcollector]

I went down to a recylcer ( Scrapper) plant a day or two ago, thinking what the hell? GMANBC found like 2987340824372089 4040's, so why can't I go down and do the same?

I entered the place and talked to one of the guys and lead me to the computer area ( Apparently they didn't even know what the term CPU meant, "Never Heard of it"). I was digging around, and the more I stayed there looking through the garbage scrap boards I slowly lost respect for myself. But nonetheless, I found a bag's worth of some nice chips, few mortorolla chips the size of a 3 musketeers bar, old HP chips, mosteks, etc.

I finally finished after 40 minutes of digging. I figured the guy is a nice person because I knew him from before, and he might give me the bag for nothing or close to nothing. Turns out he wanted $100 for about 15 chips, more plastic than metal plated, and I didn't know what they were worth, so I said "They're not worth $100". Son a b**** took the bag out of my hand and told me "If you don't want'em don't take'em".
There was so much anger I just walked away like nothing happened, but fortunetely I didn't go empty handed. This chip below managed to "Slip into my pocket".

I hope it's worth more than an hour of my time, and a cut finger might I add. At least some information on it will be just fine for me. Please let me know

[okidoki73]

[chipcollector]

He's a guy that bought scrap from me before
The man can't even speak.
I'd be $100 down the drain if I bought those. Or $500 up? I don't really know. I didn't even have time to bargain with the guy. He was about to cry over $20

But Does anyone know what the symbol is?

[chipcollector]

Heh, you know how long it took me to take those out of the boards? I cut my finger pretty deep in the process. I took out a small alcohol pad and cleaned it right away
Besides, the only reason I put that chip in my pocket is because I thought it was free. How was I supposed to know the guy wanted money for his trash?( How he views it )
That's the worst experience I've had so far in chip collecting. It also made me feel worse about the chips I currently have, how 80% or so were pulled from boards at those scrap places and sold on ebay. VERY dirty view.

[CPUShack]

Its a UART by General Instruments - GI

that help?

[CPUShack]

Date code of 1979 though, which is pretty nice, and a pretty package to boot.

[chipcollector]

Haha Thanks! You've moved up a few points in my stock book

[CPUShack]

here are some more of the same type on eBay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1247&item=5156610764&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

could collect UARTS, since I dont think anyone else is.

[gmanbc]