[vcf-midatlantic] Fake 7400-series memory

[Dan Roganti]

On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 8:21 AM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:

> http://www.righto.com/2017/08/inside-fake-ram-chip-i-found-something.html
>


if you noticed both part#'s end in '89'​
​I posted an article in Feb [see below] that discussed the notion of fake
parts
If you read the article, they interviewed a parts dealer which work
directly with the China dealers.
so you will always find fake parts, because the salvage business is not
perfect.
both links still work.


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On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 11:40 AM, Dan Roganti <ragooman at gmail.com> wrote:

> speaking of custom chips, there was another article about this topic,
> regarding the eb at y auctions from china. Wondering of anyone else saw this.
> That the cause of the fake parts, which has been a hot topic for many
> years, is the result of the mistaken identification of components. Since
> the wearing and fading of the ink of the part# after 35+yrs while sitting
> in warehouses, and also from just cleaning the parts. Most of the parts are
> marked correctly,and they apparently used fake datecodes to distinguish the
> re-stamped parts. Presumably they acquired all of these computers from the
> sales during liquidation or simply just e-waste shipped overseas. Some of
> the part suppliers in the article, who buy these parts by the thousands
> directly from these sellers iso eb at y, vouch for theses sources.
> article is on pg.16
> https://issuu.com/kilobytemagazine/docs/kilobytemagazine2017-1
> you can also download the pdf directly from them without needing an acct
> from that other website
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TI_Wdty1HdejVCNEhvQjRtWFU/view
> Dan
>
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