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Unnamed Administration sources reported that Joseph T. Klein said: > > > > Didn't National Semiconductor have a spec sheet for write only memory > back in the late 70s or early 80s? > > I think they developed it for the NSA. Not exactly. As I recall, National or maybe Signetics had a run of FUBAR chips. So they gave them xxxNFG part numbers, and had a data sheet made for "Write Only Memory". The AN showed it being used as an electronic bitbucket, etc. This was in 1971 or 72. If you ordered the data sheet/sample; you likely also got a set of Groucho glasses so "you can sneak into the office even if your colleagues find out".... A friend has the data sheet, and maybe still the glasses/nose. -- A host is a host from coast to [email protected] & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433
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