[TenTec] Dragonball CPU for Ten-Tec Orion

[rick@dj0ip.de]

No.  But from the time Ron posted his message to the time I bought them, one
had already been sold.  There were just 4 left and I bought them all.  Once
they are here I will make a picture and we can check.  It was a risk... but
no risk, no fun!  ;-)

I'll let you guys know what I receive.

73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)



-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Barry N1EU
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 3:13 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Dragonball CPU for Ten-Tec Orion

Rick, did you get confirmation that the MC68SZ328AVH66 is the exact chip
used in the Orion II?

73, Barry N1EU

On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 10:04 AM, rick at dj0ip.de <Rick at dj0ip.de> wrote:

> CORRECTION:  THERE ARE NO MORE DRAGONS FOR THE O2 AVAILABLE ON EBAY IN 
> GERMANY.
>
> (I just bought them all. Sorry)
>
> I do not have an O2, but I will make them available to the German 
> Ten-Tec distributor.
> For me shipping was only 2 bucks.
>
> If someone urgently needs one, contact me OFF REFLECTOR.
>
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ron 
> Notarius W3WN
> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 1:59 PM
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Dragonball CPU for Ten-Tec Orion
>
>  Well, the discussion got me curious, even though I don't currently 
> own an Orion and doubt I'll be able to get one in the near future 
> (unless some rich relative I don't know of suddenly leaves me a lot of 
> money in his will, and I don't think the odds of that happening are 
> exactly high)...
>
>
> Looking over on everyone's favorite auction site for the Orion's 
> MC68EZ328 Dragonball processor, the guy in Brooklyn who allegedly had 
> 90 individual CPU's is selling them at $10 a pop.  No idea if he 
> offers quantity discounts.
>
>
> There's another one in Albuquerque who has a lot of 160 for sale as a 
> group.
> Starting bid $125 or buy them all right now for $250
>
>
> And then there's a guy in MA who is selling a lot of 20 for a flat $200.
>
>
> So it looks like processors ARE available in "small" lots (small for a 
> manufacturer, that is)
>
>
> Looking for the O2's Dragonball, the MC68SZ328, right now there's only 
> five available from one source in Germany, for $3.25.
>
>
> (Plus shipping etc on all of these, I'm sure)
>
>
> Frankly, all things considered (hi Frank!), if I owned an O or O2, I'd 
> pick up a spare processor or two just to keep on the shelf.  Just in 
> case.  At these prices, it seems like a fairly safe bit of insurance.
>
> 73, ron w3wn
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