[TenTec] Dragonball CPU for Ten-Tec Orion "1"

[Barry N1EU]

Rick, yes he's selling the correct chips.

73, Barry N1EU

On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 10:12 AM, rick at dj0ip.de <Rick at dj0ip.de> wrote:

> MC68EZ328
> There is a guy in the UK selling them for about $25 each.
> They are "16V Integrated Circuit Make Motorola."
>
> ARE THESE THE RIGHT ONES FOR THE O1?
>
> The guy only says "more than 10 sold."
> No idea how many he has.
> It's still a good price for someone who has a dead O1.
>
> I believe the German Ten-Tec distributor currently has an O1 for repair in
> need of a Dragon so maybe I can help rescue somebody's radio.
>
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ron
> Notarius W3WN
>
> 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)
>
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