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From: jcallen@Encore.COM (Jerry Callen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k
Subject: Re: Sources for MC68030RC25 and MC68882RC25
Message-ID: <13523@encore.Encore.COM>
Date: 13 Dec 90 19:02:40 GMT
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Organization: Encore Computer Corp, Marlboro, MA
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In article <26754@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> stevel@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Steve Ligett) writes:
>When I called Wyle to get a quote on these parts (or maybe it was slower
>ones), they made a big to-do of it.  I forget if they called them
>blue-<something>, or blue-light specials ;-), but they asked if I'd
>called anyone else for a quote, grilled me, and generally made me feel
>that they weren't sure I was moral enough to buy them.  Perhaps they
>want to make sure that we won't waste them by using them in toasters,
>etc.
>-- 
>steve.ligett@dartmouth.edu or ...!dartvax!steve.ligett

Well, Steve, I know for a fact that you use Macintoshes, so maybe you ARE
planning to put these chips into toasters! :-)

I've had reasonable luck on small orders from Arrow. Don't have the
catalog handy, but they stock a lot of Moto stuff, and the minimum
order is $25. No line item minimum (this can be a real killer!).

I don't have the address, but the phone number (according to the IC Master)
is (516)-467-1000.

I agree that getting parts in onsey/twosey quantities for hobbyists is a
real bitch. If _I_ ran Motorola, Intel or some big IC firm I would make it
VERY easy for hobbyists to get my parts, maybe even set up a small quantity
mail-order division with nice discounts. Today's tinkerer is tomorrow's
volume buyer!

-- Jerry Callen
   jcallen@encore.com