On Fri, Jun 22, 2001 at 12:00:22AM -0400, Lord Isildur wrote:
> 
>  yes, theyre in ceramic packages and not plastic packages. this was more
> common in those days, and has slowly gotten less common as time went on. 
> the ceramic costs more, of course, was is/was only used where its greater
> resistance to heat was needed or anticipated to be needed. 

so, how often were these things used for memory?  or is this just a case of
a company doing right even if it costs more?

thanks for the info.

-brian