Peter Todd wrote:
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> On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 01:12:54PM -0700, Bob Axtell wrote:
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>> Well, I told ya I was old....I was there when Intel tried to sell serial 
>> memories to us (CTC, i.e. Datapoint)
>> with the memory cases made of translucent white ceramic, which meant all 
>> was well inside a dark
>> computer case, but light would make them act up badly when the case was 
>> open. To temporarily solve
>> the problem, we carefully painted the chips with thick black roofing paint.
>>     
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> Translucent? To what degree? Is this the white ceramic cases I've seen,
> or even more obviously translucent?
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The ceramic boats were quite translucent. It had a typical military 
cover, braised. The light came through
the sides, primarily.

I can't recall anything like it, before or after.

--Bob A

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