PROM relabeling?!

[Ludis Langens]

Matt S Bower wrote:
> 
> But If they reprogrammed the prom they would have needed to open the
> window to erase, usually when you do that the labels don't stick as well
> so you just replace them anyway.  Why would you pull it up, erase,
> reprogram, restick the old label and then apply a new label.  doesn't
> make sense to me anyway.

I've observed the computer industry to apply labels before the EPROM is
programmed.  The labels might be applied by hand in Mexico at
50cents/hour, while the EPROM is burned on demand on the production
line.  So - GM may have prelabeled a bunch of chips, discovered that
they have too many, and used them for other purposes.

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