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20v8-25 GALs

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Thunderjaws used two 20v8s in Rev b production boards. 
Cost price $2.15. 
The raw Atari part number is 137647-025 but we do not buy them blank. The 
programmed part number for Thunderjaws is 136076-1075 or -1076.
Karen can ask Mary Burnias to get some, blank or programmed. We should 
maintain a stock of 100 or so in engineering. 

If you happen to check the price on the computer, it says $1.05. This is 
wrong, and is being changed.

While I have your attention, Mary asked me to pass something on.
Some of the vendors know how many GALs (and other parts) we will need for 
a particular game before Mary does. They then put pressure on her to get 
the full order, making her life difficult (two different vendors can not 
get the full order each). If you are talking to a vendor you should use 
phrases like "The board uses quite a few." and "The game is doing really 
well." instead of saying "It uses 5 and 1000 have been released so far."

No vendor should ever know how many games (past or present) have been 
released or sold. This is sensitive Company confidential information.


						Pat.
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Jul 11, 1990