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I cannot upvote this enough. And, will add: do the same for components, becase the same repackaging happens there. By the time you find out, it is thousands of already manufactured PCBs later...

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Where are you going to find genuine 8086 chips from an official reseller? They aren't made anymore.

"Only buy from official resellers" is valid advice for parts that are still made or for parts which are still in stock in large quantities, but your advice helps no one looking for an 8086 or any other vintage silicon.

That's why I mentioned ham conventions, let alone flea markets etc. You would be surprised of how many old perfectly legit NOS parts can be found in those "alternative" places. Of course it's all about luck: that is, being in the right place at the right time. One cannot plan to make N products out of a part that could be found in 10s, 1000s or a million, or not to be found at all.

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