[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [New Search]
On 22 Nov 1996, Anthony Guzzi wrote: > Hi. What does it mean when a part is OEM? I've hear that term for a long > time now, and I have no idea what it means. Can someone please say what OEM > is? > OEM, as I understand it, is Original Equipment Manufacture, meaning, i think, that it it new, but made to the original maufacturer's specifications. This compares to NOS, or new old stock, which I'm pretty sure is original parts that, even though are 20-odd years old, have never been used, and are therefore 'new'. Did I get this straight, guys? best, Coop Cooper N. Melton 71 Squareback 221 Gildersleeve Brown College at Monroe Hill University of Virginia coop@virginia.edu http://palladio.arch.virginia.edu/~cnm4x _________________________ "If I didn't have disappointment, I wouldn't have any appointments." -They Might Be Giants