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Re: X-rays, aircraft and

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From: Cyberman
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 02:15
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    Pyrdek@edinboro.edu entitled a message as 'X-rays, aircraft and frie',
   on the 11-06-92  19:48 to All.
 Py> What I am wondering is what is the probability that the x-ray
 Py> unit(s) may have fried the chips or is it more likely that travelling
 Py> in some aircraft hold (possibly unheated and/or unpressurized)
 Py> caused these problems.  Or is it more likely that the various jolts
 Py> and bumps may have caused at least two (and quite possibly more)
 Py> seperate failures at the same time?

 Py> Care to venture an opinion?

    Yes if the micro controller is an OTP and not a MASKED one
    the XRAY devices may have erased some the EPROM bits.  OTP
    micro controller use a non windowed eprom so you can't
    "erase" them.  However you may be able to do it with XRAYS.
    :)

    Cyberman

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Subject: Re: X-rays, aircraft and
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