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In article <kennehra.724560313@craft.camp.clarkson.edu>,
kennehra@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Rich"TheMan"Kennehan) says:
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>Hi.  I opened up one of my atari 2600 games, and instead of a regular
>chip inside, there was this small plastic glob where the ROM chip
>should be!!!!   what is this?  It was black and looked like a big
>bump of solder.  How is this possible for a black glob of plastic
>with no pins to be able to store information?  The black glob was like
>melted into the center of the PC board...and the game worked perfectly
>when I put it back together again.  Any help figuring out this mystery
>would be greatly appreciated!!

Heh...I believe that's some wax, or something like that,
covering the processor.  I opened up a really cheap
calculator to catch a glimpse at its insides, and it was
how you described it...a plastic glob.  Guess they don't
want you fidlling with their processor, but I think they
also have that there to tell if you voided your warranty
by pulling the glob off to get at the processor yourself.
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