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Article #15891Re: "The Glob" Atari 2600 processors ???
From: Henry Spencer
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 02:58
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 02:58
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In article <kennehra.724614930@craft.camp.clarkson.edu> kennehra@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Rich"TheMan"Kennehan) writes:
>HI. Ok..."the glob" is impossible to remove. Is there some way to
>melt the protective covering off without losing the data? Also, how
>would I tell what kind of chip is underneath the glob?
Apart from the possibility of deducing the chip type by studying the rest
of the circuit, the only way to find out is to get the epoxy off. That
is Not Easy. The stuff is completely inert as far as the usual run of
solvents etc. are concerned. It can be done, using truly vile chemicals,
but it's not the sort of thing you want to try unless you really know
what you're doing.
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"God willing... we shall return." | Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
-Gene Cernan, the Moon, Dec 1972 | henry@zoo.toronto.edu utzoo!henry
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Newsgroups: sci.electronics Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!sdd.hp.com!cs.utexas.edu!torn!utzoo!henry From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) Subject: Re: "The Glob" Atari 2600 processors ??? Message-ID: <BzJExG.40D@zoo.toronto.edu> Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 02:58:25 GMT References: <1gp41fINN6h1@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> <kennehra.724614930@craft.camp.clarkson.edu> Organization: U of Toronto Zoology Lines: 14