20 Nov
2001
20 Nov
'01
6:01 a.m.
On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:
Eh...my dead chip isn't in good shape, it got hot enough to almost totally
erase its markings. I think quite a few of the pins got broken off after I
tossed the dead chip in the junk box too. I just can't see someone wanting
a dead 1771 w/ faint markings and broken pins...I guess it would look ok
if it were glued to something and had some clear coat applied to the top
to make the writing show up again ;P
-Toth
Well, I
accidentally plugged the chip in backward when troubleshooting the
floppy interface right after I got it. It turned out that the floppy
ribbon was bad, just due to age I guess. I don't think the chip let out
its magic smoke, but it certainly does not work now ;)
A modest proposal:
Since the chip collectors don't REALLY care whether tha chip is actually
WORKING, ...
So long as the escape of the magic smoke didn't leave any marks, save the
electrically dead chips, and let the ship collectors have them.
If the chip collectors would be willing to trade working common varieties
of chips for dead rarer colors, ...
C'mon guys, got a working common variety 1771 for Toth?