In message <m1BUCID-000JCGC@p850ug1>
ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) wrote:
I thought it was actually a DRAM chip with a
transparent top (the number
'IS32 Optic RAM' is sort-of in my mind, but I can't be sure).
Sounds
accurate to me - IIRC the IS32 was made by Micron. I think there was a
digital camera for the BBC Micro that used the IS32, as well as the "Micron
Eye".
I'd love to get an IS32 or a few ceramic 4116 DRAMs (with metal covers) to
play with. Remove the metal cover with a small gas torch, fit a perspex or
glass cover (I suspect a microscope slide might work) and hook it up to a
suitable driver circuit.
There was a file called KUCKUCK.ZIP floating around too - it included some
info on using a DRAM as a camera.
A real CCD is a lot better ;-)
Indeed, but
it's also more expensive.
Later.
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