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xrror
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 Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:33 am Post subject: scanning random chips |
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So my hope is some of these chip scans will be useful, but probably many are just redundant. But at least some should be amusing!
Revving up the 'ol HP 5100C, scannin' time!
edit: I swear this chip is the most un-photogenic chip ever. I'm giving up after the 4th re-scan 
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Neon_WA
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:41 am Post subject: |
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nice one 
can you confirm the production code on the chip 
79840298 or 79040298
probably is 7904.... but looks like 7984.... 
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xrror
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:53 am Post subject: |
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looks like a zero. I can rescan and update.
edit: anything look interesting? I'm eventually going to scan everything front/back since i think every chip deserves it's day =)
I'm not really a chip collector, I'm more of a hardware gidiot... so many of these chips have a personal history to me! I don't care if they're common as dirt, they still are chips I've had/used/rescued and have done good service to me. Many I can tell you how well they overclock  |
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Neon_WA
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:14 am Post subject: |
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whats the one that looks like a CPU socket terminator
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xrror
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:23 am Post subject: |
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lol that's a PowerLeap "converter." All it does is give some jumpers for the "2nd" pullup on socket 7. So you could fool around with x2.5 and x3 on old TX boards.
"PL-0D54C/C6" "VER:2.00"
Overpriced, but PowerLeap was cool enough to send me another IDT WinChip when I just RMA'ed the adapter, so it was actually worth it!
The 486 on the bottom row is on some weird upgrade "interposer" which I really want to torture some dumpy socket 3 board with. muahaha.
+2 edit
Ugh, there are more chips to go. Unfortunatly I "decapped" many of the K6-2's I have in the name of greater overclocks. Luckily I'm pretty sure i don't have any "epic collector" chips so people won't faint I brutalized some uber-rare black-top. At least it should give nice die shots! I just have to match em up. |
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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| xrror wrote: | ...... i think every chip deserves it's day =)
I'm not really a chip collector, I'm more of a hardware gidiot... so many of these chips have a personal history to me! I don't care if they're common as dirt, they still are chips I've had/used/rescued and have done good service to me. Many I can tell you how well they overclock |
It's nice to see vintage chips preserved for any reason- sentimental, rarity, historical or greed. Whatever the reason, if you have the passion, do it and enjoy the camaraderie here too! 
WELCOME to the group.
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xrror
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| Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 3:49 am Post subject: |
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I'm working on cleaning up the den/workshop/junkpile so hopefully some more actual detail scans soon (and not just the 20 chip pileups in the scanner either).
I'm not sure how much interest in 486 era chips there are, but I'm trying to get the box of EISA/VLB boards I had back, then some quality time with a chip puller (gotta love/hate LIF sockets argh).
So I'm trying not to be the "one post wonder," this just gives me some incentive to finally buy some shelves and whatnot to help sort though all this junk/vintage electronics
If it starts drawing out too long, I'll try and get some detail scans of weirder stuff like the WinChip2 to help in the mean time. EDIT: okay I got off my rear and got that one scanned at least!
I've still got to get the guts of the NEC Ready I tore apart for that MMX Mobile off my desk. arrghh... gonna be fun putting that back together  |
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xrror
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| Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:37 am Post subject: Pentium 75 SX961 |
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| The corroded Pentium 75 with pride... or something... |
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xrror
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| Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:52 am Post subject: the T5500 SL9SH twins |
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now for something completely different. probably not exciting, freaky these two seem identical twins.
edit: hrm, PCB numbers different. maybe not so same? |
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xrror
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| Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:05 am Post subject: K6 200 ALR |
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The crooked heatspreader is pretty amusing. And I didn't even see the grid pattern on the back until the image software turned the picture blue 
I guess this chip wasn't quite as boring as I thought! |
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xrror
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| Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:19 am Post subject: Cyrix M II-300GP 66Mhz |
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Cyrix had it going on with their package design. So many weird nuances. What's with the weird square "halo" around the top of the chip? The back is even exciting, it actually looks cool. And it feels heavy... are those ceramic layers?
Plus.. is it just me, or does it look like the die, or at least the black "container" for it on the back not square to the package?
Anyway, that concludes tonight's scanning fun. Going to be hard to beat! IDT, Intel, AMD, and Cyrix in one run... maybe if i found a Harris chip or something next time? |
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xrror
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| Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 10:35 pm Post subject: pentium 60 sx835 L407 |
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| doesn't add any new excitement to the timeline project, unfortunately |
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xrror
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| Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 10:36 pm Post subject: PPro 180 256k |
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| Ouch on the bent pin... |
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xrror
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| Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 3:37 am Post subject: |
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There's a bit of delay on me scanning more chips, still cleaning my den and working on getting a place for the scanner again. The next batch of scans will probably be pretty K6-X heavy...
Everyone will get to see K6-2's, K6-III's, K6-2+'s, and K6-III+'s front/back and "naked" since most I've removed the heat spreaders on.
Hopefully it will be something unique! |
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