I remember smashing chips. Was pretty difficult, actually. I tortured
memory chips. I think this might be a good idea. I can imagine a
fairly large market for this, if you're into that sort of thing.
THe only problem is: how many 4004s are left, not counting the ones
on Voyager? How many were made?
>them along the edge to split the ceramic to expose the silicon die,
>then examining them under a microscope. With that experience in
>mind, I've saved a number of chips from junked equipment over the
years.
>
>Has anyone else out there assembled a microscopic chip collection?
>I've thought about removing the dies from the chips (hmm, might
>be tough because they're so fragile) and mounting them on slides.
>
>Sam's message about the 4004 made me think about this. Coulson
>suggested a good way to get a 4004 would be to find one in an old
>cash register. I checked the net for sites for cash register
>repair companies, and sent a few e-mails, but none had spare 4004s.
>
>It would be fun and almost educational to outsiders to have a
>series of slides showing the evolution of the common Intel chipset,
>or memory chips.
>
>- John
>Jefferson Computer Museum <http://www.threedee.com/jcm>
>
>
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