At 11:37 pm 22/08/2001 +0100, you wrote:
>> However, both DIL variants are available in in plastic or ceramic carriers
>> - what is the advantage/disadvantage of either of those?
>
>Ceramic packages generally work over a larger temperature range, and may
>be more reliable under harsh conditions. Plastic pacakges are cheaper.
I thought it *may* be something like that. I notice the QL uses a ceramic
MC68008, perhaps this meant they didn't need a heatsink on it.
>For a PET, it doesn't matter which one you use IMHO.
Probably not... I don't suppose a 1MHz chip (especially a big one like the
6502) is being driven hard enough to get seriously hot.
Cheers!
Ade.
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Received on Wed Aug 22 2001 - 20:09:23 BST