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Offline Vlabguy1Topic starter

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Strange RAM chips
« on: September 01, 2012, 04:59:35 PM »
Just thought I would share this image as I have never seen this type of
RAM chip before.
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Offline Matt_H

Re: Strange RAM chips
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2012, 05:39:37 PM »
That is rather weird. Looks kind of like a casing over the actual chips. Some sort of heatsink? Is that a Blizzard 2040 board?
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Re: Strange RAM chips
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2012, 05:43:12 PM »
I've seen blob packaging for a few different things, but mostly ROM chips that someone didn't want removed and copied (i.e. several of my Atari carts.) Seeing it on a RAM SIMM is a little weird...
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Re: Strange RAM chips
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2012, 05:43:41 PM »
Ask Doomy.  I think you'll find those are military spec RAM chips designed to survive an Electro-Magnetic Pulse and are for use in the A2000 only.  :D
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Re: Strange RAM chips
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2012, 06:12:49 PM »
I have seen ram like that before. it was in a laptop designed for outdoor use.
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Re: Strange RAM chips
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2012, 07:12:21 PM »
Not strange, just cheap. The RAM dice are soldered directly to the carrier PCB and then covered with epoxy(?) without intermediate packaging.
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Re: Strange RAM chips
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2012, 08:17:52 PM »
Quote from: Darrin;706136
Ask Doomy. I think you'll find those are military spec RAM chips designed to survive an Electro-Magnetic Pulse and are for use in the A2000 only. :D

True story. The T34 tanks that the red army drove into Berlin in 1945 were built from Amiga 2000 casings.
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Re: Strange RAM chips
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2012, 08:25:44 PM »
No, I have never seen RAMs like that before. I'm almost too terrified to speak! I think I better go play some Turrican and then lay down!
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Re: Strange RAM chips
« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2012, 12:12:20 AM »
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True story. The T34 tanks that the red army drove into Berlin in 1945 were built from Amiga 2000 casings.


Wow I didn't know my A2000's are that old!  I thought they came out in 1987.  This should drive up the price on these Ultra Rare Amigas!  ;)
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Re: Strange RAM chips
« Reply #9 on: September 07, 2012, 12:59:15 AM »
where is doomy when you need the him...
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Offline danbeaver

Re: Strange RAM chips
« Reply #10 on: September 07, 2012, 01:34:37 AM »
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where is doomy when you need the him...


Dude, I think I read he was banned
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Re: Strange RAM chips
« Reply #11 on: September 07, 2012, 02:01:37 AM »
Might be of entertainment seeing both Franko and Doomy bickering and flapping their gums about useless things. :)
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Offline Pentad

Re: Strange RAM chips
« Reply #12 on: September 07, 2012, 02:26:19 AM »
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Ask Doomy.  I think you'll find those are military spec RAM chips designed to survive an Electro-Magnetic Pulse and are for use in the A2000 only.  :D


Absolutely!  That covering helps protect the chips like a Faraday Cage but in a smaller -portable- configuration.  I believe Doomy would tell you that the technology is from Area 51 with some refinements done at Wright-Patterson AFB.

I believe you have to have MJ12 clearance to look underneath the shielding...

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Re: Strange RAM chips
« Reply #13 on: September 07, 2012, 02:27:37 AM »
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where is doomy when you need the him...


He is making videos:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epBgHEFbrlg
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Re: Strange RAM chips
« Reply #14 on: September 07, 2012, 03:16:38 AM »
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He is making videos:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epBgHEFbrlg


Least it wasn't the infamous.........ONLY AmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaa!!! lol.
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