schmitt trigger Joined Jul 12, 2010 2,107 Oct 17, 2025 #2 Wow! Did I mention Wow? Well, Wow, so much history. This place should be in the National Registry of Historic Places.
Wow! Did I mention Wow? Well, Wow, so much history. This place should be in the National Registry of Historic Places.
cmartinez Joined Jan 17, 2007 8,786 Oct 25, 2025 #3 CPU collector stitches 216 micrographs to create high resolution die shot of the legendary i8008 Duke shows the exact moment they ‘decapped’ the CPU here (animated GIF alert) with a screwdriver blade. Ahead of that, they stretched out the CPU’s DIP IC pins to fit in a press, then heated the processor package to around 600 degrees Celsius. Click to expand...
CPU collector stitches 216 micrographs to create high resolution die shot of the legendary i8008 Duke shows the exact moment they ‘decapped’ the CPU here (animated GIF alert) with a screwdriver blade. Ahead of that, they stretched out the CPU’s DIP IC pins to fit in a press, then heated the processor package to around 600 degrees Celsius. Click to expand...