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kens
11 months ago
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A CT scanner reveals surprises inside the 386 proc...
I took the metal lid off the chip to improve the scan quality. If I had left the chip intact, it would probably be fine. (I assume the X-ray levels are low enough to avoid damage, but I haven't confirmed that.)
wkat4242
11 months ago
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Also 386s are very resistant to radiation, I believe they still use them on the ISS for that reason (a radiation-hardened version but still)
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