On Fri, 24 Aug 2001, MagerValp wrote:
> l> Also I opened up my 64 yesterday and messed around with the VIC a
> l> bit... To my astonishment the VICII was golden. It had golden legs
> l> and was completely different from all other VICII's I've ever
> l> seen...
>
> That's ceramic packaging, usually used for the first few production
> runs of an IC. If you check the manufacturing date it'll probably say
> 1983. They are prettier than plastic ICs but functionally equivalent.
Ceramic packaging can usually withstand higher operating temperatures.
That makes them a safer bet for initial production runs.
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