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This message was posted by Cyan, posted on June 18, 2001 at 17:33:16 coming from 62.157.48
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This message is a reply to Re: Well, the judge is wrong... posted from Jigsaw posted at June 18, 2001 at 13:10:59
> Semi-conductor chips can be completely erased by static charges just like a computer can.

I'm afraid that's not completely right. The SNES carts use Mask ROM chips which are extremely cheap and were burned in the very factory! This kind of chip isn't erasable; yet it can be damaged (and I suppose you wanted to say that) by static charges.

Of course a cart can go haywire in any case :) Imagine a 30 years old SNES cartridge (some day :)... I wonder if it still works after "hard usage" over time...?

-Cyan

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Message	> > Semi-conductor chips can be completely erased by static charges just like a computer can. > I'm afraid that's not completely right. The SNES carts use Mask ROM chips which are extremely cheap and were burned in the very factory! This kind of chip isn't erasable; yet it can be damaged (and I suppose you wanted to say that) by static charges. > Of course a cart can go haywire in any case :) Imagine a 30 years old SNES cartridge (some day :)... I wonder if it still works after "hard usage" over time...? > -Cyan
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