Re: Ti-89 Died
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Re: Ti-89 Died
What a load of bull! ROMs *can* be written to (once) by a computer.
Each memory cell in a ROM is a fusible link that can be permanently
blown simply by applying the correct voltage to it. Get a clue
sometime...
On 4 Nov 1998 01:08:12 GMT, stl137@aol.com (STL137) wrote:
>Chip making = ROM burning. ROM is not a WORM device, as you seem to imply.
WORM
>devices are commonly encountered in CD-R drives, Write Once Read Many. ROMs
>cannot be manufactured in a "blank state" whereby a computer can write to them
>once. The contents of the ROM *must* be put into it as it is etched out at the
>photolithography plant. Thus, chip making = ROM burning.
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