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On Sat, 05 Jul 2025 13:30:01 GMT
Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:

> When the CE came in to investigate, he pulled one of the main circuit
> boards and a VLSI chip fell off it.  The thermal cycling had caused
> the chips to literally walk right out of their sockets.

Hah, wow - "chip creep" is a fairly common cause of marginal behavior
in old home computers (particular in the era of NMOS ICs,) but that's
the most extreme case I've heard of!