[TML] Does "Operation Reset" Make Sense?

[Richard Aiken]

On Dec 1, 2007 3:25 PM,  <shadow at shadowgard.com> wrote:
> Actually replacing even *one* late 80s IC with something using non-
> semiconductor parts is not a trivial undertaking.

Oh, I didn't mean that it would be easy to do.  Just that it wouldn't
take any secret knowledge or a "new" invention to do it.

> A quite modest voltage will "burn thrn" the PN junctions inside the
> part. Causing permanent damage ythat'd have to be repaired by
> shifting atoms inside the substrate.

Okay.  The fixing burned chips is out, unless we invoke the Science! skill.

> Not a bad idea.
> Loose parts aren't likely to get killed.

Thanks.  As per my reply to Tim, I'll give my gift recipient the
option between the real-world and game-only possibilities, then let
him choose which fits his and his friends style best.

-- 
Richard Aiken

"Never insult anyone by accident."  Robert A. Heinlein