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Notton Honestly, that's kinda cool. I'd love to hang one up on the wall, were it not for current geopolitical conditions. Maybe in like a 100yrs, where it'd fit right in with a portrait of the Romanovs. Reply
Kindaian Cool. but probably illegal on a good quantity of countries due to sanctions. Reply
usertests Notton said: Honestly, that's kinda cool. I'd love to hang one up on the wall, were it not for current geopolitical conditions. Maybe in like a 100yrs, where it'd fit right in with a portrait of the Romanovs. It's very neat. I'm a little surprised that a 200mm wafer weighs only ~365 grams, but I've never looked into that. Reply
Chung Leong When I was in college, I once wrote AMD asking for a test/defective wafer for our student club. They sent us two carriers with 40 or 50 wafers–plus a pair of used bunny suits. Nice people. Reply
Vanderlindemedia Buying (used) wafers has been around, long: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=cpu+wafer&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2332490.m570.l1313 Reply
jkflipflop98 I have a whole stack of wafers out in my garage. They make for good visual aids when you're explaining your job to people Reply
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