Date   : Tue, 07 Dec 1999 16:11:54 +0000
From   : Nigel Scott <nigel.scott@...>
Subject: Re: Removing ROMs from Issue 7 board

Tim Fardell wrote:
> 
> Mark Usher wrote:
> >
> > > > Why not use a bent spoon or a blunt knife like the
> > > rest of us :-)
> > > > Because it takes ages to get the butter off the ROMs
> > > ?
> > > Ho ho ho *jingle-jingle...forced rofl....simulated
> > > hysterics*
> > >
> > > Anyone else find that funny?
> > Yes, I did. Even if you didn't find it funny _the list_ isn't really
> > bothered.
> >
> > > No seriously, I think if you use a knife then the
> > > danger is that it's too wide and so you'll short the
> > > ROMs if it touches the legs.
> >
> > Only if you leave the computer turned on, which is what I'd expect from an
> > idiot, and I wasn't that serious about using a knife anyway.
> >
> > Really, you do get the wrong end sometimes - sometimes to often.
> >
> > Mark
> 
> I once used a pickaxe to remove some roms from my Beeb. I understand
> that scythes and even sledge hammers can be used. Be careful you don't
> short out the pins with the metal head.
> 
> Tim.
> 
> --
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Why not simply rest the chip on the socket in the first place - then
you'll never need any effort to remove it...

Nige