Re: c-plus ][ bubble memory card...japanese..

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

brad wrote:

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>the odd thing is...is that if it was a text screen card for chinese text
>display card..why would it be sealed completely in metal like a hd case?
>with hd  type do not tamper seals...also in chinese or japanese....prob
>could translate them too...seems like overkill for just a video card...

Remember that Asia was the rip-off capital of the world.  Anyone
making something there that they wanted to "keep" would have
to resort to extreme measures to keep others from cloning it.

Potting all or part of a card was also a popular approach.

>last point is there some solvent or something (heck its metal casing not
>like i'm gonna hurt anything) anyway a solvent so i can take off those
>adhesive heavy aluminum wrap over the lid labels you see on hard drives..the
>ones that say..."do not remove or void warrenty" etc..or at least that is
>what i think they say
>also in chinese or japanese on them too..
>
>if such a solvent exists i could prob work them off and then bend them back
>later..after peeking inside.....just seems dumb to ruin the seals if they
>have lasted all these years..if i can cheat and put them back..

If you want it as a "collector's item", then don't take the seals off.

If you want to see inside, then either lift the seals with a knife or
just destroy them--they add nothing to the board's functionality.  ;-)

>oh well..i'm easily entertained i guess...but frigging ebay is
>dangerous...to the pocketbook

Only if you believe the "description" created by someone who
clearly doesn't know what he has.  ;-)

Sometimes poor descriptions create a buying opportunity for
the knowing buyer, but about as often they mislead.

-michael

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