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That is a de-capped or de-lidded IC part, in 1977 likely an SOIC package. No idea what part or what functions it does, but it looks fairly basic. I worked with die like these in plastic packages like this for over 40 years so I've looked at pictures like these for a long time. If you Goggle de-capped IC, you can see a bunch of interesting packages after the plastic is removed. Here is an article on the process: Delid and Decap FWIW, this is what it probably look like before it was de-lidded: The Goggle image search for "decapped IC" gets some interesting ones. I think the two chip package looks interesting. We produced quite a few of the dual-die packaged parts. They were sometimes difficult to manufacture. This photo below shows a closer shot of the bond wires connecting the die to the leads of the package. These are called "reverse ball bonds" because they start on the die with a smushed ball and end on the package lead. In the old days, the bond started on the package lead and end on the die. It's funny because today, almost all bonding is done using "reverse" ball bonds. Today, a bond starting on the lead is really the reverse process. The stuff that goes into this manufacturing process is the work of textbook after textbook. Everything from the "glue" holding the die down to the material it's glued down onto comes into play with functionality & reliability. The wires themselves are usually gold but they'll also use aluminum & copper (usually coated with Palladium) depending on the function of the part.

It does appear to be working quickly right now, so maybe the server company was able to do something about the spambots?

Waiting for the Bills game.

Hi all, Nils Winther of SteepleChade records is looking for some photos of Pony Poindexter for an upcoming CD release of live material. Does abybody here have any? I only have the Polaroid that is posted on the first page of my Poindexter disco. Thanks a lot!

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I first got my hands on this music in 1982: this 2 LP US set: https://www.discogs.com/master/62386-Miles-Davis-Live-At-The-Plugged-Nickel I still have my copy and it still sounds great.

BC 38....Calgary 24 A fourth consecutive excellent game from the Lions. The Stampeders are fading. In Power Rankings, I would rate them last in the West. With the win, the Lions clinched a playoff spot. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/05/recap-bc-38-calgary-24/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/04/lions-punch-playoff-ticket-with-win-over-stamps/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/surging-lions-clinch-playoff-berth-with-win-over-stampeders/ https://3downnation.com/2025/10/05/nathan-rourke-plays-with-house-money-as-b-c-lions-survive-late-stampeders-surge-12-other-thoughts/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/04/3-stats-that-defined-bcs-week-18-win-over-calgary-2/ https://3downnation.com/2025/10/04/b-c-lions-clinch-cfl-playoff-spot-with-victory-over-stampeders/ ***** more on Sask-Ott https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/riderville-roundup-october-5-2025/ ***** more on Ham-Tor https://3downnation.com/2025/10/05/toronto-argonauts-mauled-by-tiger-cats-to-end-playoff-fantasy-seven-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2025/10/05/hamilton-tiger-cats-dominate-all-phases-seal-season-series-over-argos-seven-other-thoughts/ *****

From 1961.

Pro sports.

The Lowdown (Ethan Hawke, Sterlin Harjo) - HULU

Charley Crockett: Sata Fe Ring

Those two records are the beginning of the concept of The Second Great Quintet as a thing. Nobody was thinking about that group as a live band, not yet. It was those two records that got the ball rolling. In 1976, after Miles was retired and after how many evolutions, and who was thinking about a 10 year old club date shaking up the world? But the they were. You could get them if you had a contact for Japanese records. I got mine in 1981 (after after hearing them fou a few years) at Jazz Record Mart, but I had to order a week in advance, such was the ongoing demand. That's been the consensus as I have heard it.

And what is it? An IC board?

Whoa, this is starting to sound like a real mastering mess! They are going to have to clarify the sources they are using before I would consider a new "remaster".

Yes, one of the original LP releases' cover.

What is that? The Japanese release? I don't recall ever seeing it.

I never noticed especially slow connections and right now, my browser if flying from page to page.