Where Can i find really old processors?

[mrgoblin]

Anyone know where I can get a really cheap used processor? Im talkin like under 5 or something. Im gonna me myself a nice keychain Or anyone know where I can can just get a processor keychain? Yes thats stupid and yes im a computer geek but I thought it would look cool since i just got my first car and all to have a nice keychain w/ it. Thanks !

(Puts on flame-retardent suit)

 

[pspada]

This is truly for the geek elite. I have 4 of them, all from intel pentium chips that were defective, and they sealed them in plastic and gave them away as marketing gimicks.

Oh, I have some old processors. You are welcome to a 386 no charge, you pay shipping. Or mebbie a 486sx..

 

[mrgoblin]

Your not serious about those intel things are you? I want one of those ! That way the pins wouldnt mess up my pocket

 

[Jeff7181]

I have a Cyrix 486 DX2 50 Mhz one... and a Pentium 233 Mhz one... you pay shipping. Lemme know. (the 486 has a heatsink bonded to it)

 

[pspada]

Originally posted by: mrgoblin
Your not serious about those intel things are you? I want one of those ! That way the pins wouldnt mess up my pocket

Yup, no pins, no cover. Just bare chip wafers set into plastic. I would imagine that they are collector's items now. One is set into a metal back that looks like a stylized cermaic cover. I'll take some pictures of them if you'd like.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: pspada

Originally posted by: mrgoblin
Your not serious about those intel things are you? I want one of those ! That way the pins wouldnt mess up my pocket

Yup, no pins, no cover. Just bare chip wafers set into plastic. I would imagine that they are collector's items now. One is set into a metal back that looks like a stylized cermaic cover. I'll take some pictures of them if you'd like.

I'd like to see these!

 

[pspada]

Not great pics, but you should get the idea:

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[jswjimmy]

try ebay

 

[mindwreck]

Originally posted by: pspada
Not great pics, but you should get the idea:

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how in he!! did u do that?

 

[pspada]

Originally posted by: mindwreck

Originally posted by: pspada
Not great pics, but you should get the idea:

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how in he!! did u do that?

With a digital camera? Or if you are refering to the keychains, I got them directly from Intel, many years ago. I should think it would not be too difficult to make one yourself, from a dead or old processor.

 

[bacillus]

think he meant the outer plastic covering!

 

[jswjimmy]

i made a keychain a stick of laptop ram(64 mb pc66), and a P2 Moble 333mhz but i put it on the back of my backpack.

 

[modedepe]

I looked on ebay and found this. Only $6 shipped for 4 keychains! Maybe I should get them for myself..

 

[rommelrommel]

Given the difficulty of drilling thru them that might be the better way to go.

 

[Jeff7]

IC's or whole wafers.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: rommelrommel
Given the difficulty of drilling thru them that might be the better way to go.

my brother chipped the core of his 1700+ when he put on the hs/f (with a hammer maybe? ugh)

anyway, i drilled through it easy enough with a cordless drill

its a shame really, as ive got one of the same 1700's and its doing 2.09ghz

 

[rommelrommel]

Yes, the chips that use a substrate to hold the die are easy to drill thru. Try drilling thru a 486 or Pentium where the entire chip was the die, not so easy.

 

[Redviffer]

Originally posted by: pspada
Not great pics, but you should get the idea:

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Sweet! Anytime you ever think about getting rid of those let us know. Intel doesn't make those available anymore, too bad really, would be a small way to recoup losses on bad chips.