From: ohland@charter.net   
      
   Um, like "The Six Million Dollar Man", "we can rebuild him"   
      
   But why? The ATI GUP was a happening card for the time, but it smacks   
   into 1,024x768. How many current monitors go that small on the screen   
    >natively< ?   
      
   So the GUP might serve as a basis for a current adapter implementation,   
   but should it be replicated?   
      
   Christian Holzapfel wrote:   
   > lharr...@gmail.com schrieb am Mittwoch, 13. September 2023 um 13:32:33 UTC+2:   
   >> Hell yea! Do it!!!! lolol   
   >   
   > As I mentioned in the PS/2 Facebook group, it would be certainly possible,   
   with only a few (quite expensive) difficulties to overcome "somehow":   
   > - I would need one fully functional card to take its 7 GAL logic chips off   
   and send them in for breaking their security mechanisms and read-out   
   > - Demystifying the 7 GALs by my trusty contact requires around $ 2700 to be   
   spent, and I don't consider cancelling my pension plan for this alone   
   > - A defect card would be *very* helpful to desolder almost all components to   
   get a clear view on the naked PCB for reverse engineering   
   >   
   > I still don't know whether the PCB is 2- or 4-layered, and if there are   
   traces on the inner layers, which would make reverse engineering very hard.   
   > Some detailed, high-res pictures would be required at an early stage.   
   >   
   > I looked into the bill of materials, and it seems all components could still   
   be acquired, including the GPU, VRAM and RAMDAC.   
   > Assembly would still be expensive from the pure manufacturing cost, probably   
   not under $ 500 for PCB and components.   
   >   
   > My initial suggestion was doing some kind of crowdfunding to accomplish the   
   GAL copies, and then giving donors the opportunity to buy a card for the   
   manufacturing cost. Would still be like $ 500 per donation and $500 for the   
   card, so if that doesn't    
   raise any thumbs up, I fully understand. It's still a crazy venture.   
   >   
   > In the end, it's only time and money, and I already volunteered for the   
   time...   
   >   
      
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