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Semi-Automatic Hacking of Masked ROM Code From Microscopic Images

Posted by Soulskill on from the making-a-computer-read-a-computer dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Decapping chips and recovering code or data is nothing new, but the old problem of recovering Masked ROM through visual inspection (binary '0' and '1' can be distinguished within the images) is normally done by crowd sourcing a manual typing effort. Now a tool that semi-automates this process and then recovers the data automatically has been released."

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  1. Re:THIS is what we need more of on /. by Jorl17 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    And yet, only 18 comments. Why? This was the most awesome article in MONTHS.

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  2. Re:This is awesome... by Applekid · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'd like to take a moment and thank all these people for working tirelessly in uncovering these secret bits of gaming history. I'm both envious of how smart these people are and grateful that they've spent their energy on something I just so happen to love.

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