From what I recall, when the PPC chips first came out, they were "special" for various reasons that included their smaller size. This small size was due to the fact that the connection points were NOT always at the edge of the chip, they were occasionally in the middle. This allowed the chip to be smaller in size because trace lines did not have to be drawn from the middle of the chip to the connection points at the edges. Does anyone else remember this tidbit?
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From what I recall, when the PPC chips first came out, they were "special" for various reasons that included their smaller size. This small size was due to the fact that the connection points were NOT always at the edge of the chip, they were occasionally in the middle. This allowed the chip to be smaller in size because trace lines did not have to be drawn from the middle of the chip to the connection points at the edges. Does anyone else remember this tidbit?