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Re:JTAG 'Hacking' the Original Xbox in 2023 by pjc50 on Monday January 20, 2025 @05:32AM (#42767197)
> The most critical part of the install was nailing the alignment and reflow of not just one, but BOTH ball-grid-arrays for welding over a single rework profile.

Oof. For someone who describes themselves as a software engineer, this is an extremely nice piece of work.

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Re:JTAG 'Hacking' the Original Xbox in 2023 by gaasedelen on Monday January 20, 2025 @12:46PM (#42771121)
I wrote this post. March 1st I'll be giving a related conference talk at RE//verse (https://re-verse.io/) about my journey from software reversing into the realm of ludicrous hardware research while re-visiting the Original Xbox. It will be recorded and available online at some point after the conference.
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