@tubetime I used to have an old Xenix multi-user system that contained a *lot* of chips. Like a full megabyte of memory on a single board (12" square) with dozens of chips. Plus chips on the mainboard, chips supporting the system bus...
While I never wondered what was under them, I was sorely tempted to unsolder them, stick antennae and googly eyes on them, and sell them on Etsy as "computer bugs"...
Thanks for the memory.