So hypothetically speaking, let's say someone ordered a fancy 20x4 serial VFD from Matrix Orbital 12v (Wide Voltage) Display ...

And hypothetically, let's say Matrix Orbital didn't really modify their "modified" floppy power connector. This connector should have been 12v--Grnd ... When instead it was really 5v-grnd-grnd-12v ... Thus upon plugging in this hypothetical device into the powersupply ... it hypothetically blew the f-ck up, smoke and all.

The serial controller looks moderately foocked, with a black bubble emerging from some integrated circuit thingy marked "PIC16C63A-2??" (Question mark is where the bubble is).

Do you guys think the whole thing is trashable, or, could someone conceivably either buy a new serial controller or just a new PIC circuit and get this thing to work again?

Greg