Date   : Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:17:57 +0100
From   : pete@... (Pete Turnbull)
Subject: Reversing the Tube ULA (destructively)

J.G.Harston wrote:
> Christopher Thornley wrote:
>> The rom will need to be decaped first.
> 
> Why? ROMs can just be read directly. Loads of CoPro ROMs at
> mdfs.net/tube

I wonder if Chris has missed the point of what I was describing and 
others have been suggesting solvents for?  He's referring to a process 
used for decapping microcontrollers that contain both CPU and mask ROMs 
(and which can't be read out electronically), by using fuming nitric 
acid and acetone, but perhaps he's meaning that in the context of 
exposing the die in the ULA?  As Jonathan points out, we have all the 
ROM code.  It's only the ULA layout we need, and hence we've been 
discussing (im)possible solvents for decapping.  The MAME pages are 
irrelevant.

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Pete                                           Peter Turnbull
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