Date   : Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:07:42 +0000
From   : pete@... (Pete Turnbull)
Subject: Help figuring out ICs and ROMs for BBC (B or Master)

Rob wrote:
> On 24 January 2012 01:39, J.G.Harston <jgh@...> wrote:
>> stuart wrote:
>>> check the first few dozen bytes of each one. IIRC there is a sign-on
>> Specifically, byte 9 onwards is the ROM's title:
> 
> .. assuming they are actually in BBC Micro ROM format - one or two of
> those look like they might have been ripped from other devices,
> especially as some of the chips mentioned might not be Beeb items.
> (Certainly, back in the day, I was not adverse to re-purposing old
> EPROMs, and so had several still with their old contents in them.)
> 
> Anybody any idea what the EPROM with the bolts on top might be for?

Nope, but the three with silvery labels are from an Epson printer, 
probably an FX80, so they definitely ain't part of a Beeb :-)

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