13 Aug
2004
13 Aug
'04
8:39 p.m.
In message <20040814025113.GA477(a)bos7.spole.gov>
Ethan Dicks <dickset(a)amanda.spole.gov> wrote:
They are mask-programmed, not fused like a bipolar
PROM, but I agree...
when they fail, they tend to fail completely, not marginally (and I
_have_ had C= ROMs fail on me, but not as often as other problems,
like a C-64/SX-64 PLA, for example)
I've seen plenty of C64 PLAs fail - never managed to find a suitable
replacement for them, though.
Later.
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