Re: VIC-42

From: Justin <shadow_at_darksideresearch.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2021 06:15:42 -0400
Message-Id: <43DA56E8-51B4-4204-ACC5-EA3720EE871F_at_darksideresearch.com>
Since it was Commodore I’d sort of assume cost reduction as well.

> On Jun 21, 2021, at 06:11, Michał Pleban <lists_at_michau.name> wrote:
> 
> smf wrote:
> 
>> Right, you can easily compare it to other chips that have been
>> previously decapped. But I don't think the 1541 gate array has been
>> decapped and the 1542 gate array could look entirely different.
> 
> Do we actually know what the 1542 was supposed to be? From the "Secret
> Weapons" website it seems to me that it was just a 1541 in a charcoal
> case, in which case it's not likely it would need a different gate array?
> 
>> It could just be a mask rom.
> 
> In DIP40 packaging?
> 
> Regards,
> Michau.
> 
Received on 2021-06-21 13:01:21

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