Re: "The Glob" Atari 2600 processors ???

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From: John De Ryckere
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 02:21

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I think that 'black glob' was a mess of epoxy on top of the real chip.  Most likely
to prevent users from taking apart theire cartridges and copying the ROM's for
bucks.  Take a look at the opposite side of the PC board.  I'm sure you'll see the
standard pad footprint for the ROM.

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Subject: Re: "The Glob" Atari 2600 processors ???
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