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Title: unknown parts anyone know these?
Post by: tonylamp on May 11, 2005, 08:40:32 am
Can anyone identify these parts.  They were found in a box containing videogame boards.  I am very courious to know what they are. 
Title: Re: unknown parts anyone know these?
Post by: RayB on May 11, 2005, 08:55:09 am
Dude, your image filename says it all! They are eprom chips!

Now if you think we can identify what GAME they are for/from, you're crazy. Most boards use the same standard chips...

EDIT:
Actually, if you want to identify the data on the chips, you'll have to get a device to read them (I don't know if an Eprom burner will also read data). Then once you dump the data, you could scan it with a hex editor and look for text (assuming the data isn't encrypted or using non-standard text codes).

There's also a chance the data on them has been corrupted, if those little "windows" on them have had any exposure to UV light.
Title: Re: unknown parts anyone know these?
Post by: paigeoliver on May 11, 2005, 08:56:57 am
The name of your picture already says what they are, they are EPROMS. The model numbers are clearly visible on them. We can't magically look at them and tell you what game they came from (if that is what you are wanting), and that part doesn't even matter.
Title: Re: unknown parts anyone know these?
Post by: RandyT on May 11, 2005, 09:00:13 am
Heh.  This is like showing a picture of a bunch of unlabled floppies and asking what's on them :)

Seriously.  EPROMS are just a hardware method of storing data.  Like Ray said, what's on them is anyone's guess, and even if you read them in a programmer, you probably won't know unless the authors put some plain ASCII readable text in the data somewhere.

RandyT
Title: Re: unknown parts anyone know these?
Post by: Hoagie_one on May 11, 2005, 09:16:18 am
Ms pacman?
Title: Re: unknown parts anyone know these?
Post by: Thenasty on May 11, 2005, 09:18:19 am
Marble Madness 2: Marble Man  :o
Title: Re: unknown parts anyone know these?
Post by: Hoagie_one on May 11, 2005, 09:26:10 am
polybius? (http://www.gooddealgames.com/articles/Videogame%20Urban%20Legend%20-%20Polybius.html)
Title: Re: unknown parts anyone know these?
Post by: spriggy on May 11, 2005, 09:33:08 am
Those eproms look like eproms!  :angel:
Title: Re: unknown parts anyone know these?
Post by: Stingray on May 11, 2005, 11:41:47 am
Those are the 20 pre-production prototypes of Data's emotion chip.

-S
Title: Re: unknown parts anyone know these?
Post by: Crazy Cooter on May 11, 2005, 01:17:12 pm
(I don't know if an Eprom burner will also read data).

Depends on the burner.  I have a willems burner that can.  I haven't used it yet for anything though.  I have to wait for my birthday to open the box. :'(
Title: Re: unknown parts anyone know these?
Post by: RayB on May 11, 2005, 01:30:46 pm
I have to wait for my birthday to open the box. :'(

Your mom is strict.