Re: UD3 ROM on a 3032

From: Francesco Messineo <francesco.messineo_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 22:25:54 +0100
Message-ID: <CAESs-_wiZNpfFZ+gDh-UyxPn1=cgJMtt+bPb8sZaQ6kjHGM+6A@mail.gmail.com>
Here's the dump of my unknown UD3 (reading with a diode on Vcc gives
the same image).
The label says S.TOOL (the L in the picture was missing), here're some
interesting strings from the dump that I'm sure you would found too:

(C) 1981 PDATA
 OK
SUPER*TOOL
(049) 613333

The last one is an old italian telephone number from the city of
Padova, so it seems that this ROM image was made there by a company
called PDATA. I don't remember such a name, but also it passed quite
some time. I'll dig out some italian computer magazines of that era,
maybe there's a reference on them or some advertisement.
Google search didn't give any useful result (maybe I'm not asking the
correct question).

Someone with a 2001-32 can probably burn a 2532 and try it, my own one
needs some months of work to be ready more likely.
Frank

On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 6:04 PM, Gerrit Heitsch
<gerrit@laosinh.s.bawue.de> wrote:
> On 10/30/2016 10:45 PM, Francesco Messineo wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 9:15 PM, Gerrit Heitsch
>> <gerrit@laosinh.s.bawue.de> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 10/30/2016 07:28 PM, Francesco Messineo wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 7:23 PM, Gerrit Heitsch
>>>> <gerrit@laosinh.s.bawue.de> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 5V and 4.3V. If an EPROM starts to lose data, it helps to lower Vcc.
>>>>> Why
>>>>> becomes obvious once you understand how and EPROM cell works.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ok, I'll do that. If it's marginal, then it helps to read at Vcc of 5.5V
>>>> or 6V.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> No, if it's marginal, you need to read it at LOWER Vcc.
>>
>>
>> ok I understand, low gate charge makes a better "0" at lower Vcc, isn't
>> it?
>
>
> Yes... The same reason why you verify the EPROM after programming with a
> higher Vcc (6V or so), to make sure the cells have a large margin when used
> at +5V. Most programmers do that automatically.
>
> Of course, there is a lower limit to how far you can reduce Vcc, but so far
> any EPROM I tried had no problem with a 1N4148 used to steal in the range of
> 0,7V and there were EPROMs where that made the difference.
>
>
>  Gerrit
>
>
>
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