The bad old days

For some reason the Doctor QSO cartridge from AEA for the Commodore 64 popped into mind.  So I did a little searching and found this picture:

source:  https://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=83987

It doesn't really matter what the color is - blacktopping is blacktopping - obscuring the chip ID by painting (or in extreme cases by sanding) the top of the chip.  Here is a Motorola MC68HC705J1A microcontroller:


I've got a bunch of these if anyone ever needs one :)

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm