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=83987It 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