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Title: What brand is this part logo from?
Post by: Blanka on August 10, 2012, 01:33:50 PM: I have a PCB and an IC with this logo:
(http://www.martijnkoch.com/logo.png)
What brand is it?
Title: Re: What brand is this part logo from?
Post by: level42 on August 10, 2012, 02:06:49 PM: Rockwell
Title: Re: What brand is this part logo from?
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on August 10, 2012, 02:10:30 PM: Yep, indeed, i recognise it from the best Modem chips, the good old 33,6K modems ! (comport or ISA card, not that crappy winmodem stuff)

(http://www.recycledgoods.com/zoom_s_p_32404_5.jpg.ashx)
Title: Re: What brand is this part logo from?
Post by: level42 on August 10, 2012, 02:13:17 PM: Damn I surprised myself there.....that was straight away out of my memory without checking it on google.... ;D

Famous for modem chips IIRC.
Title: Re: What brand is this part logo from?
Post by: Blanka on August 10, 2012, 02:16:00 PM: Thanks, but it does not help finding any info yet.
The chip says B6000EA 8006
It is a 40 pin 1/20 inch spaced 4-bit microcontroller from 1976.
Title: Re: What brand is this part logo from?
Post by: level42 on August 10, 2012, 02:17:57 PM: Quote from: Blanka on August 10, 2012, 02:16:00 PM
Thanks, but it does not help finding any info yet.
That wasnt the question :) Thought we were playing logo quiz ;)
Title: Re: What brand is this part logo from?
Post by: Blanka on August 10, 2012, 02:45:00 PM: Sorry, it was my underlaying question. Searching B6000E was delivering too much results.... ;D I thought that knowing the brand would help a little.
Title: Re: What brand is this part logo from?
Post by: level42 on August 10, 2012, 06:33:43 PM: Strange chip. Do you have a picture ? Is that really ALL the coding on it ?
Title: Re: What brand is this part logo from?
Post by: level42 on August 10, 2012, 06:34:50 PM: I have a feeling it might be an "amputated" Intel 8008 or something...there weren't that many microprocessors around in 1976.

(Intel 8008 info: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_8008)
Title: Re: What brand is this part logo from?
Post by: level42 on August 10, 2012, 06:38:41 PM: 8008 is 18 pins, yours is 40.....can't be something similar....
Title: Re: What brand is this part logo from?
Post by: seanriddle on March 08, 2015, 05:49:55 AM: Quote from: Blanka on August 10, 2012, 02:16:00 PM
Thanks, but it does not help finding any info yet.
The chip says B6000EA 8006
It is a 40 pin 1/20 inch spaced 4-bit microcontroller from 1976.
I realize this thread is 2 1/2 years dead, but that chip is in the same family as the chips used in the Mattel handheld LED games like Battlestar Galactica Space Alert (B6001EA) and Football (B6100EB). I've decapped those chips and taken die shots with hopes of getting them emulated in MESS, but have been unable to find any documentation on the CPUs. I visually transcribed the ROM bits from Battlestar Galactica, but without knowing the opcodes, it's tough to go any further. It's possible that your B6000 was used in another handheld game or a calculator.
Title: Re: What brand is this part logo from?
Post by: level42 on March 08, 2015, 09:36:21 AM: Knowing Blanka (who's aim is (still ?) publishing a book about handhelds I am pretty sure it was from one of those handhelds you mention.

Awesome work by the way....love those decap stories.

Notice it's your first post here, welcome, , we always like it when people do a short introduction of themselves :)

Very cool to have someone who does these decaps etc. on the forum here :)
Title: Re: What brand is this part logo from?
Post by: Blanka on March 19, 2015, 07:37:00 PM: Nice to see a new post.There's a guy in the US able to dump roms for many handheld games and putting them in MESS. I'll continue the optical way soon. I decided to move to new job at a high school, and the first year is hard work. They do have fume cabinets though and good microscopes :).