[Coco] RomPack

[Stephen Blunt]

Clock? Sounds like an eprom to me.

Stephen Blunt
> 
> I have a Coco rompack without a label that does not 
> self-execute.  Upon opening the black shell, I see a circuit 
> board that says "ANTECO" on the side nearest to the spring 
> door, and has a fairly large black block on the other side of 
> the board.  This block is fixed to the circuit board by pins. 
>  In the middle of the block is a rectangular depression with 
> an exposed chip.  This chip reads:
> 
> DALLAS
> DS1216-
> 8911D2
> 
> My guess is a clock, but I don't see any kind of battery.  
> Anyone know for sure what this beastie does, or who manufactured it?