[Coco] GIME

[Arthur Flexser]

On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 2:44 PM, Bill Gunshannon <billg999 at cs.uofs.edu>wrote:

>
> Here's a new question which shoild reveal even more of my ignorance.
>
> I have heard that the most common chip to fail in the COCO3 was the
> GIME.  Correct?
>
> I don't think that's correct, no.  My impression is that the GIME
(fortunately) is a pretty reliable chip.  I think the 6809 is far more
likely to fail than the GIME.  Possibly some have mistaken malfunctions due
to oxidation or other contact problems with the GIME's pins for failure of
the chip.

Art