[Coco] RE: Coco Digest, Vol 34, Issue 56

[Ries, Rich [S&FS]]

>Yes, but be warned - a bit of knowledge about different EPROM families
is 
>warranted here! Most people are accustomed to the 27xxx series of
EPROMS, 
>but their 8K EPROMS had 28-pins. On a CoCo the ROM sockets only have
24-pins.
>
>If someone burns extended BASIC to a 2764, you/they will have to make a

>converter board to rewire the pins to the correct pinout.
>
>The correct EPROM (as in: pin/level compatible) is the Motorola 68766
... 

IF (big if!) you can get ahold of 2364's (NOT 2764's), they are
pin-compatible with the 68766.

Thank GOODNESS for STANDARDS!! (/sarcasm)

If you get a 24-pin and a 28-pin socket, it should be possible to make a
converter for the 2764.

--Rich