On Friday 07 May 2004 04:29 am, Jaap van Ganswijk wrote:
> Hi George,
>
> At 2004-05-06 20:24, George Mogiljansky wrote:
> >I found a note from 1995 that this chip was
> >once-programmable.
>
> It depends on the characters behind 'MC68HC05',
> the so-called postfix, could you write them down.
> Among us we have a lot of Motorola-expertise and
> databooks etc. Please also tell us the
> production date on the chip, something like
> 9534 perhaps? Or give an indication how old
> the computer is. Most chips in a printed circuit
> board have a code like 9534, the first two
> digits are the year (95) and the last two
> digits are the week number (34). Just look at
> the dates of about five to ten chips and you'll
> know what date the printed circuit board was
> produced after. (And usually shortly after,
> because keeping unused stock costs money).
>
> Here are more tips about chip 'spotting':
> http://www.chipdir.info/spotting.htm
>
> >Also, Fatcity once hosted a mailing list dedicated to..
> >"..Purpose: Developers, engineers and users of the
> >Motorola MC68HC05 family of devices can talk about the
> >chip, how to use it, share techniques, code,
> >schematics, discuss tools, etc.."
>
> I just tried to subscribe to it and I got back:
> >>>>> subscribe mc68hc05-L
> >
> >No such mailing list is carried at this site.  Use LISTS for assistance.
>
> The official Motorola 6805/08 has also gone it
> seems, because I just tried to subscribe and
> couldn't.
>
> Well, the 6805-

> >So I hope it is flashable;
>
> I hope for you it's not. ;-)

No version of the 6805 had Flash, that would be the 08 family, many years
later.

I wish they would do a 68HC11 in  flash, I find the 11 and the 68000 are the
easiest chips to program in assembler, than all of the others I've done.

> BTW2. In those days memory like this wasn't flash
> yet I think, but EEPROM. It might help to make the
> distinction when you are doing more research.

If it is not a 68705xxx then it is a ROM part.

>
> When it's a systematical problem it's probably the
> 10-year EEPROM issue.

I'd go more with static damage myself.

As a shot in the dark cover the 6805 with black electrical tape and try
that.  They where very light sensitive.  Mostly an issue when programming the 
EPROM based parts.

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