From: joe@user.com   
      
   "eugene"  wrote in message   
   news:1180645055.952281.61110@z28g2000prd.googlegroups.com...   
   > Do you know of a source off hand for a character generator ROM?  I   
   > have a great model 1 sitting here where I've patched in an EPROM to   
   > replace a bad character generator, but it's a temporary fix on a   
   > breadboard.  If you have a source, let me know...   
   >   
      
   At one time they were all over the place.  First the original CG didn't   
   have descenders.  The RS lower case kit replaced that part with a new   
   part that had the descenders.  At the same time RS switched over   
   production to put the CG in a socket.  Techs then used to have drawers   
   of the original CG chips.   
      
   Then as stock ran out in manufacture, they used the new CG chip with   
   descenders, but just didn't put on the extra RAM chip.  So at that point   
   when machines were upgraded, there was a glut of the new CG chip   
   with descenders.  Well, maybe not a glut, as a lot of people figured this   
   out.  Then there was a shortage of RAM chips for a short while!   
      
   Where are you at?  I still have some old parts but I don't know if I have   
   any of the CG chips anymore, but I'll look.   
      
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