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Lambda 8300 ULA

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 5:31 pm
by mrtinb
As the Lambda 8300 is a clone of the ZX81 it must have a chip like the ULA.

Does the Lambda 8300 use the same ULA as the ZX81 or is it different?

If it is different I assume it will be very hard to find.

Martin

Re: Lambda 8300 ULA

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 9:08 pm
by nollkolltroll
Yes, the Lambda has a different ULA. I'd say it is only possible to find replacements from other spare machines.

Re: Lambda 8300 ULA

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 9:56 pm
by mrtinb
nollkolltroll wrote:I'd say it is only possible to find replacements from other spare machines.
:cry:

Martin

Re: Lambda 8300 ULA

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 7:40 am
by RWAP
If someone has teh chip identifier, we could always start a search for these....

Re: Lambda 8300 ULA

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 10:21 pm
by mrtinb
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  • NEC D780C is the Z80 CPU
  • MN2114-3 is the RAM
  • 2364CR01 is the ROM I assume
  • C4005 2283 must be the Lambda's ULA
Martin

Re: Lambda 8300 ULA

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 1:28 am
by 1024MAK
mrtinb wrote:2364CR01 is the ROM I assume
Yes, the 2364 part of the number indicates it's a ROM, 64k bit (8k byte).
mrtinb wrote:C4005 2283 must be the Lambda's ULA
The 2283 is likely the date of manufacture, week 22 of 1983. So the part number is C4005.

Mark

Re: Lambda 8300 ULA

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 4:00 pm
by RWAP
That ULA is not going to be easy to find - could the other Lambda owners check to see if they have a different ULA (maybe a manufacturer name!)

Wonder if the ZX81 ULA would work?

Re: Lambda 8300 ULA

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 4:13 pm
by mrtinb
RWAP wrote:could the other Lambda owners check to see if they have a different ULA (maybe a manufacturer name!)
Looks like the manufacturer's name is RCL.

Martin

Re: Lambda 8300 ULA

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 4:16 pm
by mrtinb
mrtinb wrote:Looks like the manufacturer's name is RCL.
And the logo on the IC looks like the logo on this homepage: http://www.rcl.com.hk/

Re: Lambda 8300 ULA

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 5:41 pm
by RWAP
mrtinb wrote:
mrtinb wrote:Looks like the manufacturer's name is RCL.
And the logo on the IC looks like the logo on this homepage: http://www.rcl.com.hk/
Great - that should help

Are you sure it's the ULA at fault?