Re: Can you tell USR Sportster EPROM date from serial # on the box?

Mury Johnson (muryport@main.goldengate.net)
Wed, 18 Sep 1996 16:45:19 -0500 (CDT)

If the box says "New Lower Pricing" it definately has the sodered on
chips. This isn't guaranteeing that if the box doesn't say it, it's
socketed, but I haven't run into any.

> Can you determine from the packaging, either on the serial number sticker
> or elsewhere, any or all of the following:
>
> 1. EPROM revision date.
> 2. Whether or not the cards have soldiered chips or have sockets for them.
>
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