I've been big fan of a YouTube channel called "The 8-bit Guy" and especially when he restores old computer equipment and can actually find and repair a specific chip on a motherboard. I have a couple of these cartridges that are not working that I'm going to take apart, and see what if anything I can find out myself.
Update 7-29-2020
The answer to the question "What information can I find?" is "almost nothing". I really thought that I could get some hits on Google given all of the numbers on the chips but alas no. My guess is that the chip ID numbers that are printed on the ROM cartridges are unique for each batch, so without some master list from the chip maker, there is nothing that can be found out.
With that being said I did learn a few things so it was a win. Doing the research I was surprised at the variety in chip and boards used for Atari Cartridges. It seems there are far more variation than I have. The best page I found with information is this one.
Atari CompendiumI also learned the difference between ROM vs PROM vs EPROM vs EEPROM chips. How 4 digit date codes on chips work and the difference between IC and Blob chips.
Venture
(Printed on chip 1, EEPROM)
Mitsubishi logo
M5L2732K
822502
JAPAN
(Printed on chip 2)
74LS04N
8222
SA
(Printed on board)
COLECO
1982 copyright AC
91090 REV B
2732 EPROM Chip
104Z 16V Capacitor
This is the Chip and Board that started all of this. Somehow I've never seen an EPROM before and had no idea what it was. This particular board also had a second chip on it which was unique among those I had seen. Doing some research I learned what an EPROM chip was but I thought the other chip was for some other features untill I found this post on Atari Age. It seems legit to me.
"The additional chip is a 74LS04 inverter, which you would need if you were to use an EPROM on a standard 2600 cartridge board instead of an ordinary mask ROM."
This also gives me a hint about my next chip, Word Zapper.
Word Zapper
(Printed on chip)
8229
MCM68A332P
USGC
SCM90759P
(Printed on board)
US GAMES
4K ROM
600
Capacitor with 104 written on it.
This is the only other chip I have with a capacitor, and it happens to be the same capacitance as the one on the Venture Chip. What I wonder if MCM might be for Multi-chip module and SCM might be for Single Chip Module. If this is the case this might be an Integrated Circuit that has multiple chips inside. If one of those is a 74LS04 inverter then the other could be an PROM or similar.
Flag Capture
(On the Chip)
Atari Logo
C011244-05
185
7840
(On the Board)
C010789
78 (year)
ATARI
EF
7840 is likely a date code for 1978 and the 40th week
Unknown Game
(On the Chip)
EA Japan
8238R9
9332A557
300101-1B copyright 82
(On the Board)
IMAGIC
IMAGIC 100100D copyright HCI
12 games listed as made in 1982 by IMAGIC
EA Electronic Arts
Laser Blast
(On the Chip)
ACI
AG-008A
EA8316E533
8123C
(On the Board)
PC
340
1980 ACTIVISION
AVG-901-PCB-A
ACI Technologies, Inc
AG-008 is the game
Tennis
(On the Chip)
9316B-7C73
80 ACTVSN
AG-007-01
8103CEA
Taiwan
(On the Board)
PC
340
1980 ACTIVISION
AVG-901-PCB-A
AG-007 is the game
Vanguard
(Printed on Chip)
AMI 8250BNS
C016469-01
1982 ATARI
KOREA
(Printed on Board)
C011885 REV F
ATARI copyright 1978
AMI American MicroSystem
07/30/2020