> We got so lucky with the rom chip format/technology. I find it really amazing that so > many of them have held their data for so long. Compared to every other format I've > ever seen it is really amazing.
You mean mask roms? Yeah they have a hardcore resistance to time compared to most of what is currently used. If, for example, flash rom technology was developed priorly then everything from that era which wasn't dumped soon enough would be long lost. So yes we are very lucky. And fortunately too, by the time the industry evolved toward less durable material, most of the stuff were being quickly digitalized by scenes.