ggibeau@ucqais.uc.edu (AMOEBOID) (01/18/90)
This is to clear up some of the duplicate questions I have been getting on the Kickstart ROM adapter card. 1) This card uses the Kickstart ROM, not EPROMS. If you use Eproms, it takes 4 of the 27C512 at about $11.00/each, that is $44.00 just for the Eproms vs. the $15 card + $4.00 for chips, plus a kickstart ROM (1.2's can be had for free) and 2 PALs. We can post the CORRECT equations for the PALs (the ones in the A1000 tech reference docs are incorrect). 2) This card is about 1.6" x 2.1" and will fit under the floppy drive, with 4 Eproms, they will not always fit properly under the drive housing. 3) By getting rid of the daughterboard, a lot of noise and timing problems are cleared up. We have gotten machines running with a hurricane and a Microbotics memory card, when the PAL grounding alone would not clear up. 4) I guess I can post the entire article, since it has been pointed out (numerous times :-)) that other hardware hacks have made the net rounds before they actually saw print. 5) The parts needed are; 1 Kickstart ROM (either 1.2 or 1.3 or 1.4 :-) ) 2 each 74F257's 2 each 74LS244's 1 PALEN (CBM part # 252128-01) 1 PALCAS (CBM part # 252128-02) 1 40 pin IC socket - (optional) 36 standoffs (we use gold posts) all chips except ROM CAN come off of daughterboard (for all of you with moths in your wallets - it is not a pretty sight) :-). Time takes about 1.5 - 2 hours, and is minimal soldering. There are also a couple of trace cuts that have to be made depending on the revision of the motherboard. User groups welcome for group discounts - this would make an ideal hardware hack of the month (GRIN). Regards, those guys at UC (grin) -- UUCP: ucqais.uc.edu!ggibeau BBS: (513) 721-7977 GT NODE: 006/005 US Snail-Dept of Biology ML 06, University of Cincinnati, Ohio 45221 Knock, Knock. Who's There? Cytidine Ribofuranosylcytosone. Cytidine Ribofuranosylcytosone Who? Cytidine Ribofuranosylcytosone PHOSPHATE!
monty@sagpd1.UUCP (Monty Saine) (01/18/90)
In article <2243@ucqais.uc.edu> ggibeau@ucqais.uc.edu (AMOEBOID) writes:
-This is to clear up some of the duplicate questions I have been getting
-on the Kickstart ROM adapter card.
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-4) I guess I can post the entire article, since it has been pointed
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PLEASE!
Monty Saine