sparks@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Steve Gaarder) (10/23/87)
I have an HP Integral PC (Luggable Unix box with 1 floppy, ram, and
rom disks). The machine is designed to accept additional ROMs which
can be purchased from HP. I am wondering if there is a way, supported
or unsupported, to add roms myself, loading them with my favorite
programs. I am quite familiar with hardware design and
programming and connecting EPROMs is no problem. What I need to know
is the format for the proms and how they would interface to the hardware.
Also, is there documentation available on building custom plug-in
cards?
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Steve Gaarder
Cornell University, 171 Hollister, Ithaca NY 14853 607-255-5389
UUCP: {cmcl2,decvax,rochester,uw-beaver,ihnp4}!cornell!batcomputer!sparks
BITNET: sparks@crnlthry.BITNET ARPA: sparks@tcgould.tn.cornell.edumike@hpirs.UUCP (10/27/87)
> I have an HP Integral PC (Luggable Unix box with 1 floppy, ram, and > rom disks). The machine is designed to accept additional ROMs which > can be purchased from HP. I am wondering if there is a way, supported > or unsupported, to add roms myself, loading them with my favorite > programs. I am quite familiar with hardware design and > programming and connecting EPROMs is no problem. What I need to know > is the format for the proms and how they would interface to the hardware. > > Also, is there documentation available on building custom plug-in > cards? > -- > Steve Gaarder > Cornell University, 171 Hollister, Ithaca NY 14853 607-255-5389 > UUCP: {cmcl2,decvax,rochester,uw-beaver,ihnp4}!cornell!batcomputer!sparks > BITNET: sparks@crnlthry.BITNET ARPA: sparks@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu > ---------- There are some EPROM/ROM boards and modules you can get from HP. There is also software to format files (commands) into a burnable PROM file. You need a burner that can attach to an Integral Serial port. The parts numbers of interest are: 82970A EPROM/ROM Software Delevopment Tools $200 82968A EPROM/ROM Board 256K Bytes max (Piggybacks onto SysV OS ROMS) $100 82971A EPROM/ROM Module 1MB EPROM max/2MB ROM max (Uses 1 I/O slot) $300 All prices are list from August 1, 1987 IPC Pricing Info sheet. Call your local HP Sales office or (800) 752-0900 if you don't know where your sales office is. Michael Saboff hplabs!hpda!mike