>Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 11:31:02 -0800 >From: Gamba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: SE/30 Dreams, Tricks and Repairs > >>My IIci's ROMs are 342-0733 through 342-0736. I was thinking I might >>pick up another IIci motherboard, desolder the DIP chips, read out >>the contents, write them into some PLCC EEPROMs or Flash and put >>those on the SE/30 ROM SIMM. >>Jeff Walther > >You can get the IIci ROM code at ><http://ludo28m.free.fr/mac/tppxfes/MacIIci.zip> >As near as I can tell a windows machine is needed to make something useful. > It may be in a file format used by one of the chip programmers, though I think there are supposed to be a few formats that are universal or near-universal for the chip programmers. Pretty much all the chip programmers require a windows/DOS machine to use. Building one (a chip programmer) for the Mac would be an interesting project too, but a pretty nice one is under $300 and the PC to run it is virtually free (286 or better required) so it would be an interesting exercise, not a money saving endeavor.
Anyway, the problem with the above file, is that it is all one file. One would need to split it into four interleaved parts (or 2 for X16 parts) in order to program chips for a ROM SIMM. That's probably pretty easy using something like Perl, but I don't like to introduce extra avenues for fiddling and error. >The base URL for that file is ><http://ludo28m.free.fr/nbb.html> Unfortunately, I am shamefully mono-lingual, unless you count the bits of German, Greek and Spanish that I've retained from many years ago. French, though, is right out. I did manage to find the page with the assortment of downloadable ROM images. Thank you. >Also see "Capturing a Mac ROM image" at ><http://mes.emuunlim.com/tips/capturing_a_mac_rom_image.htm> Ah, interesting stuff. It should be possible to use the files they are producing, but I feel more warm and fuzzy reading it off the chips directly. Jeff Walther -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
