Kurt thats actually a lot cheaper then I expected! Would you mind if I emailed you about how to go about getting some roms written?
On 4 May 2015 at 19:36, Kurt McCullum <[email protected]> wrote: > $8.90 US. I don't have the exact breakdown but I bought two 27C256 EPROMS > for I think $0.95. And then I paid another $0.50 to have them burned. > Shipping was more than the EPROMS at $6.00. > > All prices in US dollars by the way. The only changes I made to the ROM > image were the Y2k patch and I personalized it in the upper right hand > corner of the menu by replacing (c) Microsoft with my own message. > > Certainly nothing life changing to the machine but I wanted to try it and > the whole process was simple. I do wish my 102 had a socket so I could do > the same thing without desoldering the EPROM. > > Kurt > > > On 5/4/2015 10:33 AM, James Zeun wrote: > > Kurt, how much did that cost? I can't afford to spend an awful lot more > after buying the Rex. I'm not sure but I think Stephen was thinking of > sending me a rom. But he's looking at the ROM I sent him at the moment. I'd > personally just like it to work, so I can get back to using my M100 :-) > > James > On 4 May 2015 6:29 pm, "Kurt McCullum" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> You could get a new EPROM burned and just drop it in to replace the one >> that's in there now. Plus fix theY2K issue at the same time. >> >> buyicnow.com is a really inexpensive way to go. I had two 32k EPROMS >> made for my T200. It took about a week to get them but they were programmed >> with the image I sent and worked perfectly. >> >> Kurt >> >> >> >> On Monday, May 4, 2015 10:16 AM, James Zeun <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> I'd love to post you my M100, but its far to delicate/precious to >> entrust with the postman. Plus I use it for writing :-P >> On 4 May 2015 3:28 pm, "Stephen Adolph" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> In theory yes, but the hardware compatibility item is very important. >> Since all roms run in VT, we might assume that they are compatible. the >> exception is the lack of modem in the EU machines. >> >> I thinking to send James an EEPROM with the other EU ROM that is >> compatible with REX. But, I want to do some testing here to confirm it. >> >> I would prefer to have the target hardware in front of me though.. >> Otherwise I am just guessing. >> >> Steve >> >> >> On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Gary L Phillips <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Just out of curiosity then, does that mean that by installing the main >> ROM replacement fix REX would run on the machine? I suppose it depends >> on whether there are actual hardware differences as well? >> >> On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 8:03 AM, James Zeun <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Gee wiz I do love Bill for that! :-P >> > >> > On 4 May 2015 1:52 pm, "Stephen Adolph" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> comparing this "new rom" to the original and my other EU rom on file, >> it >> >> is so different that I suspect Bill Gates decided to kill the option >> rom >> >> business in EU and keep the price high on M100 to sell Multiplan. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 8:15 AM, Stephen Adolph <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> James was able to extract his Main ROM from his M100 with the late >> main >> >>> board. >> >>> Turns out that ROM is quite different. >> >>> * it is different from the usual M100/T102 main ROM >> >>> * it is also different from the other EU main ROM I have >> >>> >> >>> Checksum is EEA4. >> >>> >> >>> This ROM image runs in VT, but not with REX. So, there must be some >> >>> calls locations that have changed in the main ROM that affect REX. >> >>> >> >>> ..Steve >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > -- My retro tech blog and general ramblings http://bytemyvdu.wordpress.com/
