We can all sit around and call each other inconsiderate dicks, but the the fact is, the stuff is available to you.
That's really all I should say, but fuck it let's unpack... Attempting to paint your declining to take something that is there, as anyone else's problem or obligation, is plain amusing. The difference is, for example, a rex is physically not available to me. I'm not sitting here simply refusing to go to a site I don't like, even just once to copy it. If Steve had some for sale, I would buy at least one. If he had the plans up on oshpark, I would build one, or try to, from there. If he had the plans available in some horrible obscure file format that I personally hated and required software I hated on an OS I hated... but they were available, I would take them and convert them to whatever I liked better. And you are right, you don't really need that stuff that happens to currently only be on the form of some facebook posts. You don't need any more info than that provided on the oshpark pages themselves. They have the bare minimum parts list, and everything else you can derive from there. The rest is just sort of reassurance for someone new who might not think they could do it, bybway of filling in all the details so they see how limited the whole project actually is. And plain convenience not having to hunt down the odder parts when I already did and can point right to them, and help like what's a known working eprom burner that isn't $500 etc. Just stuff to head off all the unknowns and make the project seem attainable even if you never did it before. Nothing *you* probably need. There, how awesomely helpful was that? You can't be assed to look at something where it is (although you can find the time in your schedule to write emails about it), so I looked at it for you, and digested it, and gave you a custom bespoke summarization. Now you don't even have to worry about missing anything. You safely know there was nothing especially valuable there, at least for you. -- bkw On Jan 6, 2017 10:11 PM, "Mike Stein" <[email protected]> wrote: > Nah, if a quick cut & paste is too much effort for you then it doesn't > matter that much to me; I'm sure I'll survive not being able to read > whatever pearls of wisdom someone with your attitude has to offer your > Facebook fans... > > m > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Brian White <[email protected]> > *To:* Model 100 Discussion <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, January 06, 2017 9:17 PM > *Subject:* Re: [M100] Praise for REX > > What's convenient for me is convenient for me. ;) > > It costs no money to access, just your soul and your human dignity. > > Copying it and improving it a little and getting it up on bitchin100 or > somewhere was always a plan to do sometime. Or you could di it without > waiting for me if it matters so much. > > -- > bkw > > On Jan 6, 2017 8:21 PM, "Mike Stein" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ah yes, Facebook again; too bad you couldn't post your no doubt excellent > writeups on one of the many sites accessible to the public... > > Oh well... > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Brian White <[email protected]> > *To:* Model 100 Discussion <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, January 06, 2017 6:09 PM > *Subject:* Re: [M100] Praise for REX > > I don't think anyone is *producing* an option rom board, but there is a > board up on OSHPark that anyone can build themselves. I have built a few. > They are easy and cheap to build. > > And they are re-writeable, although you need an eprom burner and a > test-clip or a special programming adapter to re-arrange the pinout, not > just software like rex or a flash drive. But the burner is only $30 or $40 > and the software is free. > > Maybe Ed Snider would be willing to build them for people? They are dead > easy. > > https://goo.gl/photos/Zs8ZnmDco9BwgDDBA > > https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/LfdyAK6a > > There's a main rom adapter too. > > https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/toQDqmVV > > https://goo.gl/photos/GUKXgxxVGaUVt57k9 > > > More details. I wrote a lot in a big comment on the option rom, with links > to parts and tools to build and program both. > > option rom > https://m.facebook.com/groups/1186716131388896?view=permalin > k&id=1215063315220844 > > main rom > https://m.facebook.com/groups/1186716131388896?view=permalin > k&id=1207682412625601 > > I'm not "FigTroniX". I just worked with him to develop these until they > actually worked. > > I'd love a REX too, but if I can't buy one or make one myself, or FIVE, > since I have 2 100s, a 102, a 200, and a 600... > > -- > bkw > > On Jan 6, 2017 4:55 PM, "Kurt McCullum" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I wasn't aware that Steve stopped producing them. Bummer. I'm a bit >> spoiled already with the ability to save RAM images. Helps with cold starts >> when I'm testing. >> >> Is anybody producing a modern adapter board for the OPT ROM socket these >> days? I went so far as to disassemble an old EME flexible PCB from an >> existing Sardine ROM so at least I've got something to add ROMs into >> another unit but it's getting tough to add these things in. Especially to a >> 102. At least with the 100 there is the main ROM replacement pcb that can >> replace both the main and OPT ROMs. >> >> Kurt >> >> >> On Friday, January 6, 2017 11:52 AM, John R. Hogerhuis <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 8:17 AM, Kurt McCullum <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I finally got around to putting a REX into my 102 and I'm kicking myself >> for not doing it earlier. Steve, you did an amazing job! It has made >> modifying and debugging the SARDOS ROM a breeze. >> >> Kurt >> >> >> >> I agree. I think it's really important that we figure out a way to get >> them back into production. >> >> -- John. >> >> >> >
