EME was also responsible for the ROMBO adapters, or was it MOMBO? On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 1:04 PM, John Gardner <[email protected]> wrote:
> I believe the OWL hardware & firmware were done by Tracy > > Allen at EME Systems. A polite request to Dr. Allen for info > > might get a response. > > [email protected] > > ... > > > On 6/19/17, Ken Pettit <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Brian, > > > > That is an interesting find. Makes me wonder what things people will > > dig up 50, 100 or even 1000 years from now and say "Hmm, wonder what > > this was for?" > > > > Ken > > > > On 6/19/17 8:19 AM, Brian White wrote: > >> Encountered an odd one this weekend. A custom option rom that says > >> HOOT.BA <http://HOOT.BA> on it's label, and uses the *elegant* EME > >> Systems 27C256 option rom adapter. > >> > >> When you run it (using either the 2 lines on the label or the standard > >> "CALL 63012") It launches into some program, but doesn't leave any .co > >> or .ba installed in the main menu. It does leave a couple of .do, but > >> they seem to be data for the program, not documents. > >> > >> Reading the various strings in the rom, it seems to be some kind of > >> weather monitoring util. It mentions something called OWL or OWL2 a > >> lot, looks like it has support to use a RAMPAC, and connects to > >> something on a pc via serial cable (called an owl cable), and can dial > >> up something with the modem and upload something via xmodem, which in > >> turn implies there's an xmodem implementation in there somewhere. > >> > >> It looks like a very special-purpose thing, that's for sure. > >> > >> I dumped the rom and disassembled the package to get some clear pics > >> of the EME adapter. > >> > >> ROM > >> https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Bys6eLbSbYyhdTFIR2ZXNENrRkE > >> > >> EME adapter > >> https://goo.gl/photos/AaqKUGoY6oGEZdxM6 > >> > >> -- > >> bkw > > > > > -- - Lee - 909.437.0250 - Destroying technology problems.
