Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-25 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
> The 924 should be the same as a 955 keyboard.  There seemed to be two > compatible types of the keyboard - an older > thicker keyboard (shipped the TS-803 et al, and looks like an enhanced > 925/950 keyboard), and a newer thinner profile > keyboard used on later terminals. > > From what I'

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-24 Thread Patrick Finnegan via cctalk
On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 8:51 PM Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > > > The keyboard controller is an 8049. Firmware not readable. > > It may actually be compatible with the 955 keyboard, which I was able to > read. > Key layout is the same, though the manuf is different > The 924 should be the

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-24 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
The keyboard controller is an 8049. Firmware not readable. It may actually be compatible with the 955 keyboard, which I was able to read. Key layout is the same, though the manuf is different

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-24 Thread allison via cctalk
On 04/24/2019 08:47 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > On 4/24/19 5:46 PM, allison via cctalk wrote: > >> The 8049 is readable just like the 8048 save for 2k device.  I worked >> for NEC back then and had access to intel parts too. > is that true for "HC" parts or just NMOS? > > All!  The HC were

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-24 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 4/24/19 5:46 PM, allison via cctalk wrote: > The 8049 is readable just like the 8048 save for 2k device.  I worked > for NEC back then and had access to intel parts too. is that true for "HC" parts or just NMOS?

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-24 Thread allison via cctalk
On 04/24/2019 07:55 PM, Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote: > At 08:14 AM 24/04/2019 -0700, you wrote: >> >> On 4/24/19 5:39 AM, Guy Dunphy wrote: >> >>> The keyboard controller is an 8049. Firmware not readable. >> 8049s aren't protected. they are 2k versions of the 8048 >> and can be read as 8749s > I d

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-24 Thread Guy Dunphy via cctalk
Thanks, I'll check that. At 07:48 AM 24/04/2019 -0500, wrco...@wrcooke.net wrote: > >> On April 24, 2019 at 7:39 AM Guy Dunphy via cctalk >> wrote: >> > >> I haven't dumped the chargen chip yet, because I don't know what it is, and >> suspect it's more complex than just a ROM. >> 24 pin chara

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-24 Thread Guy Dunphy via cctalk
At 08:14 AM 24/04/2019 -0700, you wrote: > > >On 4/24/19 5:39 AM, Guy Dunphy wrote: > >> The keyboard controller is an 8049. Firmware not readable. > >8049s aren't protected. they are 2k versions of the 8048 >and can be read as 8749s I did try reading it as an 8749. By 'not readable' I meant it re

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-24 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 4/24/19 5:39 AM, Guy Dunphy wrote: > The keyboard controller is an 8049. Firmware not readable. 8049s aren't protected. they are 2k versions of the 8048 and can be read as 8749s

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-24 Thread Will Cooke via cctalk
> On April 24, 2019 at 7:39 AM Guy Dunphy via cctalk > wrote: > > I haven't dumped the chargen chip yet, because I don't know what it is, and > suspect it's more complex than just a ROM. > 24 pin character gen ROM/? at U10 is marked: > > VTi (logo) > 350 RN 118 > 2333-5006 > 8000142 > (

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-24 Thread Guy Dunphy via cctalk
At 04:34 PM 23/04/2019 -0700, you wrote: > > >On 4/23/19 3:35 PM, Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote: [my Televideo 924] > >I have maint manuals for the 925. > >Some photos of the boards and dumps of the keyboard firmware and controller >would be nice to add to bitsavers, since I've not come across one

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-23 Thread Patrick Finnegan via cctalk
On Tue, Apr 23, 2019, 11:42 Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > > On 4/23/19 4:43 AM, Patrick Finnegan via cctalk wrote: > > I should be able to do that for you if you don't find someone else with a > > dumped room sooner. > > I was wondering what TS-8xx systems you have that supported RS-422, > and

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-23 Thread Josh Dersch via cctalk
Cool, thanks, Al! I'll give that a go. On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 5:20 PM Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > it is the same one used in the 910 180-016A_A17_85AE.bin > > On 4/23/19 12:23 AM, Josh Dersch via cctalk wrote: > > Hi all -- > > > > I'm working on a Televideo 925 terminal with a few probl

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-23 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 4/23/19 3:35 PM, Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote: > When I saw this thread I thought 'Oh, I have a 925!' Which was working last > time (years ago.) > But wouldn't you know. When I checked, it's a Televideo 924. Off by one. > > But perhaps the character ROM content is the same? > Anyway I will

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-23 Thread Guy Dunphy via cctalk
When I saw this thread I thought 'Oh, I have a 925!' Which was working last time (years ago.) But wouldn't you know. When I checked, it's a Televideo 924. Off by one. But perhaps the character ROM content is the same? Anyway I will see if it still works, and secure all the ROM images. Today. I

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-23 Thread Josh Dersch via cctalk
On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 8:25 AM Patrick Finnegan wrote: > On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 11:02 AM Jon Elson via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> Is the ROM totally bad, or just losing a few bits here and >> there? If the latter, you could probably read it out, figure >> out how the rows, co

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-23 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 4/23/19 4:43 AM, Patrick Finnegan via cctalk wrote: > I should be able to do that for you if you don't find someone else with a > dumped room sooner. I was wondering what TS-8xx systems you have that supported RS-422, and if you've dumped the firmware from them. I can request the TS-806/20

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-23 Thread Patrick Finnegan via cctalk
On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 11:02 AM Jon Elson via cctalk wrote: > Is the ROM totally bad, or just losing a few bits here and > there? If the latter, you could probably read it out, figure > out how the rows, columns and characters are mapped, and fix it. > Considering that 925s are really common, a

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-23 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
it is the same one used in the 910 180-016A_A17_85AE.bin On 4/23/19 12:23 AM, Josh Dersch via cctalk wrote: > Hi all -- > > I'm working on a Televideo 925 terminal with a few problems, one of which > is a bad character generator ROM, (a MOS 2332). Does anyone have a dump of > this already, o

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-23 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 04/23/2019 02:23 AM, Josh Dersch via cctalk wrote: Hi all -- I'm working on a Televideo 925 terminal with a few problems, one of which is a bad character generator ROM, (a MOS 2332). Does anyone have a dump of this already, or have a working 925 they'd be able to dump the ROM from? Is the

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-23 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
what is the ROM written on? b On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 7:44 AM Patrick Finnegan via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I should be able to do that for you if you don't find someone else with a > dumped room sooner. > > Patrick Finnegan > > On Tue, Apr 23, 2019, 03:23 Josh Dersch via cctalk

Re: Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-23 Thread Patrick Finnegan via cctalk
I should be able to do that for you if you don't find someone else with a dumped room sooner. Patrick Finnegan On Tue, Apr 23, 2019, 03:23 Josh Dersch via cctalk wrote: > Hi all -- > > I'm working on a Televideo 925 terminal with a few problems, one of which > is a bad character generator ROM,

Televideo 925 character rom dump

2019-04-23 Thread Josh Dersch via cctalk
Hi all -- I'm working on a Televideo 925 terminal with a few problems, one of which is a bad character generator ROM, (a MOS 2332). Does anyone have a dump of this already, or have a working 925 they'd be able to dump the ROM from? Thanks in advance, Josh