Re: Making a bootable LIF CD for the 9000/382
> > No, I fixed the capstan, and I'm using brand new IOTAMAT tapes still in > > the original shrink wrap, but only one drive will even certify tapes and > > none of them will write them. > > 3M 600HC? Yes, that's them. > I saw the same thing on brand new ones of those. The only tape I've ever > gotten to mount was a 16track HP labeled tape with ME10 on it. Then I don't feel so bad (I couldn't for the life of me imagine what I'd done wrong restoring it -- I cleaned the heads perfectly, and replaced the capstan and checked the optical sensor and the whole deal), but I'm still screwed since I don't have a way of backing up or booting this machine if the disk dies. Fortunately it's one of the tanklike HP 6000s (670H). I'll see if Stan's tape drive does any better, though I'd really like some way to boot a CD on it. I know there are CS/80 CD-ROMs but they only seem to come up for $CRAZY. -- personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ -- Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * ckai...@floodgap.com -- He who Laughs, Lasts. --
Re: Classic TMS1000
On 7/6/18 5:31 PM, Charles Harris via cctalk wrote: Hi Who has experience with the TMS1000 in a lot of games. sean riddle there has been a ton of work with tms1000 games in mame https://forums.bannister.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat=113587
Re: Odd MSV11-J bug (Was: MSV11-J engineering info)
> it is not board-dependent - two different boards give incorrect read > data for the same write values!! ... I wonder if the board is storing > wrong values a _lot_, and the ECC is normally catching them? Anyone have any idea what might be going on here? I ask because I'm fixing to repair a broken MSV11-J for a list member, and the combo of ECC and this might make it hard to track the problem down. (If only one chip is dead, the ECC _should_ be able to 'paper over it'. So there are probably two? But if I turn off ECC, to be able to find the bad chip, will I get deceived by this other problem?) Noel
Classic TMS1000
Hi Who has experience with the TMS1000 in a lot of games. Want to dump ram electronically (by 'test mode' ?) not decapping. Must be some new software out there that can do this now, or am I daydreaming. Thanks Charles Harris
Re: Making a bootable LIF CD for the 9000/382
On Jul 6, 2018, at 11:34 AM, Sophie Haskins via cctech wrote: > I have a Sony CDU561-SC (it came in a Sun 411 case - not sure if Sun > ever sold them like this or if it was custom) The easiest way to tell is whether the faceplate on the drive is molded in such a way that it creates an integral fit with the box. A "normal" drive in a 411 creates a big gap. ok bear. -- until further notice
