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Article #1404Re: TOS 2.06 for the MegaSTe
From: Roger.Sheppard
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 07:59
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 07:59
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In article <1992Apr12.000208.23654@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> aq115@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Robert C Glover) writes: > > No, TOS 2.06 is not included with that high density upgrade. It's > not required. See, instead of an Ajax chip, you get a small PCB > board that plugs into the socket where the disk controller went, > and it handles the mode switching for the disk drive. It's a > simple software patch so you can use all versions of TOS. I'm > not sure TOS 2.06 would eliminate the need for this patch, as > TOS 2.06 is set for an Ajax chip, not his board. Next time I'm > on GEnie, I'll ask him about that, and try to get his phone > number for you. If you have access to GEnie, I believe is > Email address is PAUL.WU. > > Rob > -- > | Robert Glover GEnie: R.GLOVER3 | > | Internet: rg@turing.acs.virginia.edu | > | Cleveland Freenet: aq115@cleveland.freenet.edu | > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From what I have read, TOS 2.06 access the Ajax chip via a PAL or GAL, so I don't think it will ever work on a ST/FM Mega or STE... Also about the Omnimon upgrade, the controler chip used does not have the same command set as the WD 1772, so could fail with some games..?? -- *** Roger W. Sheppard * Roger.Sheppard@bbs.actrix.gen.nz *** *** 85 Donovan Rd * * GEnie. R.SHEPPARD5 *** *** Kapiti At least I don't Flicker, *** *** New Zealand.. * not like a dying light globe ***
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!think.com!wupost!waikato.ac.nz!comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix!Roger.Sheppard Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: TOS 2.06 for the MegaSTe Message-ID: <1992Apr12.075942.13304@actrix.gen.nz> From: Roger.Sheppard@bbs.actrix.gen.nz Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 07:59:42 GMT Sender: Roger.Sheppard@actrix.gen.nz (Roger Sheppard) References: <1992Apr12.000208.23654@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> Organization: Actrix Information Exchange Lines: 30