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Re: TOS 2.06 for the MegaSTe

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From: Roger.Sheppard
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..??
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