Re: Fingerprint GSI+ card problems

[laserdog@bright.net (Mary)]

"Tim Haynes" <trhaynes@yahoo.SPAMBGONE.com> wrote in message news:<P66w7.155428$sM1.42957658@news3.rdc1.on.home.com>...
> Hey everyone,
> 
> Seems like the only time that I post here is when I have a problem or
> something!  Oh well... you are a great bunch and are very helpful
> (especially Mark Cummings and William Strutts!  Great work, guys).
> 
> I recently traded a bunch of Mac stuff for a bunch of Apple II stuff.  In
> the Apple II stuff pile was a Fingerprint GSI+ card... I was very excited to
> see it there, instantly recognizing it for what it was.
> 
> When I installed it in my IIgs and rebooted, hitting the fingerprint button
> only locked up the system.  Sigh... I tried it in various slots and only
> once got into the actual ROM program that does all of the image manipulation
> and printing.  That was after I had reseated all of the socketed chips and
> moved the card as far away from the power supply as I could get it (slot 6).
> But I only got in once and never did again.  Mostly what happens is that the
> screen very quickly flashes the memory monitor console and then almost
> instantly goes to a blank screen with a solid white cursor in the upper left
> corner.  about 10 percent of the time it goes to a screen full of
> reverse-video 2's.
> 
> In my Apple II stuff pile, I also got some kind of EPROM burner card (very
> cool, but it's down in the basement at the moment.  I'm pretty sure it's one
> of those Mountain EPROM burners).  I putted the main ROM chip off the
> Fingerprint and it fits in my EPROM burner card.  I'm thinking that redoing
> the EPROM might be a good idea, but am not certain.  Here's where you all
> come in.  :)  My questions are:
> 
> - Does anybody know if the Fingerprint GSI+ manuals are online?  I can't
> locate any.
> - Is the main socketed chip on a Fingerprint GSI+ an EPROM or not?
> - Is it possible to get a Fingerprint ROM dump from someone and also the
> software for the Mountain EPROM burner so that I can reburn the
> Fingerprint's chip?
> - Does this even sound like a ROM chip problem?
> 
> Any advice or tips would be great, gang!!
> 
> Thanks
> Tim

I have the manual, I cannot remember anything about what goes on
inside the computer with this thing, I haven't used it in years.  If
you want a scanned copy of the manual I will send it to you.  My news
server is down and I am posting this through Google.  It may be awhile
before I check back.  I will scan it sometime today though.

Mary