Re: IOmega ZIP and RAMFast

[spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article nugundam@netcom.com (Joseph Lee) writes...
>
>Paolo Micossi (micossi@vtsa04.ts.infn.it) wrote:
>: BTW, my RAMFast ROM identifies as 3.00l.
> 
>That's why.  I have the same rom version and basically the problem with
>3.00 roms is that they don't deal with ejectable media like Zips very well.
>Upgrade is the solution.  I just keep hearing the latest roms can't be
>trusted. :P

    Does Sequential Systems still offer the previous ROM 3.01e revision?
The only major problem was the restore function, within the built-in tape
backup software, did not work. This was fixed in the current ROM 3.01f, but
in the process of doing so, they apparently created several new bugs that
affect the general performance and functionality of the RamFAST. 

    I can't guarantee it at this moment, but I may very well have a 
handful of official (burned by Sequential Systems in 1993) ROM 3.01e/ez 
EPROMs in a few weeks. This would include chips for the Rev 'C' and 'D'
boards (a single chip for the D, a pair of chips for the C). I'll make
an announcement in comp.sys.apple2.marketplace should I receive them.

Mitchell Spector
spec@vax2.concordia.ca