Re: IIGS Questions.. any advice?

[chris155@gmail.com]

On Feb 1, 8:34 am, Toinet <antoine.vig...@laposte.net> wrote:
> On 1 fév, 13:02, chris...@gmail.com wrote:
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> > Hello.. Some quick questions for those in the know..
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> > Just picked up a spare IIGS off EBay as a backup for the ROM 03 I've
> > been using for a while - and it turns out the thing is a ROM 00.
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> > I've ordered the ROM 00->ROM 01 upgrade from Reactive Micro, however
> > does anyone know:
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> > A) How to identify if my board has the faulty VGC chip that came with
> > many ROM 00's, and
> > B) Is it still possible to obtain a replacement chip somehow (other
> > than cannibalizing yet another IIGS?)
> > Second question: I've got a spare ROM 03 board that's giving a System
> > Bad: 06010000.  I know this is a failure of the Serial test - is there
> > a specific part I could check out and try and replace?
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> > Thanks for any info..
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> > -Chris
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> Hi Chris,
> I cannot help you with your questions but I have a request: can you
> please make a ROM dump before you perform the upgrade? I would like to
> disassemble the ROM 00 one day.
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> I thank you in advance.
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> Regards,
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I can do that, if the zip file mentioned doesn't help you..

Looks like I do have the VGC with the -1 revision, so seems I have an
absolutely original board here.  Probably makes the best sense just to
replace the whole board.

Other than for curiosity, is there any benefit or reason to hold on to
an original ROM 00 board?

Thanks for all the info,

-Chris