Re: AE GS-RAM Card Questions - Update

[Jerry <SNIPawanderin@yahoSNIPo.ca>]

"Henry" <apl2research(.a.t.)comcast.net> wrote:
> After studying all the different versions of the GS-RAM card it seems that
> the Revision E card is the only card that really 'works' in a ROM3 IIgs,
> and
> even then the card MUST have the 'B' version of the 'GSE2' PLD.  Strangely
> enough the 'B' version of the PLD isn't backwards compatible with the
> ROM0/1.  For that you MUST have the 'A' version of the GSE2 PLD.  I also
> found a 'GSC' version of the PLD but since the 'E' version should have
> come
> after the 'C' version I didn't test it.  The 'C' version is probably also
> Revision D card specific.  Whether a 'B' version of that cards PLD exists
> is
> unknown at this time.  If someone does have a Revision D card with version
> 'B' of the GSC PLD please contact me.

I have a GS-RAM Plus (totally different card) and it came with two PLD
chips; one for ROM 01 and one for ROM 03.  I would bet AE just designed
their cards with the PLD "personality module" in mind for the two machines. 
So I would not expect the 03 PLD to work in an 01 machine.


Jerry