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Re: My ][ clone - the Triton. Pics!



Hi Tristan, et al.

"Tristan Mumford" <xtristan.xmumford@xgmail.xcom> wrote in message 
news:459aec5e$0$38164$c30e37c6@lon-reader.news.telstra.net...
>> : And it's odd floppy card.
>> : http://images.filecloud.com/330682/dsc02766.jpg
>>
>> I'd love to see what's on the ROM, if you don't
>> mind reading it and sending me the Binary. Looks
>> to have both ROMs on one eprom.
>
> You and me both. It'd be possible to read it back via the computer, right?
> As opposed to yanking it and using an eprommer (which I no longer have).
> It's a very simple looking beastie as you can see from the track layout 
> etc.
> I'll probably have to shove it in my //e to do that. If I do it on the 
> clone
> I'll have no way of getting it out! The drives need severe maintenance.
>
> I'm still curious about the Atlas 8. I'm guessing it's just a standard 
> clone
> floppy drive.
> I've only used my platinum for so long I guess i was surprised that the
> floppies aren't daisychained.

No need to bother.
It is just a stock "Disk][" rip off.
The 6309 is the state sequencer ROM, the eprom holds the boot code.
I have an identical one here.

Where in Oz are you by the way?
I have IIgs's come my way from time to time, gave one away on CSA2MP
just before xmas in fact.

Cheers,
Red