Re: What are the chances of a Replica II project?

["mdj" <mdj.mdj@gmail.com>]

Eric wrote:
> >Getting around the ROM issue is easy - provide a socket for a ROM.
>
> I'd strongly prefer a flash chip that can be programmed from a file on
> the PC. You could distribute some "safe" files for test purposes, and
> let people substitute with their own files if desired.
>
> This could also be bigger than the normal 10 - 12K, to allow for some
> entire applications to be burned-in. Maybe even an entire "ramdisk"
> image could be burned into flash along with the ROM images. Today's
> chips make it possible to put a lot of cool stuff into a small space.

There's a flash chip as well - to load the FPGA which can be used for
this purpose.

Providing a ROM socket is purely to enable a simple, legal way to use
the board as an Apple II

Matt