Re: ZipChip //e question

[david@uow.edu.au (David Wilson)]

William Katz <druid@dorsai.org> writes:
>Geof Gonter <gcubed@nh.adelphia.net> wrote:
>> In article <9o778802nmo@enews2.newsguy.com>, William Katz
>> <druid@dorsai.org> wrote:
>>
>> My zip chip (8 mhz) came with a puller that could be used for removing
>> the original or the Zip Chip. It was an L shaped tool that you could put
>> under each end and pry a bit and then go to the other end. But a
>> commercial puller will work.

>I remember that tool. I must have lost that years ago. Anyway, I used a
>small thin flat head screwdriver. Pryed both ends of the chips, and it
>worked like a charm!

Sounds like one of the covers that you remove from an ISA/PCI or AGP slot
on a PC could be substituted for one of those.

>By the way, is it just me, or is the Zip Chip (8mhz and possibly the 4mhz
>version as well) not exactly 100% 65c02 compatible? One particular program
>where I noticed something strange is ShrinkIt 3.4.
>If you view a file (T-Type Files) everything is fine, but when you go back
>to the main menu, and move the arrow keys, you can see "T-Type Files" in
>the middle of the top line on the screen. I have noticed this ever since
>using ShrinkIt 3.4 with my 8Mhz Zip Chip //e. When using the standard 1Mhz
>65c02 chip that comes with the //e, I do not see this cosmetic bug. Has
>anyone else noticed this??? I am sure there are other 'minor' observations
>out there.

Does it happen if you run the Zip Chip at 1MHz (press ESC when you power it
up)?
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David Wilson  School of IT & CS, Uni of Wollongong, Australia