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Re: TransWarp GS ROM question



>An EPROM, I've read (on csa2 of all places) typically has
>its data degraded by 25% per decade.  Luckily, the EPROM
>itself is fine.  All you need is to put it in an EPROM burner,
>read the data, and write it back to the EPROM.  Refresh it.
>Since EPROMs can undego 100 such reprogrammings, they
>can physically carry the data for 1000 years.

Yup, bit-rot. Incidentally, while you're refreshing the EPROM,
save a copy of it to disk as a backup. And better yet,
E-mail me a copy? Please please please (begging) please? :)