Re: Inspector Watson/Locksmith Rom, what was it? Anyone Got it...

[peter@cs.umbc.edu (Peter Johansson)]

Tim Foley <timf@interlog.com> wrote:

> Something I never got into back when, was the Locksmith/Inspector Watson Combo. 
>  
> 1) What was Inspector Watson? (I take it a sector editor/viewer)

If memory serves, the Inspector and Watson were separate EPROM chips
that you could plus into the Apple language card or similar EPROM
card.  I think one of them let you inspect memory and the other let
you inspect data on the disk.  Watson was an extension to the
Inspector and required it to run.

> 2) Does it require a custom card or Rom?

I believe any generic ROM card would do.

> 3) If so, is there an image/hex dump of the Rom that I can program in
>    a 2764 (for //e) or a 2716 (for II+) ?

I had dumps of them at one time.  One nifty trick was to cut the trace
on the write line on a RAM card and install a switch that could
basically turn a RAM card into a ROM card with he flip of a switch.

> 4) Anyone still have the Rom / Card / whatever for sale?

I've got one.  Somewhere...

BTW, you might get a better response to this line of query on alt.2600


Peter Johansson
peter@cs.umbc.edu