Re: wanted - copycard ROM + utility disk

[jonnosan <jonnosan@gmail.com>]

On Apr 2, 2:05 pm, rhohler <rick.hoh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 21, 7:42 am, jonnosan <jonno...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > I'm trying to put together a homebrew copycard (like theWildcardor
> > Senior PROM) that will creat bootable disks to run single load games.
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> > I've been able to make a card with a button that will trigger an NMI,
> > and swap in the Senior PROM ROM, but the Senior PROM needs to boot a
> > utility disk before it can create bootable disks of the contents of
> > RAM, and I haven't been able to find a copy of that utility disk.
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> > The equivalent utilility disks for theWildcardrange of copy cards is
> > on the Apple2Info website, but no the ROM images.
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> > Can anyone point me to either a utility disk for the Senior PROM, a
> > copy of the ROM for a version ofWildcardthat can capture the full
> > 128K of a iie (i.e. theWildcardplus or Wilcard 2) or a ROM plus
> > utility disk of some other copy card that works in a iie.
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> > Regards
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> > Jonno
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> I have both the Wildcard and Wildcard 2.  I installed my Wildcard 2
> this evening and it appears to still work.  What steps do I need to
> follow to copy off the ROM?  I pushed the button and it executed the
> software on the card so it appears to work.  I was able to save off
> the 128K of memory to a floppy.
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Rick,

Because of the way the wildcard stays dormant until the NMI button is
pressed, it may be impossible to copy the ROM contents disk while it
is plugged in. I think the only way to copy it will be to put the chip
in to a EPROM reader/writer and extract the contents. If you don't
have access to such a device, would you be willing to post the card?
I'd be happy to pay postage both ways, or else buy the card for a
reasonable amount.

BTW, Michael Mahon did email me a copy of the utility disk for the
Senior Prom, unfortunately the disk was for v1, and the ROM image I
have is v3, and they don't seem to be compatible.

Cheers

Jonno