Date   : Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:29:09 +0000
From   : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: Downgrading a B+

"Mark Haysman" wrote:
> I've been doing just that to a B+ 64K and a 128K, and both seem to run quite
> happy with 1.20, albeit of course with only 32k to play with.
> Is it a known "thing to do", or are there snags and issues I've yet to
> encounter?
 
It seems to be common(ish) practice, and I hear Acorn initially
developed MOS 2.00 by plugging MOS 1.20 into a B+.
 
I remember seeing adverts for add-ons where you could have MOS
1.20 on a carrier board and switch between it and the onboard MOS
2.00.
 
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