Date   : Fri, 10 Jun 2005 00:19:39 +0100
From   : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: Re: GoMMC versus hard drive. Which way to go?

John Kortink <kortink@...> wrote:
> >A Master ROM cartridge card subtly changes the signals available
> >on the cartridge slot, so plugging something into a catridge card
> >ROM socket is not identical to plugging into a motherboard ROM
> >socket.
> 
> But the 'ashtray' is the beeb thing, remember ?
 
Sorry, bad snippage. Yes, the ashtry is normally just a ROM socket
on an extension lead. Master ROM cartridges modify the signals
normally present at the ROM sockets on the Master PCB.
 
> >can modify it to present the correct signals to a GoMMC. I miss my
> >four banks of sideways RAM :( :(
> 
> Four ? I presume you mean two. The other two are still
 
I missing have /a total of/ four banks of sideways RAM :)
 
> IMO it's not worth pursuing any of this, because two
> RAM banks are still available, more via cartridges
> if needed.
 
I'm running out of banks ;)
 
15-9: MOS+System ROMs
8 ANFS
7/6 GoMMC FS+GoMMC
4/5 Two banks of RAM
3/2 - unusable as link to GoMMC[1]
1 Spare
0 ADFS 1.53 (IDE)
 
Only one ROM socket and two banks of RAM left!
 
[1]I know I can have my GoMMC modified to remove the need for the
link, I just haven't got around to sending it in yet. Then I can
plug a 32K RAM into socket 3/2, giving me four continguous banks
back.
 
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