Date   : Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:55:15 +0100
From   : bbcmailinglist@... (Ian Wolstenholme)
Subject: FW: Name for Master with ARM7 Co-Processor

I like "M7", that's my favourite so far!

Best wishes,


Ian

----- Original Message -----
From: Sprow [mailto:info@...]
To: bbc-micro@...
Sent: Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:38:59 +0100
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Name for Master with ARM7 Co-Processor

In article <4245C1443E9740E2B867212C75551BEC@...>,
   David Hunt <dm.hunt@...> wrote:
> > I've been thinking about this...
> > 
> > A Master with a 65C102 is a Master Turbo
> > A Master with a 32016 is a Master Scientific (if it ever existed)
> > A Master with an 80186 is a Master 512
> > A Master with 65C102, SCSI and VFS is a Master AIV
> > A Master with some of the best bits missing is a Master Compact
> > A Master with even more of the best bits missing is a Master ET
> > 
> > So what should we call a Master with an ARM7 Co-Processor?
> > 
> > So far I have only come up with "Master Sprow" or "Master 16384".  Anyone
> > got any better ideas?
> > 

> I've got 32MB... apparently you can get 64MB too - that would have meant I
> could have copied the entire STH archive to Ethernet in one go! Mind you I
> never saw a 64MB for sale - I'd of probably bought one if was there, a few
> extra quid for a lot more real-estate ;)

You're right, to date only 16MB and 32MB options have been offered for sale
so the only 64MB board is the one on my desk to my left.
To get 64MB of RAM instead you 

 * Need to check you're running ARM Tube OS 0.35 or later, since the new
   RAM detection and setup code was introduced then. Earlier versions would
   only bother refreshing one bank so half the RAM would be missing if you
   fitted anything other then 16MB or 32MB. It also supports 8MB.
 * Order yourself a MT48LC32M16A2TG-75 for ?18.62+VAT from Digikey
 * Desolder the old chip and solder in the new

> I'd like a name like "Master Professional" or "Master RISC/Tech" or "Master
> Advanced"; you can see where I'm going here... Let's try to avoid Master
> NT...

Master Experience?
Master Vista?
or just 'M7' where the M is the big Master logo,
Sprow.


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