On Wed, 29 Aug 2001, Stefan Bambach wrote:
> - What hardware do I have to buy ?
>
> - Motherboard
> - Is Matsonic MS7308E ok ? (I read about it, that it will
> be working)
yes indeed.
> - Have this motherboard the BIOS chip already on a
> socket ? Soldering on Motherboard is no fun.
Socketed DIP-32 last time we bought them.
>
> - DiskOnChip 2000
> - Where can I buy it ?
> - How much does it cost ?
oh no, this is not in the faq?
> - Is the 32-DIP version ok ?
yes
> - Can I install other linux commands aswell (ls, mkdir,
> ...)?
yes
> - Can I use it as normal device and is it writeable for
> logfiles, playlists, .... ?
it's only 8 MB!
> - Is there a limitation of write accesses ? How often can
> be written to the device ?
about 100,000 times. You have to be careful.
> - How much of memory do I need (16-288MByte available) ?
not on the DoC millenium.
> - Do I need a harddisk on top ?
that's up to you.
you only need the ZIF if you program a lot.
> - Am I right, that the original BIOS flash have to be taken
> out of the socket while the computer is on and then the
> DiskOnChip have to be put into the BIOS socket ? That
> works ?? No voltage peaks ??
yes. it works. no problems. We do it a LOT.
> Is there no switch box, that can handle both chips
> inserted and then just a normal switch to select one of
> them ?
we don't have one.
ron
