Good question! I don't have a good answer. Tandy only ever offered 2 roms.
It is the aftermarket that drove the innovation. Perhaps they just assumed you mainly wanted a single rom. On Thursday, February 9, 2023, Comcast <malech...@comcast.net> wrote: > Thank you Steve > > I think this confirms what I was thinking. > > But… > > I bc am confused as to why they would design it this way? > > Seems senseless that you would loose all your files when yiuvv bc want to > change ROMs > > Not a good selling point !! > > Mike > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 9, 2023, at 4:20 PM, Stephen Adolph <twospru...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> >> Please see the other thread. What you are experiencing is standard. An >> alternative modified binary is available that fixes this, but it can be a >> separate problem now to get a working option rom with the custom pinout > > > Now that we know what the issue is ( a feature!), if you don't want that > feature then you need to get a different option rom hardware solution that > uses the fixed binary . > Several solutions exist. REX# is one solution. > Cheers > Steve > > > >> On Thursday, February 9, 2023, Comcast <malech...@comcast.net> wrote: > > If anyone has experience with the MS multi plan ROM, please share > > >> I appreciate the support, in advance, thank you > > >> What I am experiencing with my M102 > > >> Is that with this ROM, it forces a cold restart when inserted AND when >> removed > > >> Unlike other OptROMs, you don’t need to do a CALL to initialize nor can >> you KILL the RAM file to uninstall, so thinking this is by design > > >> But yet very frustrating > > >> Thanks > > >> Mike > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > >> >>
