--- Colin Piggot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Calvin Allett wrote: > > sorry for more questions, but is the boot rom > > something like the ones Steve Nutting was doing > back > > in the day, i.e. to fix disk corruption, or is it > > (hopefully) to possibly boot up with extra code > for > > newer stuff? > > I think the bootrom Steve was refering too is the > Atom Bootrom - which was > written by Edwin - which will boot from the Hard > Drive or CF when the Sam is > powered up.
Sweet, sounds cool... > > Floppy disk corruption on reset is fixed by having > an alternate 8MHz clock > signal going to the WD1772 disk controllers. > I seem to remember this, is it a Mod that all you guys have had done (possibly 10+ years ago), is it a Mod you provide service for (as Im not alowed near electronics, hehe) :) I suppose it`s not as relevant nowadays what with all the HD`s and CF cards... I remember people (or rather magazines and web based `accounts` of SAM) always made it a big deal, but at the time I ALWAYS used to eject disks, it became habit very quickly... apart from unexpected crashes of software/machine and the quick hurry to eject, lol ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com