Re: [time-nuts] Solartron 7081 ROMs

2009-05-08 Thread David C. Partridge
7;Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' Subject: [time-nuts] Solartron 7081 ROMs This is a call to anyone who has a Solartron 7081 and has saved a copy of their ROMs (if you haven't you may end up in the same boat as I am - the one that's up the creek without a paddle).

Re: [time-nuts] Solartron 7081 ROMs

2009-04-29 Thread Joseph M Gwinn
time-nuts-boun...@febo.com wrote on 04/29/2009 03:50:12 PM: > I'm sure there was a message on this group a month or two ago, > where the bottom > line was to read the EPROMs with a slightly lower than usual voltage. Look up "schmoo plots", which are used to determine the temperature by supply v

Re: [time-nuts] Solartron 7081 ROMs

2009-04-29 Thread Alan Melia
ject: Re: [time-nuts] Solartron 7081 ROMs > I'm sure there was a message on this group a month or two ago, where the bottom > line was to read the EPROMs with a slightly lower than usual voltage. > > Peter Vince > > > On Tue Apr 28 15:40 , Brooke Clarke sent: > > &

Re: [time-nuts] Solartron 7081 ROMs

2009-04-29 Thread Chris Stake
precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Solartron 7081 ROMs I'm sure there was a message on this group a month or two ago, where the bottom line was to read the EPROMs with a slightly lower than usual voltage. Peter Vince On Tue Apr 28 15:40 , Brooke Clarke sent: >

Re: [time-nuts] Solartron 7081 ROMs

2009-04-29 Thread Peter Vince
I'm sure there was a message on this group a month or two ago, where the bottom line was to read the EPROMs with a slightly lower than usual voltage. Peter Vince On Tue Apr 28 15:40 , Brooke Clarke sent: >Hi Dave: > >I've read that there are some tricks to coaxing the data from memory >chips

Re: [time-nuts] Solartron 7081 ROMs

2009-04-28 Thread Brooke Clarke
Hi Dave: I've read that there are some tricks to coaxing the data from memory chips related to reading them under different conditions. It's a lot of work, but it's possible to disassemble the code. That would allow it to be repaired. Have Fun, Brooke Clarke http://www.prc68.com David

[time-nuts] Solartron 7081 ROMs

2009-04-28 Thread David C. Partridge
This is a call to anyone who has a Solartron 7081 and has saved a copy of their ROMs (if you haven't you may end up in the same boat as I am - the one that's up the creek without a paddle). One of the ROMs on my earthy processor board has died. It would appear that the ROMs in this 7081 were upda