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From: vincelee@tornado.Berkeley.EDU (Vincent H. Lee)
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Subject: Re: Frances help!
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Date: 12 Aug 90 08:26:32 GMT
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In article <19482@well.sf.ca.us> collins@well.sf.ca.us (Steve Collins) writes:
>
>Ack Pfft!
>I have been working on my Frances board to the detriment of my
>marrige and sanity for several months now. Still no joy.
>
>3) Occasionally, the thing hangs at modeload with francyc low.
 ^ I had this problem.  I never found out why the controller sometimes rejected
programming.  Solution? add a loop in ATM so it does the programming (read
statement) about 1000 times or so.  (ok, it sounds stupid, but it worked for
me)

>
>Other info:
>I have the thing in an A500. 

I got completely unpredictable and generally WEIRD behavior from my Frances
board when I moved it to my 500 until I added a grounded EMI shield beneath the
controller chip and nearby circuitry.  I just used a scrap piece of copper-clad
board taped under frances, and adding a bunch of little wires soldered between
the board and various ground points on frances.

>                                steve collins