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From: bgribble@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Bill Gribble)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: Does chip-48 function on non-rev A roms?
Keywords: rom chip 48
Message-ID: <9577@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Date: 8 Nov 90 06:33:27 GMT
References: <4361@altos86.Altos.COM>
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
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In article <4361@altos86.Altos.COM> steve@altos.com (Steve Scherf) writes:
>I just recently got chip-48 from wscott@ecn.purdue.edu, and the readme claims
>that it only functions on a rev A rom. In fact, it claims to not only crash
>and burn, but trash the memory of the 48 if you try it on any other rom
>version. Not desiring to go through the exercise of reloading all my programs
>after trying to verify this, I have decided to believe the message.
>
>So, does anyone have a version of chip-48 that will run on a rev D rom, or
>preferably, any rev? If so, could you mail me a copy?

I run chip48 fine on a rev D rom.  The author wrote it on a rev A (I assume) 
  and so, wisely, advised people against trying to run it on anything else 
  despite the fact that it would be more than likely to run without a hitch.

I think it's been determined that the 'HPHP48-A' in the binary file doesn't
  mean the file will just run on a rev. A. 

>Steve

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