Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga.misc:4048 comp.sys.amiga.programmer:4013 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!sdrc!cinnet!kilian From: kilian@cinnet.com (Kilian Jacob) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.programmer Subject: Re: So, how close is WB2.0 to a burn-in date? Message-ID: <1991May29.041605.16415@cinnet.com> Date: 29 May 91 04:16:05 GMT References: <1991May23.102546.19130@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> Organization: Cincinnati Network, Cinti. OH Lines: 28 From article <1991May23.102546.19130@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>, by rda136k@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Simon Cocking): > jap@convex.cl.msu.edu (Joe Porkka) writes: > >>Do Amiga500's and Amiga2000's have an extra ROM socket to hold 2.0 in? >>If not I'm sure we will soon see ROM extender hacks to allow people >>to put 512k 2.0ROMS in those machine. > >>Hopefully this will happen for A1000s too, since I own one :-) > > This is something I've been wondering about too for a while... the A500 has > no extra ROM socket, and the existing socket should be too small (ie, not > enough pins) to accomodate a 512k ROM. How does C= intend for this to > be done? > > -- > /// ^^^^^ > __ /// (o o) Didn't 25 years of Doctor > \\\/// Simon Cocking, ^ Who teach you not to trust > \XX/ rda136k@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au `-' names like Intel & Zilog? It's not to small. Remember the ROM chip only supports word addressing (no byte addressing) Thus for 512kb (256 k words) you only need 18 address lines. -- /