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From: hutch@sdcsvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: KickStart Eliminator
Message-ID: <2796@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU>
Date: Tue, 3-Mar-87 14:11:45 EST
Article-I.D.: sdcsvax.2796
Posted: Tue Mar  3 14:11:45 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 5-Mar-87 23:44:42 EST
References: <1072@rutgers.RUTGERS.EDU>
Reply-To: hutch@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU (Jim Hutchison)
Organization: UCSD EMU Project (Educational Microcomputer Unix)
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Keywords: help

In article <1072@rutgers.RUTGERS.EDU> Charles_E._Thomka writes:
<At the Commodore Show in San Francisco I purchased the "KickStart
<Eliminator" from Creative Microsystems.
 
 ...some words of product praise deleted...
 
<BUT the problems I've found in the kit I bought:
<1. Two of the four (27512) ROMs were marked identically.  I do know that
<they are not identical, because I read them at work and that are vastly
<different.

So call CMI (503) 684-9300.  I had a problem with a PAL leg that UPS
stuffed through the shutter of the disk...they sent me a new one by 2
day air, no hassles, very nice (the set up manual says "The customer is
always right").

<2. prob 1, by itself is not catastrophic because I could just install
<the ROMs  one way in the provided sockets and if that doesn't work just
<try the other way. BUT THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM.  Seems that two of the
<KickStart ROMs must be installed under the disk drive.  The drive I have
<is a NEC drive.  Seems that NEC did not follow the exact physical
<specification, and there is not sufficient clearance under the drive for
<both the ROM and socket.

Hmmmm, you could perhaps put in a small (1/18") riser to make room.
The panason's are not that much taller (but oh, much quieter!).

Another note, many local places (some near you?) will sell it to you
and install it for you for a nominal price (~$160).

Mine was $134 including shipping, conned my inestimbly skilled
housemate to do all the skilled labor (took about 2 hours, 1 was to get
it open/closed).
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