Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cornell!batcomputer!itsgw!steinmetz!uunet!ssbell!dale From: dale@ssbell.UUCP (Dale Miller) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Kickstart in ROM Summary: KWIKSTART with 1.3 ROMS Keywords: kickstart eliminator, kwikstart Message-ID: <369@ssbell.UUCP> Date: 8 Feb 89 23:39:27 GMT References: <515@ivucsb.UUCP> <362@ssbell.UUCP> <3470@sdsu.UUCP> Reply-To: dale@ssbell.UUCP (0000-Dale Miller) Distribution: usa Organization: Sterling Software, FSG-IMD, Bellevue, NE. Lines: 44 In article <3470@sdsu.UUCP> lindwall@sdsu.UUCP (John Lindwall) writes: >In article <362@ssbell.UUCP>, dale@ssbell.UUCP (Dale Miller) writes: >> KWIKSTART is an add on board that puts 1.2 KickStart (TM) permanently in >> ROM. > >Thank you very much for this information. Do you (or anyone else) know if >they have one that comes with 1.3 ROMS? I'll snap one up if this beast >exists. It's true that 1.3 is the last update that will fully support the >A1000 isn't it? If so then it seems like a great idea to get 1.3 in ROM >form for my aging semi-orphan. (Just kidding there, I really appreciate the >fact that the development of the 500/2000 has not invalidated my 1000 in any >way. Thanks CA!) I have been told that Michigan Software does have the 1.3 ROMS available. The only advantage that 1.3 ROMS have over 1.2 ROMS is the capability to autoboot from a hard drive. I currently do not have a hard drive so I see no need to get the 1.3 ROMS. I pray that 1.4 will still support the A1000 and have features that I want. If my prayers are answered I will get the 1.4 ROMS (if available from Michigan Software). Note the following message that was sent last May. >From: schein@cbmvax.UUCP (Dan Schein CATS) >Date: 23 May 88 13:19:36 GMT >Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA In article <3071@leo.UUCP> harald@leo.UUCP ( Harald Milne) writes: > > Does anybody know if the CMI kickstart eliminatir ROM's for the A1000 >are in fact the same type of ROM in the A500/A2000. If so, the ROM's >could be replaced using the CBM ROM set as oppossed to CMI. > Im not sure about CMI's KickStart kit, but I do know the 2 products from Michigan Software (A KickStart replace kit, and a dual KickStart kit for the 500/2000) use 4 EPROM's where the 500/2000 use 1 ROM. So in this case (and I would guess the CMI case), NO the CBM ROM could not be used. -- Dale Miller UUCP: dale@ssbell Sterling Software FSG/IMD INTERNET: dale%ssbell.uucp@uunet.uu.net 1404 Ft. Crook Rd. South Phone: (402) 291-8300 Bellevue, NE. 68005-2969 FAX: (402) 291-4362