6 Apr
2024
6 Apr
'24
7:53 a.m.
The DEC VT340 has a slot in the back of the terminal to insert a ROM
cartridge. I can't find any description of what this DEC labeled ROM
cartridge would do for you. I've seen them with V1.1 and V2.1 markings,
does anyone remember what additional capabilities these ROM cartridge
provide?
Doug
6 Apr
6 Apr
8:14 a.m.
On Sat, Apr 6, 2024 at 3:54 PM Douglas Taylor via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
The DEC VT340 has a slot in the back of the terminal to insert a ROM
cartridge. I can't find any description of what this DEC labeled ROM
cartridge would do for you. I've seen them with V1.1 and V2.1 markings,
does anyone remember what additional capabilities these ROM cartridge
provide?
Will the terminal work at all without that cartridge fitted?. I've had
a quick look at the VT330 and VT340 printsets and I can't obviously
spot any firmware ROMs on the main board schematics. So my first guess
is that said cartridge is the terminal firmware.
-tony
8:26 a.m.
On 4/6/2024 11:14 AM, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote:
On Sat, Apr 6, 2024 at 3:54 PM Douglas Taylor via
cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Hmm, I have a VT340 that seems to pass POST but no video. It does have
a cartridge inserted into the slot, you may be exactly correct.
Doug
The DEC VT340 has a slot in the back of the
terminal to insert a ROM
cartridge. I can't find any description of what this DEC labeled ROM
cartridge would do for you. I've seen them with V1.1 and V2.1 markings,
does anyone remember what additional capabilities these ROM cartridge
provide?
Will the terminal work at all without that cartridge fitted?. I've
had
a quick look at the VT330 and VT340 printsets and I can't obviously
spot any firmware ROMs on the main board schematics. So my first guess
is that said cartridge is the terminal firmware.
-tony 
7 Apr
7 Apr
11:07 p.m.
On Sat, Apr 6, 2024 at 8:26 AM Douglas Taylor via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 4/6/2024 11:14 AM, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote:
The VT340 I have does not have an opening on the back where the ROM
slot would be. Maybe the ROM card is still there in that location, but
the back cover molding was changed to remove the user accessible slot.
I'd have to pull the cover off to see if the ROM board is still in
that location.
The VT330 I have does have a removable ROM card. That one might be a
pre-production unit. Instead of mask ROMs it has EPROMs, and the
manuals it came with are not production level manuals.
On Sat, Apr 6, 2024 at 3:54 PM Douglas Taylor via
cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Hmm, I have a VT340 that seems to pass POST but no video. It does have
a cartridge inserted into the slot, you may be exactly correct.
Doug The DEC VT340 has a slot in the back of the
terminal to insert a ROM
cartridge. I can't find any description of what this DEC labeled ROM
cartridge would do for you. I've seen them with V1.1 and V2.1 markings,
does anyone remember what additional capabilities these ROM cartridge
provide?
Will the terminal work at all without that cartridge fitted?. I've
had
a quick look at the VT330 and VT340 printsets and I can't obviously
spot any firmware ROMs on the main board schematics. So my first guess
is that said cartridge is the terminal firmware.
-tony 
11:48 p.m.
I believe the VT340-A has the ROM card, but the VT340-G (or plus) does not.
The same goes for the VT330A, B, and C versus the D, E, and F.
Paul
On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 1:07 AM Glen Slick via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
On Sat, Apr 6, 2024 at 8:26 AM Douglas Taylor via
cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Hmm, I have a VT340 that seems to pass POST but no video. It does have
a cartridge inserted into the slot, you may be exactly correct.
Doug
The VT340 I have does not have an opening on the back where the ROM
slot would be. Maybe the ROM card is still there in that location, but
the back cover molding was changed to remove the user accessible slot.
I'd have to pull the cover off to see if the ROM board is still in
that location.
The VT330 I have does have a removable ROM card. That one might be a
pre-production unit. Instead of mask ROMs it has EPROMs, and the
manuals it came with are not production level manuals.
On 4/6/2024 11:14 AM, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 6, 2024 at 3:54 PM Douglas Taylor via cctalk
> <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
>> The DEC VT340 has a slot in the back of the terminal to insert a ROM
>> cartridge. I can't find any description of what this DEC labeled ROM
>> cartridge would do for you. I've seen them with V1.1 and V2.1
markings,
does anyone remember what additional capabilities
these ROM cartridge
provide?
Will the terminal work at all without that cartridge fitted?. I've had
a quick look at the VT330 and VT340 printsets and I can't obviously
spot any firmware ROMs on the main board schematics. So my first guess
is that said cartridge is the terminal firmware.
-tony
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