11 Jun
2002
11 Jun
'02
1:49 p.m.
If only I'd looked at the manual before answering the first time ...
James Willing wrote:
Just picked up a handful of VT525 terminals, and have a couple of
questions.
1) What is the front opening 'cartridge slot' for?
The VT520/VT525 Video Terminal Programmer Information says:
--quote--
All VT520 models include support for a 4 Mbit (512 KByte) ROM cartridge
option. The base unit comes with a factory-installed ROM. The ROM
cartridge connector is protected by a ROM cartridge cover. To install
new code, the ROM cartridge cover is removed, and a ROM cartridge with
attached cover is plugged into the ROM connector. The new code
completely supersedes the factory-installed ROM code. It does not
overlay or extend the factory code.
--unquote--
That leaves me wondering where the EZ-SetUp cartridge was supposed to
go. Perhaps that cartridge contained ROM and NVRAM. Who knows? I've
certainly never seen one.
- Paul