27 Jul
1997
27 Jul
'97
6:41 a.m.
Sam Ismail wrote:
On Wed, 31 Dec 1969, Marvin wrote:
I just plugged in the Epson PX-8 and the only
thing that happens is
the
LCD screen turns on, but nothing else. I plugged
in a power supply
to Marvin, the socket labelled ROM1 should have an Epson
ROM in it, and
as
far as I know it is the O/S ROM. ROM2 socket on mine has Portable
WordStar and is not necessary to run the system as far as I know. In
fact, I just pulled the ROM on mine and the system still came up (BTW,
those ROMs are neat...they have a little plastic bucket that the ROM
sits
Thanks for that additional info! ROM1 has the Epson Portable Wordstar
ROM installed (after I took a closer look) and that back compartment
does have a ROM installed. The switch settings were the same as yours
and yes, I did try pushing that "Initial Reset" switch in the front
compartment. Now that I know the front ROMs can be pulled and the
system will still run, I'll try that and see what happens. Thanks for
the info!