11 Jun
2011
11 Jun
'11
5:16 a.m.
Hi, Peter and others.
Yes, I have an EPROM burner but have never used it. This might be the
perfect excuse! Are there any docs on what needs to be rejigged to replace
those ROMS?
THe software on the tapes was a little flaky so I've just spent the evening
getting some software off the Net. I found a collection of machine language
programs which don't need the BASIC ROM-PAC to run. I used the MESS
emulator to convert these binaries to WAV files I can output through the PC
soundcard to the sorcerer. Good times!
Terry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Turnbull" <pete at dunnington.plus.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 7:33 AM
Subject: Re: New rest-home resident: An Exidy Sorcerer
On 10/06/2011 12:47, terry stewart wrote:
Some on this list might be interested to read
about my latest
acquisition:
http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2011-06-08-sorcerer-acquisition.htm
Welcome to the ranks of Sorcerer owners :-)
I've also added the model to my collections
site:
http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/collection/exidy-sorcerer.htm
The only thing to do now is to replace or repair the BASIC ROM-PAC
Images of the four BASIC ROMs are on my website, and you'll find them also
on some other Sorcerer websites such as http://www.trailingedge.com/exidy/
I think I also have a PCB layout for a ROM-PAC somewhere -- not the
original, but one I drafted many years ago to use different EPROMs.
However, it's easy enough to re-jumper the sockets in the ROM-PAC for
different EPROMs, and more than one listmember has a Sorcerer with a PAC
I've repaired that way. The original ROMs are mask ROMs, of course, but
Exidy designed the PAC to take various different ICs.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York