[sdiy] OB-X ROMs

[John L Marshall]

I believe that I have 2708s and 2716s in the garage. I will let you know 
tomorrow.

Take care,
John

Pacific Northwest Synth Meeting September 25, 2004
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Arnold" <xyzzy at sysabend.org>
To: "Doug Terrebonne" <dougt55 at yahoo.com>
Cc: "synth-diy" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] OB-X ROMs


> On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 03:30:24PM -0800, Doug Terrebonne wrote:
>> Hi, just got an OB-X and was wondering about the ROMs... Does anyone
>> know what version was the latest? My ROMs are labeled "ID1" and "IB0".
>>
>> Also, this uses the old 2708s, does anyone know of a mod to use 2716s
>> like SCI did with the later Prophet-5s which would also allow a more
>> simpler power supply without the need for +12V and -5V?
>
> If you can find the roms, I can burn them for you either 2708's or 2716s.
> Its fairly easy, if there is enough clearance over the board, to make 2716
> adapters to fit 2708 sockets with no board modifications.  Its basically
> lifting 2 leads, grounding one and aplying +5 to the other, which can be
> done with a single machinepin socket and a dremel tool...
>
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