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Roland,
Had you ever heard of "Little League" before I mentioned it? Or do
you know that car racing is the most attended live sporting event in
America? I repeat: "innocent, honest question". Here's one for you, "Why
are fireworks displayed on our Independence Day?" Is it because we're
celebrating the fact we can nuke the entire world into pudding if we so
desire?
Ed
(Answer: Fireworks remind us of a verse from our national anthem, which
recalls when England invaded Baltimore in 1814, and a prisoner on a British
ship was able to see the flag still flying over the fort whenever a bomb
exploded.)
Commentary: The general ignorance and arrogance of the average citizen of
this world is disgusting. That's why I'm more excited about the next life
than this one.

ON TOPIC: Can't find a dam bit of difference between the new 1.04 ROM and
the 1.02. If anyone wants to know how to replace the chip it goes like
this:

1. Turn it over. Take ALL 33 screws out of the bottom.
2. Lift of the metal bottom. Find the chip. It's the largest one on the
visible circuit board.
3. Get a small flat blade screwdriver (or chip puller tool) and CAREFULLY
work it between the chip and the socket on the right side first. The left
side is sorta cramped, but you can get the edge of the tool there as well.
Just a little at a time, push the chip out alternating right side, then
left.
4. Press in the new chip. CAREFUL - make sure all pins are in all holes
before pressing down.
5. Replace metal bottom and insert all screws.
6. Power it up. None of your patches will be lost!
7. Breathe easy and remember that when you were inside there you saw the
battery. Now you know where it is, and how easily it it replaced when you
need to.
8. Breathe heavily remembering that the upper case is made of plastic and
will not take very many cycles of screw removal/reinstallation before the
holes in it are ruined. (But this also can be fixed... so breathe easy
again.)
9. Start making your dam music again and stop trying to be a technician.