Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

I'm in too.  I'd love to see this happen.

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "Geert" <geert_depuydt@...> wrote:
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> definately in.
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> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Jack Pratt <woodsworth1@> wrote:
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> > Howdy.
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> > I have created a schematic for a FLASH SIMM. I can send a copy to anyone who is sufficiently interested (rather than posting it to everyone [which I thought would be bad etiquette]) - so pm me if you want to see it.
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> > This FLASH SIMM is not the same as DRAM SIMM mentioned previously, but has some similar features. The intention is to have two 1Gb FLASH devices populated (total of 256MB FLASH) which would allow as many as seven 32+4MB images [32MB = wave memory, 4MB preset memory].
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> > What The SIMM is does mirrors up to four slots - it is actually in one slot but can respond to requests for any of the slots, but you can turn 'off' that response so you can put a physical ROM (or other FLASH) in that slot. Of cours that only accounts for 4 ROM images, the other may be accessed by either a switch or possibly in the future the OS could be modified so that there would be a menu item that allows the user to select which image appears in any given slot. The SIMM has 4 footprints for FLASH devices and if Numonyx every release a 2Gb part then the SIMM could support 1GB of FLASH or 28 images. I'm not planning on altering the OS in the near future so don't hold your breath.
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> > Unfortunately this FLASH SIMM will probably not be programmable in the old way [Ultra for wave memory, Proteus for preset memory] so I need to also produce another board to read and write the board. This solution would be cheaper than buying an Ultra sampler but it wouldn't be a sampler!
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> > In order to proceed I need to know if anyone is interested in this SIMM. Cost would be about USD150 for the SIMM, and about USD125 for the programmer. Not sure on the exact prices because it will depend on the PCB manufacture cost, but I figure I need to sell about 20 of them to make it worth while. Not asking for money, but just a show of hands.
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> > Let me know what you think.
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