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

Is this still a possibility? please, please please...

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "rweidne" <kazukoric@...> wrote:
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> pardon my newbieishness, if this is a way of getting a hold of more rom sounds on my px-7 (currently with the single rom chip) i am interested.....
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> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Jeremy Bolton <jboltnz@> wrote:
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> > Hi,
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> > This sounds awesome. One please- maybe a couple of the Flash roms
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> > Good Luck
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> > Jeremy
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> > On 19 December 2010 02:34, gary higgins <heyrag@> wrote:
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> > > My response would be....Who would *not* be interested if this were
> > > truly available...
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> > > ----- dans party <danielcomiskey@> wrote:
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> > > --- On *Sat, 5/1/80, Ivan Chaparro <jibarosoul@>* wrote:
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> > > From: Ivan Chaparro <jibarosoul@>
> > > Subject: Re: [xl7] Re: FLASH SIMM
> > > To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
> > > Received: Saturday, 5 January, 1980, 8:37 AM
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> > > Im in, just wondering if you could clarify how this
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> > > > would integrate into a maxed out command station. Eg: all four roms
> > > filled will
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> > > > i have to sacrifice one? will it just pop into one of the existing
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> > > > slots?
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> > > ----- Original Message -----
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> > > *From:*
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> > > >Geert <http://mc/compose?to=geert_depuydt@>
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> > > *To:*xl7@yahoogroups. com <http://mc/compose?to=xl7@yahoogroups.com>
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> > > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 16, 2010 9:47
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> > > *Subject:* [xl7] Re: FLASH SIMM
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> > > definately in.
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> > > --- In xl7@yahoogroups. com <http://mc/compose?to=xl7@yahoogroups.com>,
> > > Jack Pratt
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> > > >   <woodsworth1@ ...> wrote:
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> > > > Howdy.
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> > > > I
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> > > >   have created a schematic for a FLASH SIMM. I can send a copy to anyone
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> > > >   who is sufficiently interested (rather than posting it to everyone
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> > > >   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,
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> > > >   but has some similar features. The intention is to have two 1Gb FLASH
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> > > >   populated (total of 256MB FLASH) which would allow as many as seven
> > > 32+4MB
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> > > >   images [32MB = wave memory, 4MB preset memory].
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> > > > What The SIMM
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> > > >   is does mirrors up to four slots - it is actually in one slot but
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> > > >   can respond to requests for any of the slots, but you can turn 'off'
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> > > >   response so you can put a physical ROM (or other FLASH) in that slot.
> > > Of cours
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> > > >   that only accounts for 4 ROM images, the other may be accessed by
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> > > >   switch or possibly in the future the OS could be modified so that there
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> > > >   be a menu item that allows the user to select which image appears in
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> > > >   given slot. The SIMM has 4 footprints for FLASH devices and if Numonyx
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> > > >   release a 2Gb part then the SIMM could support 1GB of FLASH or 28
> > > images.
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> > > >   I'm not planning on altering the OS in the near future so don't hold
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> > > >   your breath.
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> > > > Unfortunately this FLASH SIMM will probably not
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> > > >   be programmable in the old way [Ultra for wave memory, Proteus for
> > > preset
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> > > >   memory] so I need to also produce another board to read and write the
> > > board.
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> > > >   This solution would be cheaper than buying an Ultra sampler but it
> > > wouldn't be
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> > > >   a sampler!
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> > > > In order to proceed I need to know if anyone is
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> > > >   interested in this SIMM. Cost would be about USD150 for the SIMM, and
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> > > >   USD125 for the programmer. Not sure on the exact prices because it will
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> > > >   on the PCB manufacture cost, but I figure I need to sell about 20 of
> > > them to
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> > > >   make it worth while. Not asking for money, but just a show of
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> > > >   hands.
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> > > > Let me know what you think.
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