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Re: [xl7] FLASH SIMM purchase options

2015-05-23 by Bruno

Hi all,

it's a question for Jack, but I believe other users could benefit from the answer as well.

2015-05-03 7:35 GMT+02:00 Jack Pratt woodsworth1@yahoo.com [xl7] <xl7@yahoogroups.com>:
b. Two flash chip device
cost: $US170 (approx)
availability: soonish (weeks I hope)
functionality: emulates up to 4 ROM slots simulataneously (so the P2k/command station thinks there are four ROM sIMMs there when there is only the single FLASH SIMM installed). I can preprogram it with whatever ROMs you want. But there is enough room in the device for 7 32MB images even though only 4 of them can be used at once (need to reset the system to make a change) Some jumpers will allow you to specify which slots are active so that you can put your own ROMs in that/those slots if you want, and which images are in each slot at the time. 
limitations: it has 256MB of storage but it can only emulate four 32MB SIMMs  at once from the 7 images in the memory allowing for the 4MB preset memory for each "ROM". It will require a special board to reprogram it which you will need to purchase separately for about $US50 [probably less].

If I wanted to have two 16MB SIMM images there (I'm thinking of HolyGrail & Protozoa), would that mean being able to fit 8 images in the memory?

Thanks,

Bruno

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