Re: Does anyone have a ROM image from the PET diagnostic pod?

From: William Levak (wlevak_at_sdf.lonestar.org)
Date: 2008-07-09 06:58:22

On Tue, 8 Jul 2008, Ethan Dicks wrote:

> So if you don't have a real clip, it _sounds_like what might work is to burn
> a copy of the image into a ROM and stuff it into the socket at $9000 (at

I've never tried that.  I have the ROM and the socket.  Now, if I can find 
the time.

> least for all PETs after the original static board), then if you had a clip with

It can be made to work on the original boards.  That's part of the 
information I have to transcribe.

> just the resistors and a reset button, it would still work as advertised, but
> with an internal ROM.  Of course, it means that more of the PET board
> would have to be functional than using an external ROM (bus buffers,
> 74154 address select...), but so much of the PET has to be working anyway
> for the clip to be effective, and this would be an easier replica to build.

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