Re: 1541 drive firmware confusion

From: Wolfgang Moser (womo_at_news.trikaliotis.net)
Date: 2008-08-18 16:43:45

Hello William,

William Levak schrieb:
> 
> I have no information on part number 355640-01, but this series of part 
> numbers was not in use at the time of the 1541-II, or even the 1541B and 
> 1541C.   As your compare shows, the contents are the same as the last 
> version of the 1541/1541A/SX64.  It is possible that this ROM was used 
> in the first versions of the 1541B, which had a Newtronics drive.
> 
> It is also possible that someone used it as a replacement in the 
> 1541-II, since they are compatible and use the same drive mechanism.
> 
> It would be interesting to know whether this was a mask-programmed ROM 
> or an EPROM.

today I got a 1541-II which had an EPROM with
its firmware in it. This EPROM is labelled

    C= CSG
    251968-03
    (C) 1987 CBM

So that's the standard/well known marking code.
See:

http://d81.de/shared/1541-II_Firmware_EPROM_C=_CSG_251968-03_(C)_1987_CBM.jpg


Womo

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