Re: New Carts

From: William Levak (wlevak_at_cyberspace.org)
Date: 2001-10-31 05:25:36

On Tue, 30 Oct 2001 ncoplin@orbeng.com wrote:

> **C64 DIAGNOSTICS**
> This was the main reason I paid more than my usual limit for the carts plus
> shipping. It is an aftermarket EPROM version, 2764 chip. Interesting thing
> though is the cart boots in normal cart mode with EPROM at $8000 rather than
> using the Ultimax mode and switching over. This seemed very strange to me...
> without a kernal ROM working (or installed) it fails to boot. Can anybody
> think why they when this way rather than the Ultimax route and a memory
> register to swap over once booted?

Since it is intended to test ROM, RAM, and I/O, there is no point starting
in the Ultimax mode and then switching.

The complete diagnostic kit includes:

   Diagnostic program cartridge
   User port hardware adapter (cartridge)
   keyboard PCB (basically a loopback connector)
   cable harness assembly
          (connects both cartridges, serial, cassette, and joystick ports)
   diagnostic instruction and troubleshooting manual, #326070-01

The manual is available at agtannenbaum.



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