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**** IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL MECHATRONIC 80 COLUMN CARD USERS!!! ****
A new upgrade EPROM for your card is NOW AVAILABLE for your 80 column enjoyment!
This EPROM fixes all the bugs in the EPROM that was shipped with the unit, such
as the improper operation of the OPEN #1:"TEXT80" command, and has many new and
useful features.
o You may now set the 80 column card at any CRU base you desire. The old
EPROM required that you use CRU >1000, which conflicted with the use of
Ram Disks and other devices.
o The use of the interlaced mode is now a dipswitch option, and you are no
longer forced to use interlacing (which tended to make the display look
"flickery" on all but the most EXPENSIVE monitors).
o All dipswitches are now read PROPERLY, the old EPROM would not read the
switches when in the TEXT80 mode, and the result was improper operation
(technically speaking, it put you in PAL mode, which only would work in
Europe).
o Operation of the TEXT80 and DEFCOL modes has been enhanced slightly.
o The mouse port is automatically ENABLED on powerup... The old EPROM left
the mouse port turned off, meaning that even if you knew how to hook up a
mouse to the unit, you would still have to know assembly language in order
to turn the mouse port on. (The Geneve and the DIJIT card automatically
turn it on, and all software that uses a mouse assumes that it is already
turned on).
o MUCH more complete documentation on using the card to its fullest, both
technical and nontechnical, And information on how to attach devices such
as a mouse or lightpen (including detailed pinouts of the I/O ports on the
back of the unit).
o A disk containing various software for your 80 column card, including
versions of ROS 7.3 for the Horizon RAMDISK, which I have modified to work
properly with your 80 column card, and complete instructions on
determining which ROS to use. Other pd software includes programs to view
Myart pictures (in up to 256 colors!), an External DSR file for TI Artist
so you can use a mouse, a version of TI Writer that works WELL in 80
columns (unlike the one shipped with the unit), anything else that will
fit, and a list of other software available for the 80 column card that
may be of interest to you.
This EPROM is now available, and may be purchased for U.S. $20.00, plus $2.00
shipping and handling. It is available from:
Barry Boone
P.O. Box 1233
Sand Springs, OK 74063
phone: (918)356-4648, 8:00pm-10:00pm CST weekdays,
10:00am-10:00pm CST weekends.
Any updates to the EPROM will be available for only $5.00, including shipping,
provided you send back a good EPROM with the order for the update. (remember,
you will still have the OLD EPROM, so you can send it back for an update instead
of the new one). I am also offering to install any Editor/Assembler Option 5
type program into the EPROM, providing it meets the following criteria: It
must be one file, 33 sectors or less, and must be compatible with any standard
assembly program image loader. For example, I could burn Archiver III into the
EPROM, and it would be available to you from anywhere by issuing either a
CALL ARC command, or by accessing it like a file (e.g. DELETE "ARC" or OLD ARC
would also load it.) The charge for this service is an additional $10.00 to
cover my time, and the more expensive EPROM required. The $10 will be refunded
if I am unable to put the program you choose into it. (Naturally, you will need
to send a copy of the program with your order if you request this service).
Also, according to how much of a demand there is, I am considering releasing a
version of the EPROM that will turn the 80 column card into a print spooler.
The price/specs are as yet undetermined for this version.
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