[Coco] deluxe rs-232 program pak

[gene heskett]

On Friday, December 30, 2011 09:21:30 PM Aaron Wolfe did opine:

> On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 8:38 PM, gene heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com> wrote:
> > On Friday, December 30, 2011 08:03:43 PM Robert Hermanek did opine:
> >> I have an rs-232 cart here, and the screw has never been taken out,
> >> so I don't really want to break the nice label for this question:
> >>  anyone know if this cart has a socketed ROM in it that could be
> >> removed and replaced with custom eprom?
> > 
> > Yes it does, but why?  It contains a program similar to teletext, a 35
> > year
> 
> couple quick comments.. first off, not every rs232 pak has a socketed
> ROM.. I have one here that has the rom soldered to the board, although
> the uart is socketed.
> 
> second, while putting some alternate terminal software into the rom is
> probably silly, you might want to put a ROM in that has nothing to do
> with the rs232 pak itself.. for instance a DriveWire rom or OS9, some
> other DOS etc.
> 
Chuckle, but a set of 4" flush cut nippers takes care of the rom, then a 
bit of solder sucker and a socket.  
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