Re: CBM 600/700 Diagnostic Cartridge

Thanks for the info. Do you mind if I post the zip with readme and binary on my site?
 
Steve


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> From: Christian Dirks <Toast_r@IdeaLine.info>
>To: cbm-hackers@musoftware.de 
>Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 12:43:06 PM
>Subject: Re: CBM 600/700 Diagnostic Cartridge
>  
>
>Hi Steve,
>unfortunately, only a few parts of the set seem to be original
      commodore.
>There are labels on the eprom and the user-port connector, that
      appear to be original.
>The RS232C connector was missing. The other connectors were
      reduild ones.
>The cartridge pcb is a 3rd party one. There is no housing.
>
>According to the owner, who was a commodore wholesaler at that
      time, the diagnostic set was originally build by commodore, but
      they often were not able to deliver the sets. So he rebuild the
      sets for other dealers.
>
>Christian
>
>
>
>Am 22.11.2012 17:23, schrieb Steve Gray:
> 
>Hi Christian, 
>>  
>>This is nice. Thanks for posting!  
>>I'm curious about the cartridge.. Is this an "official" CBM Cartridge, or custom-made? I've never seen an official Commodore CBM-II cartridge. All the ones I've seen are made by Handic. 
>>If so, could you take a few pictures of it (outside and inside) for inclusion on my CBM-II web page?  
>>  
>>Thanks! 
>>Steve 
>>
>>
>>From: Christian Dirks mailto:Toast_r@IdeaLine.info
>>>To: cbm-hackers@musoftware.de 
>>>Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 5:38:04 PM
>>>Subject: CBM 600/700 Diagnostic Cartridge
>>>  
>>>Hi all,
>>>I was lent a CBM 600/700 diagnostic cartridge by a
                friend.
>>>Although he had not all test connectors available, using
                the trial and error method, I got it to work.
>>>I documented the test connectors and dumped the EPORM.
>>>The .bin file and the information on the test connectors
                can be found at:
>>>http://www.idealine.info/CBM/CBM_600-700_DIAG.zip
>>>
>>>A look at the .bin shows it is mapped at $2000.
>>>A cycle counter and the results of the runing test cycle
                are displayed on the screen.
>>>There is no SID test result diplayed. You should hear
                three pings and a hiss.
>>>Unfortunately, commodore did not implement counters for
                the test results, so if a test fails once, but is OK in
                the next cycles, the failure will not be noticed unless
                a bad cycle is observed.
>>>Maybe someone with better programming skills would like
                to add test result counters.
>>>I think it also would be nice to have DRAM testing for
                banks 0-14, not only 1-4.
>>>
>>>
>>>Christian
>>>
>>>-- Christian Dirks
>>>Toast_r@Idealine.info
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