Hiya Sam! I'm really looking forward to your tranlations. It'll be a big help! Also, if anyone has original documents for the card, they would help ALOT. --- Sam Laur <slaur@utu.fi> wrote: > There seems to be something about it in GO64! issue > 01/99 but > I don't have it (and it's one of the issues missing > from GO64! > online). > > Anyway, I'll do a full translation of the C=Lehti > 1/88 article > later, here are some of the more important (?) > points in the > article, about running the thing. > > There are three trimresistors on the thing, one with > a red knob > attached to adjust the module speed, and two to > adjust > synchronization to the C64. Note: They say they > tested a > preliminary "first" version of the card - what you > have may > be different. Describes my card exactly. I wasn't certain the third adjustment was a resistor since it appears to be unmarked. > Speed control: May be controlled via software, via > the I/O-port > at address 1; bit 7 on = fast, off = slow. And when > the screen > is switched off, bit 6 on will enable the thing to > run "as fast > as it can" asynchronously. The speed can also be > adjusted > through the 250k trimpot, in the range of 100kHz - > 3.2 MHz. I'll have to try them then. I haven't noticed any accelleration with the card yet. > The version of OS they tested had a disk turbo and > some other > stuff. Won't support a cassette drive at all. I found the DOS wedge, but no disk turbo :-/ > The memory is battery backed-up, so that's what the > Varta pack > is for. Beware: if you run a packed module game, > it'll stick > to the backed-up RAM like chewing gum to hair :-) I've already run into this problem. There must be some way to 'clear' the battery-backed RAM! Until then, the card is no longer functional. > And then there's another article from (of course) > the gamer's > viewpoint: lots of compatibility problems... I'm starting a page dedicated to the Rossmoller Turbo Process. Enter the URL below into your web browser. Scroll about halfway down the page and klik link: http://www.geocities.com/profdredd ===== Get a FREE 6Mb webmail box from go6502! - http://www.geocities.com/profdredd As low as 2.99% Intro APR from NextCard! - http://www.nextcard.com/index6.html?ref=aff0074521 PayPal is the FAST FREE and SECURE way to send money! - https://secure.paypal.x.com/refer/pal=profdredd%40yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - This message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing list. To unsubscribe: echo unsubscribe | mail cbm-hackers-request@dot.tml.hut.fi.
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