[Coco] Re: Nitros9 and the 86 GIME again

[Charlie]

Mark, have you tried booting Nitros9 with the 86 GIME and the 512K SIMMS
upgrade installed?

Charlie

<mmarlett at isd.net> wrote in message
news:4162a599.64d5.0 at isd.net...

>

> This is REALLY a bad case if true. All the more reason to move off the '86

> GIME.

>

> I don't advertise that I have extras, but I have about six '87 GIME

> (TCC1014A) at Cloud-9. Please contact me privately if interested. Please

> note that a PLCC tool is highly recommended to be used on the removal.

>

> Mark

> Cloud-9

>

>

> >Charlie wrote:

> >> This is strange. Let me explain.

> >>

> >> Someone was kind enough to give me a replacement Performance

Peripherals

> >> 512K upgrade. Unlike my old one, this one had all the same type chips

on

> it.

> >> :-) (Thanks!) So, I put this new upgrade in my 86 GIME, USA made CoCo3,

> >> replacing the stock 128K that was in that computer.

> >>

> >> I now have no troubles at all booting Nitros9 on this coco with an 86

> GIME.

> >> This is the same computer that would crash consistently trying to boot

> >> Nitros9. All I did was change the memory. I've booted Nitros9 at least

> 50

> >> times trying to see if it would crash and it just wont. 80, 40, or 32

> column

> >> boot screens, all work fine now.

> >>

> >> I'd like try moving the memory and 86 GIME over to my backup Korean

made

> >> coco3 and see if I have the same results. However, now that my coco is

> >> working so well I'm reluctant to keep handling the hardware. :-)

> >>

> >> Charlie

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >This may indicate that the '86 GIME has memory refresh problems in

> >certain modes. The stability of 512K upgrades could then be a critical

> >factor.

> >

> >If an alteration of the add on memory boards is a critical factor, that

> >needs to be identified. However, in the meantime most users with this

> >problem should stick to a 32 col screen during the boot.

> >

> >

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