Determining 1581 ROM version ?

[Blacklord]

Apart from opening the case, is there another way of determining what ROM is inside the beastie ?

cheers,

Lance

[Mark Smith]

Yes ... I just forget at the moment, there's one of those commands you can sedn that'll dump out the version.  Also there is a PRG somewhere that will diagnose.

[klx300r]

Lance, whats so hard about taking it apart..afterall its only 2 screws;)
I personally like to get my hands abit dirty when checking out roms, chips etc. as it is the sure way of knowing what is goin on inside your computer/drive etc.  It is also great to do some light house keeping in there as well from time to time...

[Mangelore]

1 OPEN15,8,15:INPUT#15,A,A$,B,C:?A;A$;B;C
RUN

[Blacklord]

Lance, whats so hard about taking it apart..afterall its only 2 screws;)

And by the time I'm finished, there'd be 14 screws, the chips'd be in backwards & the drive mechanism upside down :förvånad:

cheers,

Lance

[Blacklord]

1 OPEN15,8,15:INPUT#15,A,A$,B,C:?A;A$;B;C
RUN

Excellent! that's easier!

cheers,

Lance

[Golan Klinger]

Anyone know where to find the ROM(s) images to use with a high density disk mechanism? I'm thinking that a 1.76Mb drive might be useful.

[Mangelore]

What type of HD mech is compatible with the 1581?

[Golan Klinger]

What type of HD mech is compatible with the 1581?

I have a spare mechanism from an Amiga 3000/4000 but I can't tell you who made it or what the model # is because it is stored away right now. If I have time later today, I'll dig it out. I had two such mechanisms and I put one in an Amiga 1200 and I was debating what to do with the other when I learned of the 1582 aka the 1590 aka the 1591. I figured I might as well try to brew my own.

[Mangelore]

Thanks Golan.

Great info. Let us know if you source the ROM.