[Using 3.5" drives with the SNUG BwG]

 

EPROM: BWG 1.18

PAL: BWG V4.0/8.1.1999

 

Yes, that's the latest versions that I know of.

[Heatwave BBS down.]

 

I used to have a X10 device hooked to power so i could power cycle the BBS (post ti so it would reboot into the bbs) I had the telephone module so i could dial in and touch tone reboot the thing

 

I hade the X-10 home control box on the TI back in the day. I forget who wrote the software but it worked well for controlling lights in the house. It might be easier today with our side car developments since those days so you wouldn't need the P-Box.

[Heatwave BBS down.]

I remember way back when Bill Lucid was still running the Indianapolis BBS much talk was had about getting the TI to reboot itself when something happened but the TI was sitting waiting for carrier detect but the modem needed resetting or some glitch like that. Or a way for the TI to "hear" a software crash and reboot itself. Fun days.

[Heatwave BBS down.]

All part of the fun of being a SYSOP. Heh!

[The Hidden Reef BBS]

Not well, there are a host of significant problems with the v9938 version.

 

I'm guessing your settings are for 80 col and you were testing with 80 col? The Reef is running an F18A if you need to adjust settings.

[The Hidden Reef BBS]

That's one of the reasons why I posted it - I need to test the 9938 version of TIMXT.

 

How did your test turnout atrax?

[The Hidden Reef BBS]

Is The Hidden Reef still down? Any idea for how long?

 

Hi Atrax, finally got a chance to throw some equipment together and the Reef is back up and seems to be running okay. I did not have time to diagnose the equipment that had been running 24/7 for decades so there is no 32k on the 16 bit buss or fast crystal but hopefully I will get the time to repair what went wrong and bring the speed we had all gotten used to soon. Enjoy your stay and let me know if you have any glitches while logged on. Thanks.

[The Hidden Reef BBS]

Hi All, the Reef is down at the moment basically because I'm totally snowed under with the day job and everyday life. I hope to get a chance to get it back up ASAP.

[Geneve video connector converter to DSUB9]

I'm in for two.

[Questions about the HRD 4000]

Sent you a reply to your picture PM with a potential solution.

 

What's the potential solution?

[Questions about the HRD 4000]

That may be the move Richard, thanks.

 

Do you happen to know if the dip switch needs to have more than one selection ?

 

Yes, SW1 will have two selected "ON" but unfortunately I'm working and have nothing in front of me to rattle the old grey matter. You will know when SW1 is set right when you are in CONFIG and press the "N" next key because repeated pressing will show what both addresses are.

[Questions about the HRD 4000]

With the split memory jumper set I get half the memory displayed. Loads just fine and I can partion disks. This is what makes me think I am missing something. Is there a special CFG program for this card or more likely some dance moves I'm missing ?

 

You are hitting the "Next" key while in the config program so you set up more than one address right? Each address gets formatted not just one address, right?

[Questions about the HRD 4000]

This is also done with two 4000's in the same P-Box for a total of 10meg storage. One card populated with 128k chips and a second card populated with 512k chips. My grey matter isn't what it used to be but I think it requires U1 and U2 to be populated with 74HC154 also SW1 must be set for this but I'm working and have nothing in front of me to go by but I think I remember SW1 settings in the 4000 manual.

 

10 megs of RAM disk is a beautiful thing.

[A First Time For Everything]

This is just the Reef's way of saying it has been working 24x7 for so many years that it deserves a few days of rest

 

I could use a few days rest myself. )

[A First Time For Everything]

I have about 70 of an appropriate connector on hand, Richard. I have seen this happen once or twice before, which was why I bought a huge group of connectors when I saw them for a good price. . .

 

I only paid $2 each for them (fully-plated gold bellows connectors).

 

Thanks, Jim. Will PM.

[A First Time For Everything]

I found the TI system that runs The Hidden Reef BBS had crashed one day last week. It's normally a rare occasion for the system to crash and usually the system runs 24/7 month after month and only crashes when a drive or some other piece of hardware dies. Of course when the Reef system does crash it's usually when I'm away on business or vacation time or as is currently the case we are working dawn to dark on my real job which is the same as being away from home. After performing some of the usual tests of the system RAM Disk ROS and other possible corrupted DSR problems. I reseated all the cards in the P-Box to see if that might correct the crashing problem. No improvement so I started removing cards from the P-Box one at a time to possibly expose a card that is the problem. After removing all but the fire hose card I happen to notice the third connector over from the fire hose card has the #1 tang bent over and under the IDE card that had been inserted in that slot. This particular P-Box had been running The Hidden Reef system for over twenty years. I have never had this happen to any P-Box before. Not sure if I bent the tang when I reinserted the cards or if the system had been running that way with the tang bent. Will have to install a new connector base and see if it solves the crashing problem. I guess there's a first time for everything.

 

[SCART-Genie 9640 PRE-ORDER NOW!]

My SCART-genie 9640 boards are handsome little devils.

[Myarc HFDC DSR and allocation error]

Those are Tony's designations to differentiate them from existing versions.

 

If you stand still in the TI/Geneve world these days you get left behind.

[Myarc HFDC DSR and allocation error]

H15 (and H16, I think) were creations from "The Great Gazoo". H15 removed floppy drive control for those who had RAMdisks as DSK4-8 and H16 removed hard drive functionality for those who wanted to use the HFDC strictly as a floppy drive controller.

 

Ah, I didn't realize they got their own version label. Thanks.

[Myarc HFDC DSR and allocation error]

Yes. They are H11, H14, and H15. Let me know if you need them and I can send them on. BTW, what are the offending bytes?

 

I think that H14 had head step speeds changed/added? What does H15 offer over H14?

[Myarc cards for sale/repair tips]

I would just like to add to what the insane one has posted we really hope those that take on a broken Geneve have experience soldering/desoldering and tracing circuits point to point. For those that get a board and you find the PAL and/or gate array are fried please contact the insane one or preferably myself since I have the gate arrays and we'll make these limited parts available to you. I would make a suggestion and a tip to you all to just automatically refresh the power supply circuits with new regulators, electrolytics and don't forget the heat sinks. Standard practice is to replace the 16v electrolytics with 35v max. Take care when placing heat sinks that you don't contact a pad that may be close to the area of the heat sink. I have attached a pic of what a refreshed Geneve with the 64k fast RAM and video upgrade looks like to wet your appetites.

 

[Myarc HFDC hard drive settings]

Don't forget to remove the resistor pack from drive one.

[Information on the Geneve's Gate Array]

To my knowledge, that information (about the gate array) has never been released. It was not included in the hardware and information given to Cecure Electronics (where I worked) when Myarc handed over the property and remaining parts (and boards for repair) in the 90s. Jeff White and/or Don O'neil may have the video PAL information, though I don't recall it ever being released into the wild. Schematics and other information has been posted, including the versions I used during my Myarc repair days and the Ron Walters redo.

 

You remind me that WHT had been selling this PAL at one time. I wonder if Jeff White would recall what it actually did to help the Geneve video?

[SCART-Genie 9640 PRE-ORDER NOW!]

Maybe we should start a list of compatible LCD flat screens/monitors someplace? The Genenve9640 Yahoo group? This thread?

[Information on the Geneve's Gate Array]

The insane one is correct when he mentions our Geneve Application Specific Integrated Circuit or "gate array" exists in a limited quantity. I post these pics here for historical reference.