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From:Nick Lamburn
Date:21 Jun 2000 at 15:51:06
Subject:Re: Amiga 3000 Kickstart Shannigans :)

Hi Tudor

>> Now, intend to use Kickstart 3.1 with the A3000 system, what I need to
>> know is; how do I go about this. I understand that the ROMs are on a ROM
>> tower; and there are four sockets on said board. I was wondering: are
>> these four sockets occupied Lo-word 16BIT 1.3 and 2.0 ROM and the other
>> two a Hi-word 16BIT 1.3 and 2.0 ROM? Ie: two 1.3 chips, two 2.0 chips? Or
>> are these chips on the ROM tower even 'normal' kickstart ROMs?
>
> Q. Do you have a ROM tower? Not all of them did...

Well the one I'm getting from a certain Mr. Kev Fairhurst :) says that is
what they are on; so I've basically taken that info and passed it on to find
out what exactly is involved.

> My understanding was that the ROM tower could be removed and the KS3.1
> chips installed directly on the mobo.....

So the sockets (i guess it's two the tower plugs in because A3K is 32BIT and
needs the lo-16bit word and hi-16bit word to make the full 32bits) which the
tower goes in can house a normal A3000 ROM? Mind you we are talking
Commodore here so it obviously made perfect sense to them.... ;)

> Check the AmigaResource for the link to the A3000 Guide by Calum Tsang.

Okay, I shall check that right away! Thanks! :)

Regards

Nick.



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