From: NewtonMP - Paul Curtis (paul.curtis_at_newtonmp.com)
Date: Tue Apr 13 2004 - 14:48:49 PDT
PCBman - You're my hero! Make it happen and watch the masses pay homage!
Regards,
Paul Curtis
MP 120 v1.3/MP 120 v2.0/MP 130/MP 2100/MP 2100/MP 2100
www.NewtonMP.com (coming soon)
Go Green! Go White! Michigan State Spartans
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net] On Behalf Of Humphreys, David
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 1:23 PM
To: 'newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net'
Subject: Re: [NTLK] EVT/DVT Newtons
> Goodwin, Greg wrote:
> > And why exactly has someone not tried to clone that 8
> meg internal
> > board yet? :)
>
> Because the DRAM chips that fit on the pads cannot be sourced
> from anywhere
> (if we even know what they are supposed to be)
Actually, someone IS working on it...
In case you were wondering, the extra pads on the ROM board are just
alternate footprints for a flash based board. (not DRAM) You cannot populate
them with extra chips in the hope of increasing memory as some critical
signals are missing.
A new ROM board could have additional Flash memory though...
FFT
PCBman
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