[NTLK] New MP2x00 ROM boards

[Matthias Melcher]

> On Mar 1, 2019, at 01:22, Piotrowski Paweł (Newton) <newton at indigi.co.uk> wrote:
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>> On 28 Feb 2019, at 17:33, Matthias Melcher <mm at matthiasm.com> wrote:
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>> Hi folks.
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>> Sorry that I did not write here or follow the list in like forever. I am still occasionally active with my Nutty Newton Nerdiness, and I am happy to show you actual results today. A new Newton ROM board (just the bare board, no ROMs).
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>> The rationale behind this is somewhat flawed, because the bare boards don't do anyone any good without the ROM chips. However they prove that the board layout is correct and can now be modified easily to create ROM board that hold Flash RAMs instead. 
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>> The next step is a Flash RAM board that can do two things: it can hold an original or modified Newton ROM without the need for an original board, and it can hold up to 8 MB of additional apps that would otherwise take up room in the onboard Flash memory. It can even hold multiple user selectable ROMs (different versions, different languages). And hopefully, it can eventually be reprogrammed on the fly.
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> OMG, 8MB of additional software in ROM!!!
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> Lets make a list of software that should be firstly on that 8MB :)
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> Matthias, can NIE software and some drivers (LAN and WiFi) can be stored on that additional 8MB?

I am pretty sure that one driver can be stored there. Not sure what happens if multiple drivers are available, but I assume that NewtonOS can find the right one.