TC01 diagnostic ROM

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Lardo Boffin
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TC01 diagnostic ROM

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I was watching a Mike’s Retro Tech repair video (https://youtu.be/hf25jZv-TB0) on YouTube and noticed that he was using a diagnostic ROM in his TC01.

A quick google and here is the source:

https://github.com/fdivitto/TatungEinst ... icFirmware

It looks straight forward - burn it to an EPROM, insert into the spare ROM slot and switch on. It then does some tests and reports its findings.
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vanpeebles
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That does look good!
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Yes, the diagnostic rom works really well, as you can see from my Youtube video! :) - Thanks for sharing the link to the video. The Einstein is still running well amd is used almost every week! The diagnostic rom helped ensuring there was nothing else wrong with the machine once I had ressurected it.

Mike.
Ex owner of a real TC01 with Gotek boot drive and second drive, Joysticks, DAC hardware (Built but untested) and loads of manuals, books and mags. Living the emulation life now!
Lardo Boffin
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MikeDHalliday wrote: Sun Apr 26, 2020 2:05 pm Yes, the diagnostic rom works really well, as you can see from my Youtube video! :) - Thanks for sharing the link to the video. The Einstein is still running well amd is used almost every week! The diagnostic rom helped ensuring there was nothing else wrong with the machine once I had ressurected it.

Mike.
Thanks for posting the video (and the others)! I would not have picked up on the ROM otherwise.
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chrisv
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Post by chrisv »

Sorry to resurrect an old thread but...what equivalent for the 2764 did you use (or did you source an original)?

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MikeDHalliday wrote: Sun Apr 26, 2020 2:05 pm Yes, the diagnostic rom works really well, as you can see from my Youtube video! :) - Thanks for sharing the link to the video. The Einstein is still running well amd is used almost every week! The diagnostic rom helped ensuring there was nothing else wrong with the machine once I had ressurected it.

Mike.
Does the ROM do any tests of the Pipe functionality?
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