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Re: Converting VFX Rom Cart. to EEPROMS

2011-02-16 by somethingkillingyou

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--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "synthparts" <synthparts@...> wrote:
>
> Just a friendly suggestion here but those ESQ/SQ80 carts are useful and hard to come by as they are. Why destroy one rare part to make another one? The VFX SD and SD-1 have floppy drives which is a much cheaper storage option already.
> 
> Doug
> --- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, <tomlinson6050@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > ---- john bluhm <falconjohnney@> wrote: 
> > 
> > =============
> > Back in July 2007, I converted 5 VFX Rom carts. to EEPROM. They all worked fine.
> > Â 
> > Here is a link that shows how to do it: http://members.pro-ns.net/~steve/vfxcart.html
> > Â 
> > Â =================================================
> > 
> > Thanks. I have that link saved already - lots of good tips.
> > What I am aiming for is to retrofit EQS/SQ80 carts to work in the VFX/sd/SD-1. There will be two pins on the new EEPROM that will have to be connected to the pins on the cartridge with jumpers(?)
> > I will post updates as I fumble along...
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > Bill Tomlinson
> > Richmond KY
> >
>

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