Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

On Jun 8, 2011, at 3:30 PM, john bluhm wrote:

> I'll bet there are some people here who would be willing to sell a VFX ROM cartridge so
> you could convert it to an EEPROM. 

That may well be the case, but that's not what I'm looking for.

> I remember Ensoniq dealers would give those ROM
> cartridges away for free just so they could get you into their store to give you their sales
> pitch for the latest gear they were trying to sell.
>  
> Making it from scratch ~ it would not be hard to make the circuit board (as it a dual sided
> board, and not a multi-layer board); 

Exactly.

> but, how could you possibly make the plastic case?

I don't particularly care about the plastic case - and in a previous post I included a link to an eBay auction where the seller is making & selling ESQ-1 cartridges, apparently from scratch, without the corresponding plastic case. Something similar that would still protect the inside of the keyboard could probably be made instead - but it doesn't have to be identical.

Being able to make new EEPROM (and for that matter, EPROM) cartridges strikes me as a very good thing in general.

Best wishes,

// Christian