A N K E T A
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OUR BUGS (9 tricky questions - give one answer each
everyone)[if you can, answer several times: for yourself and for yours
friends, just answer honestly]
0. How many 16-kilobyte ROM pages do you have in your machine (not
counting GS, modem, etc.)?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3 (for example, Pentagon 128 without modification - one page
unavailable)
d) 4
e) 5
e) 6
g) 7
h) 8
i) more than 8
j) "Well, damn it, you asked"
1. What do you have stitched (or sticking out in the emulator) in 48 basic?
a) firmware from 1982 (from #386e to #Зcff solid #ffs)
b) firmware from 1982 with support for 128k basic (according to the specified
addresses are not #ff-ki)
c) "maybe a), maybe b) - who knows"
d) 1987 (with monitor on the "*" button)
e) 1991 (with support for turbo recording on tape)
e) other
2. Is the NMI handler (for the modem) corrected in your 48k BASIC?
a) not corrected (cell #006d contains #20)
b) corrected (cell #006d contains #28)
c) "who knows"
3. What do you have installed in 128 basic?
a) 128 basic without output to TR-DOS
b) 128 basic, output to TR-DOS -top menu line
c) 128 basic, exit to TR-DOS - not the top line of the menu
d) 128 basic, but someone clearly quacked it well
e) service firmware (Gluk Service, MadRom, RainRom or something
like that)
f) commander (Real Com, Quick Com or something like that)
e) other
g) “I don’t have such a page at all”
4. What kind of TR-DOS do you have?
a) 5.01
b) 5.03
c) 5.03 for "Scorpio" (by MOA)
d) 5.What (by Ivan Mak)
e) 5.04T (by C.C.)
f) 5.043 for "Byte" (by VfNG)
e) 5.666 (by RST7 & VRCP)
g) 6.05H/6.08H (by Power of Sound)
h) 5.11f/5.12f/5.13f (by Reanimator)
i) 6.05E/6.09E (by CompoWellcome)
j) 5.30 for HDD (by Vlad Matlash)
j) 1.x with VG emulation (by UKMS[z])
k) other
i) “I don’t have TR-DOS at all”
5. What do you have stitched in the remaining page(s) of the ROM, except
listed, not counting service firmware (about them in the next
question):
a) another option 48 basic
b) another version of TR-DOS
c) something like STS or MOA shadow monitor
d) commander (Real Com, Quick Com or something like that)
e) ROM disk with all sorts of different programs
e) test
e) other
g) "there are no free pages ;("
6. What kind of service firmware(s) do you have?
a) MadRom
b) RainRom
c) GlukS.3 and below
d) GlukS.4 and higher
e) there are both Gluk and MadRom
e) there is also Gluk,and RainRom
g) there are both MadRom and RainRom
h) other (if any of the above is present, then the answer is
try to fit to higher points)
i) "there is nothing at all ;("
7. Can you easily flash the ROM?
a) “I can’t change it, it’s soldered in”
b) “I can’t fix it, I don’t know who to contact”
c) “I can fix it for $$$”
d) “I can change the price for free”
e) “I can still fix it: I have a programmer”
e) “I have not only a programmer, but also a UV lamp”
f) “my static ROM emulator even replaces TR-DOS”
g) “I can change the flash at least 10 times a day - I actually have a flash drive”
h) "I'm an emulator..."
8. Are there traces of your assault in your ROM firmware?
a) no
b) configured the setup or fixed a byte or two
c) “wow, I dug around there :)” - immediately contact alcoеmail.ru
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