************ Topic 6 Tue May 19, 1987 JOEBROWN [Joe Brown] at 21:56 EDT Sub: C-128 and 1571 ROM Upgrade Chips Here is information on ordering the C-128 and C-1571 ROM Upgrade chips. I ordered both upgrades on April 26, and received them on May 18. 1 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 14, Topic 6 Message 1 Tue May 19, 1987 JOEBROWN [Joe Brown] at 22:08 EDT ============================================================================= To order the 1571 Disk Drive ROM Upgrade Chip, write a short note requesting Part # 310654-05, and send your check or money order for $9.65 to: Commodore Service Department 1200 Wilson Drive West Chester, PA 19380 Attn: 1571 Update ROM Order ============================================================================ To order the C-128 ROM Upgrade Chip, write a short note requesting Part # 314972-01, and send your check or money order for $24.65 (note this is for 3 chips), to: Commodore Service Department 1200 Wilson Drive West Chester, PA 19380 Attn: C- 128 Upgrade ROM Kit Order ============================================================================ ------------ ************ Topic 8 Thu Jan 29, 1987 D.MURRAY [OBTUSE ONE] at 22:55 EST Sub: C-128, 1571 Rom upgrade This topic hopefully will give us information on the status of the new upgrade rom chips for the 128 & 1571. 56 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 14, Topic 8 Message 1 Thu Jan 29, 1987 D.MURRAY [OBTUSE ONE] at 23:11 EST I have spent the last two weeks trying to get in touch with CBM and find out the status of the new Rom chips. Every time I call, I am told to call back at a differant time and a differant number. I am hoping that someone will let me know if the new chips are available, and how to go about getting them.. I have called the (215) 431-9100, and been told to call (215) 431-9105. I have called that number and end up reaching the same lady I spoke to on the 9100 # with her telling me to call back at a differant hour. The run around that CBM has given me on their customer support line is begining to tick me off. Any current information from some of you in the know, would greatly be appreciatd. Thanks, Don ------------ Category 14, Topic 8 Message 2 Fri Jan 30, 1987 SPARROW.J at 00:50 EST Calling CBM can be pretty frustrating at times...especially if you don't have any NAMES to ask for. Here is my suggestion: Call Pete Baczor at 1-215-431-9264 He won't know anything about the status of the ROMS, but he is the Customer Support manager (as well as a few other titles) and you can complain to him about your inability to reach anybody at CBM. Not that this will do you any good, but it might make you feel a little better. The best I can tell you is, they do exist..they have been sent off to MOS (at least twice) and engineering types keep telling me: "Soon, very soon" (take that to mean anywhere from six weeks to six months, although I think we are getting pretty close..really) again, I am trying to arrange to have Fred Bowen (software/firmware) engineering type on here very soon. (He has been very busy, and he has a family to attend to..but he has told me he would be willing to donate sometime to us, very soon!) And always, as soon as we know, we will let you know here on the FLAGSHIP! --Sparrow James (Managing Editor, Twin Cities 128) ------------ Category 14, Topic 8 Message 3 Fri Jan 30, 1987 DEB [*SysOp*] at 11:01 EST I can assure anyone trying to call CBM that you might as well save your money!! The ROMS are not ready yet, and as soon as they are, we'll let everyone know. Even when you DO know the name/extension number of the person in charge at CBM...its murder getting a hold of them. They are swamped with work and legit business...imagine how they feel being barraged with a lot of calls about something which isn't ready yet? **deb!* ------------ Category 14, Topic 8 Message 4 Mon Feb 02, 1987 GBARRETT [VISION100] at 19:17 CST Ditto to what Deb says... Pete right now is wearing at LEAST two hats (they keep adding them on a daily basis) and it would probably yield little to call him right now. -Best way to find out: stay tuned right here! -GaryB ------------ Category 14, Topic 8 Message 5 Tue Feb 03, 1987 SPARROW.J at 06:53 EST I agree, it would not do much good to call him, (at least for information on the ROM upgrades) but he has always impressed me was someone who could sooth the spirits of angry souls and help explain some of the difficulties of running a computer company etc. For that reason I did not think it was bad advice to suggest giving Pete a call. After all as "Customer Support Manager" (I think one of his hats say that) it is part of his job to field questions and complaints from the masses. --Sparrow James (I bet he'd be cussing me out right now if he read this...snicker..or maybe he'd laugh...who knows?) ------------ Category 14, Topic 8 Message 6 Tue Feb 03, 1987 MICHAEL.M [-:SysOp:-] at 20:05 EST Interesting to note that Tom Brown has already come up with a fix for the weak 1571 ROMS and has released programs which allow the 'fix'. All you need is an EPROM burner and away you go. Second-side disaster is a thing of the past. Now, all *I* need to know is...howintheheck do you use an Eprom burner? [smile]------------ Category 14, Topic 8 Message 9 Sun Mar 01, 1987 S.LEWIS at 05:41 MST Get me the source and I'll burn you a chip... er, maybe not source (comments are wunnnnderful, tho) but the actual 8 or 16K worth of code... Steve ------------ Category 14, Topic 8 Message 10 Sat Mar 28, 1987 T.MENEGATOS [Tom] at 01:16 EST Well, IT'S HERE!! I just saw a message from Fred Bowen on USENET, and the C- 128 ROM's are available from CBM NOW! And, the price has been reduced to $21.65 + $3.00 shipping. So, send your $24.65 to: Service Dpartment CBM 1200 Wilson Drive. West Chester, PA. 19380 The way I figure it, if you send the money in NOW, you'll get the ROM's just as a hot new program comes out that expects the old ROM's! If interested, the text of the USENET message will be in the next message. ------------ Category 14, Topic 8 Message 11 Sat Mar 28, 1987 T.MENEGATOS [Tom] at 01:17 EST Article 298 in comp.sys.cbm: From: fred@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (Fred Bowen) Subject: C128 upgrade ROMs Message-ID: <1588@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP> Date: 26 Mar 87 20:30:27 GMT Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 24 -- MORE--(24%) The upgrade ROMs are finally available. Dealers and service centers can perform the simple upgrade for you, or you can order parts directly from Commodore and Do It Yourself (and kiss your warranty farewell). For the DIYers, the ROMs are socketed; I suspect the most trouble you will have is assulting the RF shield. Good luck. The wait was worth it, though- we got the customer price down to $21.65 (plus $3.00 shipping) for the 3-ROM set. Send a check in the amount of $24.65 and made out to Commodore Business Machines to: Service Department CBM 1200 Wilson Drive West Chester, PA 19380 Ask for the "C128 upgrade ROM kit" and include your name and address. - - -- Fred Bowen uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|caip}!cbmvax!fred arpa: cbmvax!fred@seismo.css.GOV tele: 215 431-9100 --MORE--(93%) Commodore Electronics, Ltd., 1200 Wilson Drive, West Chester, PA, 19380 End of article 298 (of 298)--what next? [npq] ------------ Category 14, Topic 8 Message 13 Wed Apr 08, 1987 ALLEN.II at 23:57 EDT Has anyone seen these little jewels yet? And if you have do they work! Since Commodore has seen fit to supply these as a three chip set... ??? 2 for the 128... 1 for the 1571 ??? what to do if ya have 2 1571's.... And!!! If a person is out to buy another machine... how can you tell if the unit on a dealers shelf has new or old ROM's... same with the drives. Another question... What happens if you use a 128 with new upgrade ROM's with a drive that does not... and visa vis... Will it work... or DIE! Seems like this story is only now unfolding. Looks like yet another debacle to unravel. ------------ Category 14, Topic 8 Message 15 Thu Apr 09, 1987 MICHAEL.M [-:SysOp:-] at 01:32 EDT Seems like you're right, Allen! I havent recieved my ROM's yet, but if Loren doesnt fess-up and give us the details, I'll give Bowen a call and find out. (Another good question needing an answer: How much will the Service Centers charge to do the upgrade for those not electronically-inclined?) ------------ Category 14, Topic 8 Message 16 Fri Apr 10, 1987 SPARROW.J at 02:28 EDT Okay, I'll fess up! I've had my ROM upgrades for a week now, and I am very pleased. CBM is selling the C-128 set, (3 ROMS, 318020-05, 318019-04, 318018-04) for $21.65 plus $3.00 shipping. CBM is selling the 1571 set, (1 ROM, 310654-05) for $6.65 plus $3.00 shipping. The 1571 ROM is in my mind A MUST! This upgrade is cheap and makes the 1571 into the drive you always thought it was! The drive now does not hiss and cough in confusion when reading single sided or flippy disks nor does it barf up on relative files which span the front/back border and the writing of sequential files on the backside of the disk has been speeded up by awesome amount. The C-128 ROM upgrades make more subtle changes to the machine that may not be as impor...
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