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SOLVED !! is it possible to install a tyche rom in a real ql ??

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:54 pm
by techy
Has anyone ever tried this ?

Re: is it possible to install a tyche rom in a real ql ??

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2025 2:48 pm
by t0nyt
techy wrote: Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:54 pm Has anyone ever tried this ?
Yes, I have a Tyche in a real QL

But it’s using a chr$ Rom board which may not be what you mean

Re: is it possible to install a tyche rom in a real ql ??

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2025 4:40 pm
by Pr0f
As t0nyt said - you'd need some kind of adapter board, as altough the ROM sockets are effectively wired in parallel, and have a 64K address space - they don't have a standard EPROM pinout that would support using a 27512K or Flash equivalent.

The Tyche is a 64K image compared to 48K for standard QDOS / Minverva images.

Re: is it possible to install a tyche rom in a real ql ??

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2025 4:41 pm
by Pr0f
As t0nyt said - you'd need some kind of adapter board, as altough the ROM sockets are effectively wired in parallel, and have a 64K address space - they don't have a standard EPROM pinout that would support using a 27512K or Flash equivalent.

The Tyche is a 64K image compared to 48K for standard QDOS / Minverva images.

I have it as one of several images on a ROM switcher board.

Re: is it possible to install a tyche rom in a real ql ??

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2025 5:10 pm
by techy
And is it more-or-less usable ??

Re: is it possible to install a tyche rom in a real ql ??

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2025 5:36 pm
by t0nyt
techy wrote: Mon Mar 17, 2025 5:10 pm And is it more-or-less usable ??
I haven’t tried to do much so far as you obviously can’t use QIMSI etc with it, so need to try it with a Floppy Controller

Re: is it possible to install a tyche rom in a real ql ??

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2025 6:18 pm
by RalfR
techy wrote: Mon Mar 17, 2025 5:10 pmAnd is it more-or-less usable ??
You can also use it with QemuLator. But it doesn't do anything earth-shattering. Stick with Minerva; it's definitely better.

Re: is it possible to install a tyche rom in a real ql ??

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2025 6:32 pm
by techy
i would like to make one functionable tyche , only for collecting purposes .


Anyone got info on an eprom adapter to do so ??

Re: SOLVED !! is it possible to install a tyche rom in a real ql ??

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2025 12:28 pm
by techy
And it woks !!

now to find a sensible use for it ;-)
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Got 3 minerva units left to use .

Re: SOLVED !! is it possible to install a tyche rom in a real ql ??

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2025 11:05 am
by techy
anyone got info about tyche TY07 ??