Re: Asteroids ROM readme discrepancies

There were many changes in the ROMs for Asteroids, stuff to fix bugs in
earlier versions, plus some variations on the game as I recall. About three
or four factory upgrade notices in my files somewhere...Should scan them
but I haven't the time these days - need a sheet feeding scanner!

John :-#)#

At 12:28 PM 09/12/2002 -0600, Mark Shostak (DOS) wrote:

> > I never did finish the readme file for _all_ the ASteroids revisions.
> Perhaps
> > someone could fill in the blanks? All my ASteroids boards are packed up
> at the
> > moment...
> >
>
><SNIP>
>
> > Asteroids Version 1 (-02 Revision PCBs)
> > NAME LOCATION SIZE CHECKSUM
> > ---------- -------- --------- --------
> > 035127.01 N/P3 2716 353E
> > 035143.01 E/F2 2716 2BB4
> > 035144.01 H2 2716 0CEE
> > 035145.01 J2 2716 31CC
> > 034602.01 C8 82S129
>
><SNIP>
>
> > Asteroids Version 2 (-05 AND -06 Revision PCBs use ROMs)
> > NAME LOCATION SIZE CHECKSUM
> > ---------- -------- --------- --------
> > 035127.02 N/P3 2716 3632
> > 035143.02 E/F2 2716 22D4
> > 035144.02 H2 2716 187E
> > 035145.02 J2 2716 2F84
> > 034602.01 C8 82S129
>
>
>I have what are presumably version 2 roms (that is, the rom p/ns end with
>a -02 suffix),
>and a rev -05 pcb in the following configuration (and it works):
>
>035145-02 E/F2 31cc
>035144-02 H2 0cee
>035143-02 J2 2b44
>
>As John pointed out, I can believe the board locations changed,
>but I'm wondering about the checksums vs. rom p/ns. It appears
>we have two unique sets of checksums. However, we have reports
>of both sets being sited on both versions of roms.
>It's possible, but unlikely...
>
>-Mark
>
>
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