Date: Thursday, 1 December 1988  18:34-MST
From: cadnetix.COM!cadnetix!rusty@uunet.uu.net (Rusty)
To:   INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
Re:   Jade S-100 Big-Z board

mknox@EMX.UTEXAS.EDU (Margaret H. Knox) writes:
...
>  That glitch (pwrite, or some such) gives me trouble
>with most other non-Jade boards I've tried....

well, first, here is a possible fix (from the manual):
"Symptoms: The CPU card fails to operate with some dynamic memory
cards at 4 MHz, and operates erratically with some disk controller cards
at all operating clock rates."

"Cause: <noise removed, summary is: they latched sWO*, sMEMR, and sINP
using IC U40 (for rev C, anyway), a 7475/74LS75, clocked by pSYNCH.
Quoting now: "The manual fails to mention that this takes the CPU board
out of IEEE timing specifications">

"Cure: remove IC U40 and install a 16-pin dip header with jumpers installed
between pins 2/16, 3/15, 6/10, 7/9.  This removes the latch and does not
introduce a pSYNCh delay for these signals"

BTW, you GOTTA do this if you have an SD systems Expandoram II or the
Jade DD disk controller (neat, huh? *THEIR* cards don't even work together!).

There is also a fix for erratic reset (use a different cap value for C22),
and for any problems with the serial port at 4 MHz (get a better 8251).

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