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   Message 41,268 of 42,985   
   Tomas Slavotinek to Louis Ohland   
   Re: Stumbling towards the light at the e   
   20 Jan 23 21:19:47   
   
   From: slavotinek@gmail.com   
      
   On 16.01.2023 22:45, Louis Ohland wrote:   
   > Brought in a Model 90 off the porch. I see it has the Voicetype /   
   > Dictation adapter in it. Huh, wonder what else....   
   >   
   > MAJ Tom, would a Type 1 Upgrade DX2-66 [FLASH] be able to use a Type 4   
   > convenience partition on a Model 90?   
      
   Possibly, but at the very least you would have to install a modified   
   $BOOT.IML (it contains a list of compatible model/submodel values among   
   other things).   
      
   > The Type 1 Upgrade DX2-66 would have the enhanced complex BIOS, enabling   
   > it to use the Corvette.   
   >   
   > I wonder if the Upgrade DX2-66 BIOS is a fork off of the "N"?   
      
   No, because the T1 Upg 66 platform is older than the T4 "N". But it may   
   be the other way around - speaking strictly about the (C)BIOS portion.   
   The T4 POST code is a direct evolution of the T3 POST (not surprising   
   since they use the same complex architecture, aside from the cache   
   subsystem and the obvious integration differences).   
      
   I'll need a dump of the flash image to find where exactly the Upg 66   
   fits in the FW family tree.   
      
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