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   Rodolphe Czuba to Mark Bedingfield   
   Re: The Centurbo II version B or (CT2B)   
   26 Feb 10 00:13:14   
   
   From: rodxxxxx.xxuba@free.fr   
      
   Don't confuse CT2 A & CT2 B please...   
      
   Your CT2 is A, not B.   
      
   A = 32 MB max with early chip (from National Semiconductors).   
   B = 128 MB max with my designed chip (CPLD)   
      
   The letter is on the PCB after CT2...   
      
   Regards   
      
      
   Mark Bedingfield wrote:   
   > On 21/02/2010 7:06 PM, phantomm_1 wrote:   
   >> "Mark Bedingfield"  wrote   
   >> in message news:4b80c640$0$5422$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...   
   >>> On 21/02/2010 8:29 AM, phantomm_1 wrote:   
   >>>> Greetings,   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Are there any CT2B users out there anywhere?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I was wondering if there have been any modifications,   
   >>>> software or info for better performance or bug fixes if   
   >>>> any have been found over the past 2years or so.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Also, of the Flashes, which version is the best to use?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> And are there any known problems with any of the Flashes?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I'm a CT2B owner myself.   
   >>>   
   >>> I have one. I use the latest flash (forget which one as it would be   
   >>> more than a couple of years old) it has the misfortune on my early   
   >>> CT2B of restricting it to 32meg. Its a trade off, latest flash or   
   >>> more ram and as 46 meg of ram appears to be enough for me, I'm not   
   >>> that worried. I only have a stock Falcon setup atm tho, which remind's   
   >>> me I need   
   >>> to repair my screenblaster.   
   >>>   
   >>> Mark   
   >>   
   >> I didn't know that any of the Flashes had a effect of the size of   
   >> FastRam!? Like to know which one, and the side effect,  crashes?   
   >>   
   >   
   > Its not the flash that effects the ram size, its the chipset. Because   
   > it has an early chipset there are issues with its memory addressing. I   
   > wouldn't be worried about it if I were you.   
   >   
   > As for stability, I've struggled to keep the CT2 stable, its VERY   
   > fussy about what it will and won't run. I'm not sure the reasoning   
   > behind that but suspect its more mainboard related. I have a TT and   
   > another 14 meg Falcon so I have plenty to experiment on ;-)   
   >   
   > Mark   
      
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