I'm working on restoring some old OmniBooks. I have a ROM 1.1 card, but would like to get a hold of the ROM 2.0 (or better) that came with the OmniBook 530. I have a 530, unfortunately the original owner lost (or kept) the ROM card.
Internally, what kind of card is the PCMCIA ROM card? Is it some kind of linear flash?
How would someone "image" a 2.0 ROM for me, and to what sort of blank or reprogrammable card and how would I write out the ROM?
I think there's value in imaging ROM cards, at the very least the files could be put up on archive.org.
It would also benefit us that have OmniBooks and need a ROM upgrade!
Especially those with ROM 1.0 cards stuck on Linear Flash cards only, and no CF support.
Personally, I'd like to install my own full copy of Windows 3.11 instead of being forced into using the version on the ROM card, which I understand is possible to work around with the ROM 2.0 card.
Thanks,
-Stu
Internally, what kind of card is the PCMCIA ROM card? Is it some kind of linear flash?
How would someone "image" a 2.0 ROM for me, and to what sort of blank or reprogrammable card and how would I write out the ROM?
I think there's value in imaging ROM cards, at the very least the files could be put up on archive.org.
It would also benefit us that have OmniBooks and need a ROM upgrade!
Especially those with ROM 1.0 cards stuck on Linear Flash cards only, and no CF support.
Personally, I'd like to install my own full copy of Windows 3.11 instead of being forced into using the version on the ROM card, which I understand is possible to work around with the ROM 2.0 card.
Thanks,
-Stu