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PPC ROM 2C (Melbourne Rom)

PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:45 am
by gjmcclure
I am searching for a .ROM dump of the PPC ROM 2C (aka Melbourne Rom). Anyone know where I can find it? The usual places (HP41.ORG, HPMUSEUM.ORG) don't seem to have this one. Also would like to know if a PDF of the manual is available for download.

Re: PPC ROM 2C (Melbourne Rom)

PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:19 am
by ZOleg
Download and install V41r8 from hp41.org, Mlrom.mod in subfolder MOD is PPC ROM 2C (Melbourne Rom)

Re: PPC ROM 2C (Melbourne Rom)

PostPosted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 6:12 pm
by gjmcclure
Ah yes, I already have that program on my system (excellent emulator BTW)... I didn't realize that was the Melbourne Rom. The routines sounded familiar, but I figured it was from other MCODE manuals and programs on other ROMs... Thanks for the clarification!

Greg

Re: PPC ROM 2C (Melbourne Rom)

PostPosted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 3:39 am
by gjmcclure
Hmmm, after configuring in MLROM.MOD, I get a completely different listing from what Jeremy Smith's QRG says the Melbourne Rom contains. I have a feeling this is not the one I am looking for. Here is the Rom function listing of the contents that the QRG says are part of the rom I am looking for...

PPC ROM 2C
X<>ROM
Y<>T
Z<>T
Y<>Z
BCDBIN
GTOROM
RXR
RXL
X+Y
SXL
NSTO
NRCL
TP
VP
CODE
DECODE
EN
DE
CLPV
XROMTST
MELBROM 1A
PSIZE
PPACK
DIS
2-D
1-D
KEY
PKEY
X>Y??
CHR$
NUM
RDEL
R$
L$
LDEL
RNASTO
CLRKEY

Does this help?

Re: PPC ROM 2C (Melbourne Rom)

PostPosted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:02 pm
by wfurlow
I have looked around and apparently I never released the Melbourne rom probably because I didn't have much info on it. The version I have has a slightly different cat listing so I don't know which is more recent. Perhaps someone can research it and find out who wrote it, scan the QRG, manual if any, etc. It is now availalbe on the library.

Re: PPC ROM 2C (Melbourne Rom)

PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:43 am
by gjmcclure
Thanks Warren! It does seem to have MOST of the functions. I will check periodically to see if anyone found a QRG or manual for it... also I made an error in the listing I gave you, RNASTO should be RHASTO, and so the only "missing" functions in your posted version are: TP and XROMTST. Not sure I know what TP does, but I know of other XROM checking MCODE programs that probably are close to the XROMTST function.

Thanks again, Greg.