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by Chupperson
Thu May 24, 2018 6:34 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: Definitive jr-IDE compatibility list?
Replies: 18
Views: 9552

Re: Definitive jr-IDE compatibility list?

Thanks! Once I got the power issues sorted out with my DOM, the debug script worked great!
by Chupperson
Sat May 19, 2018 10:45 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: Definitive jr-IDE compatibility list?
Replies: 18
Views: 9552

Re: Definitive jr-IDE compatibility list?

I'll have to get a patched DOS to use then, because both versions I have on floppy don't allow me to do anything to those partitions. Guess I'll try that tomorrow.
by Chupperson
Sat May 19, 2018 8:21 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: Definitive jr-IDE compatibility list?
Replies: 18
Views: 9552

Re: Definitive jr-IDE compatibility list?

I got a used 1GB DOM on eBay, made by Silicon Systems apparently. The jr-IDE can't detect the DOM all the time so I assume I'll need to find something else, but when it does detect it, it shows 4 non-DOS partitions (according to DOS 2.10 and 3.10) and I can't format the drive or delete any partition...
by Chupperson
Mon Apr 09, 2018 5:40 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: Quadram second drive & memory expansion malfunctions
Replies: 4
Views: 3066

Re: Quadram second drive & memory expansion malfunctions

I have one joystick, so I'm not sure if I can access the test mode. What exactly do I need to accomplish this?
by Chupperson
Sun Mar 04, 2018 12:26 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: Quadram second drive & memory expansion malfunctions
Replies: 4
Views: 3066

Re: Quadram second drive & memory expansion malfunctions

Nope, just the ERROR A. But now whenever I have it attached, it doesn't seem to detect it or test for the expanded RAM anymore, so either the connector has been damaged or something else has gone kaput.
by Chupperson
Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:25 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: Quadram second drive & memory expansion malfunctions
Replies: 4
Views: 3066

Quadram second drive & memory expansion malfunctions

Anyone here have much experience with the Quadram expansions? My RAM expansion (I think it went up to 256K) went bad sometime in the mid 90s and for the longest time I didn't know what "ERROR A" meant so I carried on with life until a few years ago and found out that it was a RAM issue. Re...
by Chupperson
Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:15 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: jrIDE - time for another production run?
Replies: 89
Views: 68714

Re: jrIDE - time for another production run?

I would also be very interested in picking one up.
by Chupperson
Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:14 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Time to get my PCjr back up to speed
Replies: 1
Views: 2628

Time to get my PCjr back up to speed

Hi!
The PCjr was the first computer I had back in about 1992 or so and I'm trying to get it fully functioning again! Glad to know this place is here.