BillC Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 On 5/25/2020 at 8:27 AM, Larry said: And did anyone every run across the elusive Newell RamRod OS board? Which version? There is the MMOS board which is a replacement for the OS PCB, and there is a version called the paddle board which plugs into a ROM socket of the 800 OS PCB or the 400 main PCB. MMOS: https://atariage.com/forums/topic/182682-details-of-dual-os-newell-ramrod-board/?do=findComment&comment=2298565 http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/8BITS/3rdparty/ExpansionBoards/OS/Newell/index.htm https://ia801204.us.archive.org/19/items/NewellIndustriesRAMRODMMOSManual/Newell Industries RAMROD MMOS manual.pdf Paddle board: https://atariage.com/forums/topic/285460-omnimon-wiring-info-needed/?do=findComment&comment=4166401 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I had only heard of one RamRod board from Newell. It would be the MMOS --replacement for the OS board (personality board BITD, wasn't it?). Great to see the manual posted. I've never seen one of those. I don't know why I didn't buy one of those back in my 800 days. I did purchase an Omnimon, and I guess I saw that as sufficient. (Another great product, first for the 800 and later for the XL.) Nice post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanr256 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 On 5/25/2020 at 11:27 AM, Larry said: Was anyone successful in using the (800) Onniview or Omnimon rom dumps in the tf_hh 48K expansion board? And did anyone every run across the elusive Newell RamRod OS board? And finally, did anyone ever find the (even more elusive) RomDos version of MyDos? Of course, this was an early version of MyDos 3.0x, so it did not support more than floppies and (I think) no ramdisk. I've never seen it -- just read about it in the early mag. advertisements. The Atari Museum has it now. -Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 On 5/25/2020 at 5:27 PM, Larry said: Was anyone successful in using the (800) Onniview or Omnimon rom dumps in the tf_hh 48K expansion board? I tried OSN with Omnimon in a 400. It basically works as the machine no longer boots to memo pad and has different screen color but I didn't get the monitor to start. I put that machine aside for lack of time as it needs some other troubleshooting, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR> Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Finally got around to dumping the ROMS from my RAMROD. Math pack was the standard Atari chip so I didn't dump it. The hotkeys seem to be working with this version. OSN_EF_JR.bin Omnimon_JR.BIN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faicuai Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, JR> said: Finally got around to dumping the ROMS from my RAMROD. Math pack was the standard Atari chip so I didn't dump it. The hotkeys seem to be working with this version. OSN_EF_JR.bin 8 kB · 4 downloads Omnimon_JR.BIN 4 kB · 3 downloads THANKS for taking the time for dumping your RAMROD roms. Yours are essentially an OS/B load with just minor modifications. Reset vectors seem to point directly to Omnimon adddress-space (Cxxx-CFFF). These seem more advanced / evolved versions of OS/N (They will boot without any $C000-$CFFF package, but will still take you there when pressing Select / Option, when present, plus a significant host of changes...) OSN-EF61.rom (green background) OSN-RROD.rom (deep-blue background) Your OMNIMON image is the "Standard", earlier version. Not A1-A3, should still have the help-file on it. Seems untouched / genuine. Cheers! Edited June 10, 2020 by Faicuai 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santosp Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Hi, Can someone propose here what would be a preferred set of operating systems, if he has 7 free positions at his disposal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 Can Incognito “load” an Omnimon ROM in Colleen mode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santosp Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 @slx direct!? Have you ever managed to run the omnimon and Omniview in any of your implementations? If yes, in the Omniview the key combination (Start-Select and Option) to activate manually to 80 columns, works for you? For me it work only within Basic cartridge typing X=USR(49152) Not forget to note that I use the Newel OS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 55 minutes ago, santosp said: @slx direct!? Have you ever managed to run the omnimon and Omniview in any of your implementations? If yes, in the Omniview the key combination (Start-Select and Option) to activate manually to 80 columns, works for you? For me it work only within Basic cartridge typing X=USR(49152) Not forget to note that I use the Newel OS I have tried OSN with tfhh's 52K board but the 400 I installed that in had different issues I haven't resolved yet. My Incognito still awaits installation....so unfortunately no practical experience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 23 hours ago, slx said: Can Incognito “load” an Omnimon ROM in Colleen mode? Incognito Colleen OS: File too large: expected 10 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 16 minutes ago, Panther said: Incognito Colleen OS: File too large: expected 10 KB @flashjazzcat, @candle, is this something that can be changed through firmware or a limitation of the Incognito hardware? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeventura Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 The Newell OS board made it easy OSN/Fastchip/Omnimon/Omniview 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 2 hours ago, joeventura said: The Newell OS board made it easy The proper name is Newell RAMROD MMOS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeventura Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 16 hours ago, BillC said: The proper name is Newell RAMROD MMOS! So lucky to have you here to correct me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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