Thanks to Brian for the details about the "TANDY WP-2 IC-Card". As I understand there are 2 versions of SRAM type card. 2 further questions 1) which version to prefer? 2) PCBWay offers assembled PCB too, does anybody have tried this already? Regards Georg ========== Ihre Nachricht ==========================================
von : Brian K. White <[email protected]> gesendet : Montag, 16. Juni 2025, 22:22 an : [email protected] Betreff : [M100] TANDY WP-2 IC-Card __________ Originalnachricht _______________________________________ > As far as I know the only documentation & source for the software so far is > Ben Grimmett's posts on the facebook group. > group > https://www.facebook.com/groups/Model.T.Computers > ben's posts > https://www.facebook.com/groups/1186716131388896/user/647555868 > files > https://www.facebook.com/groups/Model.T.Computers/files/files > a video he made > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6MzbQfM3no > card & cover, mod directions > https://github.com/bkw777/WP-2_IC-Card/blob/master/README.md#rom-card > All of the relevant files are together at the top of the files section since > they are all the most recent uploads so at least you don't have to go looking > through them all, just look for his name Ben to the right to get all of his. > When you click on a file you get a little more info and directions on each > one essentially the same as the matching post it came from. > But the posts give a little more info. > I plan to ask him if it's ok to collect this all into a better wiki page or > git repo but haven't yet. I'm sure it's ok but until I get an explicit OK I > don't want to redistribute like that, so that's why for now I'm just linking > to the original facebook posts. Actually this email is probably now the most > complete summary. > If you don't want to have to build the programming adapter board and use an > eprom programmer to write to the card, then you will also need to mod your > WP-2 slightly, but it does not even require soldering. Directions & pics on > my github. > Sorry I have no comment on getting one built. Anyone is free to build and and > even sell them, so if you can find someone local willing to do it, they > already automatically have permission. The parts and labor is a lot for what > you get in the end, and I have no interest in trying to explain or justify a > high sale price, so instead you can have the plans for free and the $9 > connector with $9 shipping just for one part etc got nuth'n to do with me, > take it up with digikey or samtec hehe. Not to mention even a single person > claiming the card burned out their machine or mangled the pins in their > socket etc, which absolutely will happen. I guess that was a pretty big no > comment. > Ben is actually in Australia and some of his parts & shipping costs were > brutal. > The pcb and most parts you can get anywhere but that connector is a pain. > On 6/16/25 11:47, Georg Käter wrote: >> Dear all, >>> does anybody know a source for the "TANDY WP-2 IC-Card" from Brian K. White? >>> I´ve just low soldering skills and would like to buy an assembled one. >>> I´ve also read that a guy has ported some S/W to run from the SRAM card. > >>> Where can >>> I get this from and how to copy to the SRAM card. >>> Thanks in advance for your help >>> Georg __________ Ende Originalnachricht __________________________________ Confidentiality Notice: This message is confidential. The information contained in this message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, or use it and do not disclose it to others. Please inform us immediately of the delivery error and return the original message to us via e-mail.
