Re: A89: Flash ROM or Archive

Re: A89: Flash ROM or Archive

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• Subject: Re: A89: Flash ROM or Archive
• From: TGaArdvark@aol.com
• Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 19:48:13 EST
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> the reason why you can't change all of the flashrom with the archive
function 
> is
> that the archive function is limited to work in that 384K space.
> the rest of the flash (that is not occupied by the OS) is probably saved for
> future upgrades, and is probably the place where extra apps will go.

Um, most existing parts of the ROM can be changed. Just
because it's not archive does not mean it's write-protected.
TI would not put the ROM-upgrade routines on any writable
portion of memory.  That would create large amounts of
customer service expenses.

• Re: A89: Flash ROM or Archive
• From: Olle Hedman <oh@hem.passagen.se>

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