KickFlash OS4 questions

[haymiggan]

Ok, got mine. now.. but the software package, coyoteflash.lha should be on the I.C webpage, but it's not.

Since my dd is defect atm, i can't extract it from the flash memory where it should be stored now.

Can anyone send it to me please?
Cheers,
Povl

[redrumloa]

@haymiggan

Have you tried contacting your dealer? The dealer should easily be able to provide this via email. I'd send you one, but my order is not in yet:-)

[adolescent]

Any insight to when the non-Zorro version will be available?  And, at what cost?

[cgutjahr]

@adolescent:

Currently, there's no other (non-Zorro-) version planned. On amiga-news.de, Jens Schönfeld explained that it is unlikely such a version will ever appear beacause...

1. The neccessery signals needed to reflash the ROM are not easily available on an A1200 motherboard. Hence the thing would be either expensive, not reflashable or complicated to install.

2. According to Jens, "most people have Zorro anyway".

IIRC, Elbox will offer some FlashROM on a PCMCIA card, but this will act like a RamDisk, not like a Kickstart expansion.

[adolescent]

cgutjahr wrote:
@adolescent:

Currently, there's no other (non-Zorro-) version planned. On amiga-news.de, Jens Schönfeld explained that it is unlikely such a version will ever appear beacause...

1. The neccessery signals needed to reflash the ROM are not easily available on an A1200 motherboard. Hence the thing would be either expensive, not reflashable or complicated to install.

2. According to Jens, "most people have Zorro anyway".

IIRC, Elbox will offer some FlashROM on a PCMCIA card, but this will act like a RamDisk, not like a Kickstart expansion.

That's bad news.  Jens should really update his webpage to remove all of the "vapor".  I've been waiting for this product for over two years and really got my hopes up when I saw the Zorro card out.