Hi, gang,
With thanks to Guido Kueppers, the following additional file(s) is/are now available on the Blue Feather FTP archive at ftp.bluefeathertech.com.
File name: 12RC11_U140.bin
Path: /pub/electronics/testgear/Tektronix/firmware/124x/ROMS
Version: Unknown
Purpose: This is the image from the EPROM in the parallel communications COMM Pack for the 1240 and 1241 series logic analyzers.
As always, please keep the following restrictions in mind when accessing the archive: (1), There is a five-user limit for anonymous logins at any one time. (2), Download speed is capped at 128Kbps.
Both of these limits are designed to maximize availability of the archive for all, taking into account the limits of my DSL pipe. Regrettably, I cannot yet afford a T1 or F-T1 line.
Access to the archive is best made with a real FTP client program as opposed to a web browser. This is because transfers made through a web browser are often slower, due to translation between the HTTP and FTP protocols. There are plenty of freeware and low-cost shareware FTP clients available. My personal favorite is WS_FTP, by IPSwitch Software, widely available from download sites all over the planet (including Tucows.com and ftpplanet.com).
When logging in, be sure to specify 'anonymous' (spelled out, no quotes) as your user ID. Your E-mail address is preferred as the password, but it is not a requirement (really, just about anything that contains printable ASCII characters will work).
CONTRIBUTIONS: Further contributions to the archive are always welcome, subject to the following conditions.
(1) Whatever you submit must be firmware or software that is NO LONGER SUPPORTED OR SOLD by Tektronix, or it must be directly related to equipment that is no longer supported or sold. Firmware or software relating to CURRENT Tektronix equipment WILL NOT be posted for download unless Tektronix makes the same file(s) publicly available from their own site.
In other words, I don't want any legal troubles. Tektronix has been very generous in allowing me (mainly through not saying 'No') to make this archive available, and I will not do anything to endanger that.
(2) Contributions should be sent via E-mail attachment to 'splicer at bluefeathertech dot com,' and should be archived with any of the common compression utilities, such as Power Archiver, WinZip, Gzip, etc.
(3) The preferred format for EPROM or EEPROM image files is Absolute Binary (Data I/O #16). This helps to guarantee compatibility with the widest possible range of device programmers. HOWEVER -- Other formats, such as Intel Hex or Motorola S-record, may be submitted with a note indicating the format used.
(4) The preferred format for PAL or PLD image files is a standard JEDEC fuse map.
ACCESS NOTE: There are many ISPs who, judging by their behavior, simply do not care about how many spammers, crackers, or other network abusers they host. With this in mind, I maintain an extensive local blocking list, both at the mail server and at the router level, that serves to keep such nastiness out of Blue Feather's LAN.
The flip-side is that such blocking may prevent some of you from E-mailing me, or accessing the archive. I can and will white-list individual addresses, but I cannot do so if I do not know that you tried (and failed) to get through.
If you find that mail from you to me bounces, or that you cannot access the FTP archive, please try my backup address of kc7gr at qsl dot net. Include the error message you received, and I'll see what I can do for you.
Thanks to all for your contributions, your patience, and your interest.
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Bruce Lane, Owner & Head Hardware Heavy,
Blue Feather Technologies --
kyrrin (at) bluefeathertech do/t c=o=m
"If Salvador Dali had owned a computer, would it have been equipped with surreal ports?"
Bruce Lane