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Add better Gotek switch photo and MonsterBoard 1GB CF card photo

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<p>Alan provides three programs for the MonSTerBoard: M_FLASH.ZIP to write the onboard flash, M_ALTRAM.ZIP to configure the RAM (2, 4, 6 or 8 MB, then placed in the auto-start folder), and M_RTC.ZIP for the Dallas RTC module. In total you can install four TOS versions: two 192 KB and two 256 KB images.</p>
<h2>My Setup</h2>
<p>In my Mega ST 4 "High" machine the MonSTerBoard provides the 8 MB of TT-RAM that TOS 2.06 and Geneva use for real multitasking. For storage I use the dual IDE interface, with a 4 GB CompactFlash card attached and booting the system directly from it. There's no ACSI hard drive connected in this machine; the IDE boot is noticeably faster than an ACSI drive would be. Combined with the <a href="/retro/et4000-experiment/">ET4000 graphics card</a> and its dedicated monitor, it's the most capable machine in the fleet.</p>
<p>In my Mega ST 4 "High" machine the MonSTerBoard provides the 8 MB of TT-RAM that TOS 2.06 and Geneva use for real multitasking. For storage I use the dual IDE interface, booting the system directly from a CompactFlash card. I started with a 4 GB card, but that didn't work reliably, so I switched to a 1 GB card, which works fine. There's no ACSI hard drive connected in this machine; the IDE boot is noticeably faster than an ACSI drive would be. Combined with the <a href="/retro/et4000-experiment/">ET4000 graphics card</a> and its dedicated monitor, it's the most capable machine in the fleet.</p>
<h2>Gallery</h2>
<img src="monster-ide.jpg" alt="MonSTerBoard IDE adapter with 4 GB CompactFlash card" width="640" height="480">
<p class="caption">The MonSTerBoard IDE adapter with the 4 GB CompactFlash card attached.</p>
<img src="monster-ide.jpg" alt="MonSTerBoard IDE adapter with CompactFlash card" width="640" height="480">
<p class="caption">The MonSTerBoard IDE adapter with a CompactFlash card attached.</p>
<img src="monster-1gb.jpg" alt="MonSTerBoard with the 1 GB CompactFlash card" width="640" height="480">
<p class="caption">After the 4 GB card didn't work, I switched to a 1 GB CompactFlash card.</p>
<img src="monster-pins.jpg" alt="MonSTerBoard pins and jumper block" width="640" height="480">
<p class="caption">The MonSTerBoard pins and jumper block.</p>
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