[Coco] CoCoNet is CoCo 3 ready
Torsten Dittel
Torsten at Dittel.info
Mon Dec 22 02:59:12 EST 2008
I hardly remember that using corresponding POKE (65345?), you could
instruct the MPI, from which slot to select the ROM, overriding the
MPI-switch setting. However, I don't remember what happened on a
"button" reset. Would it fall back to the one selected by the
MPI-switch? Any difference to that behaviour on a 6809 "opcode" reset or
on powering the CoCo only down and up again (MPI stays powered on)?
Does anyone remember what happened with the I/O addresses with an MPI? I
assume even using an MPI, it was not possible to have two or more
cartridges sharing the same I/O adress(es). I/O was always a kind of
"wired or" (like a Y-cable), no chance to independently select a single
(or a combination of) slot(s) for I/O (e.g. select ROM from slot 3, I/O
from slot 1 and 2, but not 0 & 3).
By the way, what is the CoCo3 MPI-patch doing? Does it have any impact
on MPI-behaviour, if a CoCo3-modified MPI is connected to the CoCo2?
Thanks for clarifying,
Torsten
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