[Coco] NitrOS-9 ROM Pak ?
Bob Devries
devries.bob at gmail.com
Sun Mar 29 20:46:19 EDT 2009
Ha,
Now there's where we Aussies have it better.... the Coco3 ROM is socketed.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Taylor" <operator at coco3.com>
To: "cocolist for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 3:45 AM
Subject: [Coco] NitrOS-9 ROM Pak ?
> To Boisy,
>
> Desoldering the ROMs from a CoCo motherboard is not for everybody. I
> think your NitrOS-9 ROM idea would boom if you found a way to do it from a
> ROM Pak.
>
> A 16K EPROM can autoboot in any controller or pak if the CoCo has Extended
> BASIC. Just prefix the ROM with the letters "DK" and execution will start
> from $C002 as if it's a DOS. I see no reason why you can't at least pull
> off a 16K version. I haven't burned and booted any 32K ROM paks yet but
> I've done plenty of 16K paks. If a 32K ROM Pak maps in at $8000, then it
> should work almost as-is. If a 32K ROM Pak maps in at $C000 in 16K
> segments using GIME toggles, then it might be a little tricky but
> definately not impossible to do a 32K version.
>
> You might even be able to do this right now if you just assemble your 16K
> NitrOS-9 ROM as relative code, then insert "DK" at the top of it. If it's
> doable, I need to buy a copy.
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> Roger Taylor
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