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From: cpmwc@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Matthew W Crowd)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: Re: Amax on a 3000: need MacROM 2.0
Message-ID: <1991May17.100256.1837@marlin.jcu.edu.au>
Date: 17 May 91 10:02:56 GMT
Article-I.D.: marlin.1991May17.100256.1837
References: <2785@public.BTR.COM> <1196@applix.com> <1991May17.053654.3527@actrix.gen.nz>
Organization: James Cook University of North Queensland
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In article <1991May17.053654.3527@actrix.gen.nz> keith@actrix.gen.nz (Keith Stewart) writes:
>In article <1196@applix.com> scotte@applix.UUCP (Scott Evernden) writes:
>> In article <2785@public.BTR.COM> timm@public.BTR.COM (Timothy M. Maffett  timm@btr.com) writes:
>> >---
>> >Here is macrom2.0.  This will allow owners of apples 128k roms AND an Amax
>> >cartridge to read in a copy of thier roms, and then in the future start Amax
>> >with this copy, instead of having to read in the rom image from the cartridge
>> >everytime.
>> 
>> Thank you very much for this- it is most appreciated.
>> 
>> Now, the hard part.  I must be dense, but I can't figure out how to
>> use this thing.  If I Macrom -S (save) <filename>, some "module" is
>> loaded into memory and activated?  What do I actually have to do to
>> get the ROM copied into the file?  Running AMAX doesn't do it.  Is there
>> some magic "hotkey" which isn't documented *at all* that I need to hit?
>> I've tried all permutations of usage to no avail...
>> 
>> -scott
>
>What is not said is that you have to have the modified A-MaxII off
>the pirate disk in order for AMAX to know where hook into the ROM image
>I think this is right

The program FastROM which is on NASA combines the ROM with your ORIGINAL
A-MaxStartup file into a fast starting A-Max, this NEEDS the cartridge
and therefore allows you to use the drive with the program, unlike most
hacks.

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