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MegaFlashROManager

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'''MegaFlashROManager 1.8 provides the following functions:'''
*Automatically detect which Flash expansion is connected (X-MEM, MegaFlash, FlashGordon, MF EX, MF Bübchen etc).
*Park or Unpark ROMs: This is done by manipulating the Byte at &C000. A parked ROM will not be initialized by the firmware.
*Load ROM(s) (one or all 32): This function allows to load a 16 KB (ASCII) or 17 KB (Binary) ROM (or all 32 ROMs of 16 KB each at once) and to install it in the MegaFlash.
*Shift ROM(s): Shifts a 16 KB ROM from one ROM select to another, the old ROM select will be filled with &FF bytes.
*Erase ROM(s): Deletes a 16 KB ROM with &FF bytes.
*Test ROM(s): Provide information about a ROM like Type, Version, Mark, ROM name etc. Further you can install the correct checksum check sum to a changed ROM. The ROMs at position 0 (usually the BASIC ROM) and 7 (usually AmsDOS) are protected.
*Protect Flash: It will switch on the Software-Data-Protection (SDP), it renders the Flash inaccessible.
*Initialize Flash: Now, this function deactivates the SDP, so the Flash can be freely written. This function is especially important if you use a new Flash, which factory setting is: SDP = on.*Test Flash: This protocol is intended to check the integrity of the 512 KB Flash in a relatively sophisticated way. But it takes 6 minutes. Further, currently this function can't be used due to interferences interference's which corrupt ROMs.*EDIT ROM: This function allows you to display a ROM in ASCII and hexadezimalhexadecimal. You can alter bytes in the hexadecimal system (Feature only available under FutureOS).*Erase complete Flash chip: This should only be done for initialization purposes.*Automatic SDP management: Not visible for the user, the SDP gets switched off for burning, but remains active at all other times.*Enhanced error checking: You can see if the last Flash operation was successful or not.
For loading and saving ROMs you can directly enter device and name, so you can access files even on exotic devices.
The version for [[FutureOS]] is slightly advanced and more quick than the version for [[BASIC]]. The differences in comfort and speed are OS dependent (file handling f.e.). In addition the EDIT system of FutureOS can be used to edit ROM contents.
The 128 KB version has a multi multiple language interface for: English, French, German, Dutch and Spanish. In addition a version that fits in an single 16 KB ROM has been released. If desired this ROM can in addition contain the BOOSTER routine ([[Inicron]]) to initialize all 32 ROMs.The 64 KB version - mainly developped developed for the CPC464/664 - allows to select the language at startup.
File-names must be entered in the format "0A:filename.ext". The number is the user number followed by the drive letter and a semicolon":". Then 8 lettes letters filename, a dot "." and finally the 3 letters extension.
With Control-TAB you can switch the editing mode to overwrite.
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