Hi all. Was thinking of adding the CPM Plus, symbos and maybe FutureOS ROM's to my X-Mem. Was just wondering if it mattered at all which slots I put them in? Would they clash with each other, or would they all play along together nicely? Does it depend on what other ROM's are already on the X-Mem?
That's a good question. Some ROMs don't get along with others (f.e. Utopia, BDOS etc.) and some need a specific position. Here some hints:
- Another DOS like ParaDOS, X-DDOS or VDOS need to be placed at a position lower than 7 to make them work fine (usually position 6 is used for another DOS)
- RDOS (which provides the RAM disc for BASIC) should be at position 1, because it needs to be initialized after all other DOS
- The CP/M Plus ROMs can be every where between 1 and 31 IMHO as long as they get initialized, else put them between 1 and 15. They play nice and compatible.
- Get the CP/M expansion ROMs from my homepage. You need an CP/M Program in a ROM? PM me!
- SymbOS needs one ROM between 1-15 (to be initialized), the others can be somewhere between 1 and 31. As far as I know it has no issues with compatibility at all.
- Same for FutureOS. Only ROM A needs to be initialized. So with FW 3.15 or the ROM-Booster they can be every where between 1-31. If the command !OS doesn't work move ROM A between 0 and 15. (Please use the installer!). If you place ROM A at position 0, then it will start automatically. FutureOS is compatible to everything else.
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