[Coco] A cartridge to hack

[Luis Fernández]

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Excuse my English, I use google translator, my language is Spanish, I'm Spanish but I live in Venezuela
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> Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:02:11 +1000
> From: msmcdoug at iinet.net.au
> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> Subject: Re: [Coco] A cartridge to hack
> 
> On 21/09/2012 1:41 PM, Luis Fernández wrote:
> 
> > Hello friend I am interested in your card, but since there is a lot of
> > electronica, I would like to ask that I can use, please correct me if
> > I'm wrong. I can record onto a file BIN or any program but only from
> > the Color Computer, is this correct?, And as this is cleared to record
> > another? one poke? or unplugging?.What you recorded in the Blast, stays
> > until the computer turns off? The region begins at address C000?What is
> > the difference between RAM burn or Blast? The version 1 was for
> > external ROM? one could record it and put it in a cartridge for unarlo?
> > if you pulled the ROM or EPROM maintaining the information not it, that
> > if you are good, the EPROM is erased with ultraviolet light Flash ROM
> > but not USB or PC Input? Actually I wonder what I can do with it, as
> > seen not understand anything, lol, forgive my ignorance
> 
> Forgive me if I'm not addressing your questions correctly, but your
> wording is a little ambiguous. I'll try my best to explain...
> 
> The OP asked about a stand-alone ROM pack. I don't have access to the OP
> right now, but IIRC the question was asking about hacking a Coco cart and
> replacing the ROM with an EPROM, which can be erased via UV light.
> 
> My cart has a socket for an (E)EPROM. Typically you'd use an EPROM,
> programmed via an EPROM programmer. There's no mechanism to program that
> *directly* from a PC or the Coco - you need a programmer. Once programmed,
> the EPROM does not require any power or external connection to retain its
> contents - it's effectively a normal Coco cartridge.
> 
> Others have pointed out that the SuperIDE, which contains banks of
> programmable FLASH ROM, could be used. This has the advantage of being
> programmable from the Coco, for example, and there's no lengthy UV erase
> step in the process. It's your "deluxe" solution, that's for sure.
> 
> So it comes down to your budget, existing equipment, and intended use. My
> cart is good for a 'burn once' solution on a tight budget if you have
> access to a programmer. If you want a 'development cart' it's probably not
> ideal, as you're better off with either a RAM-based solution, or the SuperIDE.
> 
> Regards,
> 
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