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| ====== ROM 4X and 5X ====== | ====== ROM 4X and 5X ====== | ||
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| + | ROM 4X and 5X are enhanced firmwares for the Apple %%//%%c and Apple IIc Plus. | ||
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| + | Main features: | ||
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| + | * Initializes memory expansion card without erasing it if it already contains a boot sector. This is intended for battery-backed memory expansions made by [[http://www.a2heaven.com/webshop/index.php?rt=product/category&path=73|A2Heaven]]. | ||
| + | * Boot menu via <key>CTRL+CLOSED-APPLE+RESET</key> or <key>CTRL+OPTION+RESET</key>. | ||
| + | * Allows dropping into the monitor immediately. | ||
| + | * Allows clearing memory expansion card. | ||
| + | * Allows launching diagnostics. | ||
| + | * Allows selecting boot device. | ||
| + | * 4X: Allows booting external 5.25 drive if disk supports it. | ||
| + | * 4X: With battery-backed RAMdisk, can configure default boot option. | ||
| + | * 5X: Replaces accelerator firmware. | ||
| + | * <key>CTRL+ESC+RESET</key> toggles accelerator speed and persists across ordinary resets. | ||
| + | * <key>CTRL+TAB+RESET</key> brings up a menu that lets you set accelerator state and some option. | ||
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| + | In development: | ||
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| + | * 5X - default boot option configuration like 4X, enhanced to set default accelerator state as well. | ||
| See [[https://github.com/mgcaret/rom4x|ROM 4X and 5X on GitHub]]. | See [[https://github.com/mgcaret/rom4x|ROM 4X and 5X on GitHub]]. | ||
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| + | ===== Releases ===== | ||
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| + | ==== GitHub ==== | ||
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| + | {{rss>https://github.com/mgcaret/rom4x/releases.atom}} | ||
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| + | ==== Binary Distributions ==== | ||
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| + | I'm not guaranteeing these are up-to-date with the master branch, but they are mostly stable. | ||
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| + | === 2017/10/02 === | ||
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| + | Note that only the build process and introduction of the binary distributions has changed, no changes to code are reflected in this release. | ||
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| + | {{ :projects:iic_rom4x-20171002.zip | ROM 4X }} | ||
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| + | {{ :projects:iic_rom5x-20171002.zip | ROM 5X }} | ||
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