theancientone
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I have a barebone PX8 that came just with one slot with extended CPM commands; there is one slot free which is where Basic was supposed to be I guess. As I do not have an Eprom writer and I do not plan to swap roms to switch applications, I was wondering what alternatives I have.
I found all the rom files in hex/rom format on the main PX8 site; can I make a larger rom that include all of them, as a rom will look like a disk to the CPM OS, so it won't really matter to it? Or can I convert those in binary files I can sync via serial from my computer, and save them locally on the storage on the machine?
My concern with roms is that they can break the plastic on the computer by swapping them; which is unfortunate if that happens. What are my options here?
I found all the rom files in hex/rom format on the main PX8 site; can I make a larger rom that include all of them, as a rom will look like a disk to the CPM OS, so it won't really matter to it? Or can I convert those in binary files I can sync via serial from my computer, and save them locally on the storage on the machine?
My concern with roms is that they can break the plastic on the computer by swapping them; which is unfortunate if that happens. What are my options here?