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- From: robertk@taoami.lerctr.org (Robert Kesterson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: ROMDUMP for Amiga???
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- Date: 27 Jul 92 22:34:15 CDT
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- In article <1992Jul18.172116.1@acad3.alaska.edu> fspck@acad3.alaska.edu writes:
- > Ok, Question:
- >
- > Seeing as how there are so many RomDUMP programs out the for the Mac, does the
- > amiga have any? I would like to be able to dump my ROMs to disk, and
- > manipulate them a little. See how things work, and then, after any
- > modifications to them, I would like to be able to boot from them. I would in
- > essence like to use zKick or KickIt to boot the ROMs from disk. Wouldn't it be
- > nice to use setptach on your ROMs, then dump it to disk, and zkick it into Ram?
- > I know it may seem a bit redundant, but, there are things I would like to try,
- > and don't care to manipulate ROM code while the machine is running. The roms I
- > am talking about are the 1.3 and 2.0. I would just like to manipulate it a
- > little, and see what I can hack out of it.. I do realize that CBM may not like
- > it, but, It's not like they do anything for their machine, much less defend it.
- > I am not talking about the people that work there, just upper-management.
- > (READ: The president, IRVING.. LISTENING?!?!)
- > So.. If so, let me know.
-
- Why would you want to do that when you can change the OS in *supported* ways
- using the SetFunction() routines, adding your own libraries, etc.?
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- Robert Kesterson robertk@taoami.lerctr.org
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