On Wed, 7 Oct 1998, MetalGear wrote:
> De : Gabriel D. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date : mercredi 7 octobre 1998 12:18
>
>
> >1. I�m wondering how is the SRAM memory of Panasonic FM-PAC kept alive?
> >Is there a battery (rechargeable?) inside ?
> >I just don�t dare to splity my cartridge to check :-)
>
>
> SRAM = Static-RAM , doesn't need any power to keep data, but only to change
> the stored bit value. I'm sure you can find lot of information about SRAM
> (AFAIK called FLASH in some commercial products) functionning.
>
> if I'm wrong, I hope to receive a copy of the correct information ;-)
FLASH memory must be erased/rewritten by writing a (complex) bytesequence
to certain memorylocations. So you can't use it as RAM.
Jon
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