On Saturday 20 January 2001 18:33, you wrote:
> Why don't fix this 'header' at the end of the file instead of the
> beginning?
> So, old ROM loaders can load the new format (by ignore the extra bytes)
> And new ROM loaders can read and use the new bytes?
I don't think existing emulators will ignore the extra bytes. They could also
load the extra bytes and allocate too many pages. Or maybe some emulators
will refuse to load a ROM file that isn't a power of two in size.
> I also would add some extra bytes for details about the game, in text
> mode. For example, after the byte 80 of the ending-header, you can add a
> ASCIIZ text with:
> -Kind of game
> -Originality: The Rom is the original, modified, with cheats, etc ...
> -Fails detected
A comments section of arbitrary length. Sounds like a good idea. If the
header size is not fixed, this can be easily implemented.
Bye,
Maarten
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