Si,
you can simply wait until keyboard port is read. Then you can simulate F9.
If you do this twice (maybe more), it should be enough to let it autoboot,
without changing ROM code.
After these two (or maybe more, but I hope it will be constant times)
readings
from that i/o port, you don't need to simulate anything anymore.
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From: "Simon Owen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 11:57 PM
Subject: RE: Console Coupe
> Tim P wrote:
> > It was certainly possible to associate a .DSK image with the DOS
> > SimCoupe and have the it run with the disk image specified on the
> > commandline. Does Si's windows version have a similar commandline?
>
> It does have a '-disk1 <path>' option that can be used in the same way.
It
> also has an undocumented '-autoboot' parameter that used to work, but
seems
> to be broken at the moment! It was/is implemented by simulating F9 being
> held down for a certain period of time, but that seemed too kludgy,
> especially with the fast booting option reducing the delay needed.
>
>
> > If so you just need to get it to autoboot. I remember imc posting a
> > patch to the ROM image that would make it do just that.
>
> That certainly sounds more appealing, so I'll dig it up and implement it
> that way. The fast boot does the same sort of temporary ROM
modification...
>
> Si
