Re: mapperports (was MegaRAM)

1999-03-22 Thread shevek
On Sun, 21 Mar 1999, Erik wrote: So that rumor is solved , you are allowed to read them. The only problem is that the unused bit's of the registers can return unexpected data.( always 1 or 0 or the data you did write to it or maybe crap) You first have to calculate the amount of memory and

Re: mapperports (was MegaRAM)

1999-03-21 Thread Erik
Jon De Schrijder schreef: Laurens Holst wrote: ... !!! GRUWEL GRUWEL !!! -- for non-Dutch readers: !!! HORRIFYING HORRIFYING !!! Issuing an IN on the mapper-ports is against the MSX-standard!!! NEVER IN the Mapper-ports. The result is ABSOLUTELY unreliable and

Re: mapperports (was MegaRAM)

1999-03-21 Thread Laurens Holst
Here i have the msx technical databook , micro$oft 5 feb. 1986 rel.6.0 It says on MSX2 memory mapper specification chapter 1 line 4 - The mapping registers are at FCH to FFH of I/O address. The are both read and write addresses. - So that rumor is solved , you are allowed to read them. The only

Re: mapperports (was MegaRAM)

1999-03-20 Thread Jon De Schrijder
Laurens Holst wrote: ... !!! GRUWEL GRUWEL !!! -- for non-Dutch readers: !!! HORRIFYING HORRIFYING !!! Issuing an IN on the mapper-ports is against the MSX-standard!!! NEVER IN the Mapper-ports. The result is ABSOLUTELY unreliable and machine/mapper-dependant. One computer inverts the