Date   : Mon, 12 May 1997 09:41:05 +0100
From   : Robert Schmidt <rsc@...>
Subject: Re: Archive format / Acornsoft ROMs

Martin Main wrote:
> > To use a ROM image file in your BBC, you need to burn an EPROM with the
> > image, and physically locate the EPROM inside your BBC.
> Surely these images can be loaded in sideways RAM?

Very true.  I never used SW RAM myself, so I forgot about that option.

> I was not suggesting that you load up these  images on your website, merely
curious as to Acorn's reasoning for this decision.

Acorn's reason is their copyright, which formally is better than most
other possible reasons.  Whether individuals choose to honour this right
or not is up to each and every one.  The OS ROM is the only one for
which I've heard more of a reason for protecting - apparently some of
the old VDU code/logic in the OS is still of interest in ARM/RISC
machines.

My previous reply was more a general reply to the masses of people
e-mailing me for ROM images, and especially for Acorn ROM images.

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