Re: ROM dump?
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Re: ROM dump?
Modem Boy wrote:
> I myself do not totally understand the "rom dump" idea.
>
> -(:P Modem Boy d:)-
> -(:P -=TI-86=- d:)-
The rom is the set of instructions burnt into a chip on you calculator. It
holds all the information the calc uses to operate (Ti-os and all the math,
graph, stat, ect. funtions). The rom is read-only-memory: It can only be read
and not modified. There is no way to dirctly change the rom on your calculator
but
several suggestions have been made.
1. write a asm program that will replace the fault rom command.
This will work until the memory is reset and may slow down the calc in
overall performance.
2. Piggyback your rom
This involves burning a new rom chip and soldering over the other the old
rom chip in a piggyback fasion. This would be more perminate (you wouldn't lose
your fixed up rom if the batteries went dead), but you would need some kind of
swiching device to go between the two roms, or make so that only an asm
program can acess the new chip. Either way a pain
3. Return you calculator to the store and buy a new calc.
By far the easyest
The reason people make a rom dump, a complete copy of the Os, is to run
emulators on thier computers or to decompile the rom to search for undocumented
commands. I think the emulator is a neat idea. I have one for my ti-86 and
ti-85. It allows me to run any of my Ti-85/86 programs on my computer. I hope
this
clears up the whole "rom dump" idea.
-Michael
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