Subject: RE: [stella] 7800 programs -- potential problems? From: Glenn Saunders <cybpunks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 19:54:41 -0800 |
The 7800 OS turns off the extra internal RAM when switching into 2600 mode, since the address space for normal 2600 games partly overlaps with the extra RAM. If you had a game with a proper encryption key that would have all address lines connected to the cart and that in it's first instructions turns on the TIA but doesn't turn off the extra RAM, you could write 2600 games that use the RAM. But if you are going to crate a game that works only on the 7800 console and that has access to the MARIA, why would you want to limit yourself to 2600 mode graphics?
Glenn Saunders - Producer - Cyberpunks Entertainment Personal homepage: http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/1698 Cyberpunks Entertainment: http://cyberpunks.uni.cc
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