A500IDE works!

[Doobrey]

mdma wrote:
would a CDTV KS1.3 ROM fit in an A500 rom socket, and more importantly would it be of any use?

Not any use, cos the CDROM in a CDTV isn`t IDE, so the driver wouldn`t work.

[Doobrey]

Generale wrote:
Well, a 32 bit ROM can be used..I think...If it's burnt onto a 16 bit rom or a bit of addressline trickery is done

 For the CD32 ROM, it can be used..but it still won`t work.
 1. It`s a 512x16 bit ROM, so it only needs an extra address line hacked in to access it.
 2. Some of the code is probably for 020 CPU`s, so it wouldn`t run on a plain A500.
 3. Although the CD32 rom has a scsi.device, it`s the cd.device that controls the CD-ROM , and just like the CDTV, it isn`t an ATAPI drive