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Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:21:38 +0100
From: Karl-Stephan Werkmeister <kastwerk@web.de>
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Subject: Re: Software compatibility of Vortex RAM Expansion?
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Bernhard Geier wrote:
> Am 18.12.2012 13:32, schrieb Karl-Stephan Werkmeister:
>> I wonder whether a Vortex RAM expansion card applied to a CPC464 is
>> software compatible to the CPC6128 "standard" ram.
>> Will software/games that require >=128K RAM run on such a CPC464 (if
>> BASIC incompatibilies are not involved)?
>> Is there an emulator emulating a Vortex RAM expansion card?
>> The ROM dumps are available but they are obviously not "hardware"
>> compatible to the CPC standard.
>
> No, the Vortex RAM expansion is neither compatible to CPC6128's RAM nor
> to any other RAM expansion. It can only be used with the |BOS commands
> or, afaik, in CP/M. I don't know if there's an emulator for it.
>

Thanks a lot, :-).