THOMSON Megarom T.2 User manual

Mégarom T.2
User Manual
Version 2.0

Mégarom T.2 User Manual
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a Mégarom T.2, which we hope will give you satisfaction for
many years.
The Mégarom T.2 is a MEM 7 cartridge compatible with all the machines of the 8-bit
Thomson T family: T9000, T 7, T 7/70, T 8, T 8D, T 9, T 9+.
It provides a 2 MB persistent and rewritable flash memory space that can be used freely
by the user. These 2 MB are accessed through 128 banks of 16 KB each, in the cartridge
space of the machine ($0000- $3FFF).
The Mégarom T.2 is 100% backward compatible with the Mégarom T.1 and all commercial
software distributed in MEM 7 format, including 32 and 64 KB multi-bank software (e.g.
Microsoft® BASIC 128).
It can also be used to develop and / or distribute software that requires up to 2 MB of R M
space.
Package Contents
The package contains a ready-to-use printed circuit board and a self-adhesive label for the
MEM 7 case. The MEM 7 case is not supplied.
The board comes preloaded with a compilation of various software.
Getting Started
1. Insert the board into a MEM 7 case so that the edge connector remains visible.
2. Insert the cartridge into your machine. n T9000, T 7 and T 7/70, it is
recommended to switch off the machine before inserting the cartridge. n T 8/8D/
9/9+, hot-plug is possible. A reset will be necessary in this case to make the
Mégarom T.2 appear in the startup menu.
3. With the standard image preloaded, the startup menu will appear as follows:

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T9000 T 7
T 7-70 T 9
T 8 T 8D
T 9+
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4. Select option 1 on T9000, T 7 and T 7/70 and 0 on T 8/8D/9/9+.
5. With the standard image preloaded, the T.2 selection menu appears. The list of
available applications may vary depending on the host machine (only compatible
software is displayed):
T9000, T 7 T 7/70
T 9 T 8, T 8D, T 9+
6. Select the desired application with the corresponding key. Arrow icons displayed on
the right of the screen mean that you may use the up and down arrow keys to
navigate to the next or previous page.
7. The selected application is launched.
Going Back to the Main Menu
When the reset button (init. prog.) is pressed, the computer returns to its startup menu.
With the standard image preloaded in the Mégarom T.2, two situations are possible:
•a short press on the button shows in the menu the last selected application
(MEM 7 only)
•a long press (more than 2 seconds) brings up the Megarom T.2 in the menu. It is
thus possible to change the application without turning the machine off and on
again.
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Applications Provided in the Standard Image
The standard image version 2.0 contains the following applications:
Title Type TO7 T9000 TO7 70 TO9 TO8 8D 9+ Category
Airbus MEM 7     Game
Amiga-T v3.2 MEM 7 Utility
Androïdes BIN **Game
Aquanaute BIN   Game
Arkanoïd BIN **Game
Assembleur 6800 MEM 7     Utility
Assembleur 6801 MEM 7     Utility
Assembleur 6805 MEM 7     Utility
Atomium MEM 7     Game
Avenger BIN ***Game
Bactron BIN Game
Balthazar BIN    Game
Blitz MEM 7     Game
Bloody Run BIN Demo
Bob Morane Chevalerie BIN   Game
Bob Morane Jungle BIN   Game
Budget familial MEM 7     Utility
Calculatrice MEM 7     Utility
Captain Blood BIN   Game
Caractor MEM 7     Utility
Caractor II MEM 7     Utility
Care Format BIN Utility
Choplifter MEM 7     Game
Cobra BIN Game
Colorcalc MEM 7     Utility
Colorcalc + CHG Utility
Colorpaint MEM 7    Utility
Compactor MEM 7     Utility
Contrôle aérien MEM 7     Game
Crazy Cars BIN    Game
Crypto MEM 7     Game
Defender of the 1 bit BIN     Demo
Des chiffres et des lettres MEM 7     Game
Eliminator BIN   **Game
Entropie BIN Game
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Fiches & Dossiers CHG Utility
Forth 79 S.E.F.I. v1.0 MEM 7     Utility
Gémini MEM 7     Game
Gérez vos fiches MEM 7     Utility
Gérez votre bibliothèque MEM 7     Utility
Jailhouse Blues BIN Demo
James Debug 1 BIN    Game
James Debug 2 BIN    Game
K.Y.A. (Keep Yourself Alive) BIN   Game
Kandy Krush Java MEM 7     Game
Karaté BIN    Game
La nuit des Templiers BIN    Game
Le 5ème Axe BIN    Game
Les classiques Titus vol. 1 BIN    Game
Les classiques Titus vol. 2 BIN    Game
Les classiques Titus vol. 3 BIN    Game
Les classiques Titus vol. 4 BIN    Game
Logicod MEM 7     Game
L G S. .L.I v1.0 MEM 7     Utility
MacroAssembler v3.6 MEM 7     Utility
Maddog BIN    Game
Magic BIN    Game
Mélodia MEM 7     Utility
Météo-7 BIN   Game
MGT BIN Game
Microsoft Assembler 6809 v1.0 MEM 7     Utility
Microsoft Assembler 6809 v2.0 MEM 7     Utility
Microsoft BASIC 128 MEM 7   Utility
Microsoft BASIC v1.0 MEM 7   Utility
Microsoft Multiplan v1.07 CHG Utility
Miner 2049er MEM 7     Game
Mission BIN Game
Mission: Liftoff BIN Game
Paragraphe v2.0 CHG Utility
Pictor MEM 7     Utility
PimiTV BIN    Demo
Polyphonia MEM 7     Utility
Praxitèle MEM 7     Utility
Prolog v1.0 MEM 7    Utility
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Pulsar II BIN ( )  **Game
Recat v2.12 BIN Utility
Réussites BIN Game
Rock fort BIN     Demo
Saphir BIN    Game
Sapiens BIN    Game
Scanner BIN Utility
Scriptor MEM 7     Utility
Sorcery BIN    Game
Spindizzy BIN    Game
Studio MEM 7    Utility
Survivor MEM 7     Game
Synthétia MEM 7     Utility
Threshold MEM 7     Game
T -Démo CHG Utility
T -Digi CHG Utility
T -Graph CHG Utility
T -Photo CHG Utility
T -Prog CHG Utility
T -Snap CHG Utility
T -Spool CHG Utility
T -Texte CHG Utility
Traitement Bzzz BIN   Game
Trap MEM 7     Game
Tridi 444 MEM 7     Game
Wizball BIN    Game
Yéti BIN ( )  **Game
() 16 KB RAM expansion (EM90-016) mandatory.
*Joystick mandatory.
Differences Between MEMO7, CHG and BIN
In the standard image, there are three types of software storage: MEM 7, CHG, and BIN.
The MEM 7 type corresponds to applications usually provided in the form of a R M
cartridge. nce configured, such an application remains visible in the startup menu of the
machine, option 1 on T9000/T07/T07-70 and 0 on T 8/8D/9/9+. The MEM 7 applications
being run from the R M, their code does not take up space in RAM.
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The type CHG corresponds to the usual applications provided on floppy disks, only for
T 8/8D/9+. These applications are thus loaded into RAM and can be called and managed
through option 4, "Appel de programme" in the startup menu. After a reset, the last used
CHG application appears as option 6.
The BIN type corresponds to free binary programs, loaded and executed in RAM.
Updating the Software
Updates for the standard Mégarom T.2 image are released from time to time.
The latest binary image as well as the update tool may be downloaded from the website
http://megarom.forler.ch.
There are two ways to update your Mégarom T.2 cartridge : with a set of floppy disks or
through a connection to a PC with CC90 (http://www.pulsdemos.com/cc90.html).
Follow these steps to update your Mégarom T.2 cartridge with the floppy disks :
1. Insert the cartridge in the host computer and switch on the computer.
2. Insert the first floppy disk and select B (T 8/8D/9+) or D (T 9) in the start-up menu
( n the T 7 and T 7/70, start BASIC 1.0).
3. Insert the next floppy disks as the computer instructs.
4. Programming the cartridge takes about 8 minutes.
5. When programming is over, press ST P or init. prog. (reset).
Follow these steps to update your Mégarom T.2 cartridge with CC90:
1. Insert the cartridge in the host computer, and connect the computer to a PC using
the same hardware as CC90.
2. Select "0 – Mise à jour" in the Mégarom menu.
3. Start the update tool on the PC side.
4. Click on the button "Flash the Megarom" and select the binary image.
5. Programming the cartridge takes up to 12 minutes.
6. When programming is over, press init. prog. (reset) to enable the new software in
the startup menu of the host computer.
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Contact Information
For further information or questions, please visit the website http://megarom.forler.ch.
In particular, you will find all the technical information you need to develop your own
software with the cartridge.
Document History
This user manual is available in its latest version on the website http://megarom.forler.ch.
Date Revision Comments
2019-06-06 1.0 First version
2019-06-09 1.1 New screenshots
2021-01-12 1.2 Fixes in the list of software, added floppy disk update
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