Welcome to the RomCombiner BBC BASIC utility
Introduction and History
RomCombiner allows individual Z88 Applications to be combined into one device.
Historically, combinations had been made by Wordmongers, Ranger Computers and Steve Marsh for the Z88 User Group to use the 128K or 256K EPROM cards. These were hard crafted and beyond the skills of the Z88 user. Gary Lancaster wrote the first version that allowed users to read existing Applications on ROM devices, Combine them, check that the target EPROM has been erased properly, then finally blow the combined result into it.
When the flash card and OZ 4.2 were produced, RomCombiner was modified so that applications could be added on these devices as well.
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This is the document planning area
Making a compilation
Planning - using the Pareto pricipal
Considerations - using existing compilations
Make a list of applications required
Using Pipedream to plan in the application order by
- group Word Processor, Communications, Files, Test, System Programs Database Utilities
- letter used
- from which existing compilation
Three columns are used to sort
- Order displayed on the Z88
- Applications order (as loaded on the ROM)
- Order of the additional applications
Getting the applications - ROM or Download
An example
