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.

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

Navigate space