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- From: mart4678@mach1.wlu.ca (Phil Martin u)
- Subject: Re: How to boot the 1200 in PAL
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- References: <1993Jan22.002249.26110@news.unomaha.edu>
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- Organization: Wilfrid Laurier University
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:36:00 GMT
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- Matthew Eldon Arnold (marnold@cwis.unomaha.edu) wrote:
- : I have an NTSC A1200. The boot menu comes up in NTSC. I can press any
- : key to toggle the display to PAL. I can also select the PAL button from the
- : Display Menu. When I insert a disk (such as a PAL game or PAL demo) and
- : select the "Boot" button, the machine boots in NTSC.
- :
- : Fact: Regardless of the selections made within the boot menu, an NTSC
- : A1200 cannot boot a disk with a custom bootblock (such as a game
- : or demo) in PAL mode.
- :
- : HA HA HA! It just can't do it. The hardware just can't do it, and I'm
- : interested in knowing why. Anyway, I'd love for you to prove me wrong.
- : Try it and see for yourself. If you reply to me, be certain to include the
- : name of the PAL demo or game along with the selections made from within the
- : bootmenu. See for yourself; it can't be done. :-(
- : --
- : /-----------\ \\\\
- : | Will code \ |. .|
- : | for food _\ ( ^ _) Matthew Arnold
- : \-----------/ |o/ marnold@cwis.unomaha.edu
-
- Have you tried using a 'PAL-booter' program such as 'Degrader' or 'Palcon'?
- These nifty little programs are activated by the user BEFORE a soft reset,
- and change the mode that the computer will be in when it boots up. I haven't
- had a chance to try them on a 1200 yet, but they work very well with my A500.
-
- Phil Martin.
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