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Dumping character ROM

Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 10:46 am
by Jo Even
I have an MZ-700 with a Swedish character ROM I want to dump. The ROM is a Mitsubishi M5L2732K, for which my EPROM programming software (MiniPro) does not have a profile for. I have tried to dump it with some other 2732 DIP24 profiles, and while it seems to work the bit-order appears to be reversed when I test it in an emulator.
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This is a DOS emulator called MZ700EMU. Any idea if this is a problem with the dumped ROM or the emulator?

Re: Dumping character ROM

Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 11:04 am
by Jo Even
Ok, it seems to be an emulator "feature".

https://www.sharpmz.no/articles/the-mz- ... ators-rom/
Some authors have mirrored the bit combination in each column of the characters.

Re: Dumping character ROM

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 9:45 am
by Pacman
Hello,

By analyzing Swedish characters, I realized that there were duplicate characters (pink color) and poorly copied characters (in red) compared to Western originals (attached image).
Did I analyze the file incorrectly?
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Re: Dumping character ROM

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 4:00 pm
by hlide
I'm not sure the Swedish font was an official one and was fully qualified. It is probably a third-party selling MZ-700 with a Swedish keyboard and a monitor rom and a font rom they altered.

Re: Dumping character ROM

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 4:04 pm
by hlide
Jo Even wrote: Sun Aug 18, 2019 11:04 am Ok, it seems to be an emulator "feature".

https://www.sharpmz.no/articles/the-mz- ... ators-rom/
Some authors have mirrored the bit combination in each column of the characters.
Are they Japanese? could be a trick to not publish the original font file as such...

Re: Dumping character ROM

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 5:31 pm
by S_U_C
Hi this may help

Re: Dumping character ROM

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 6:09 pm
by UncleBod
The Swedish original font ROM was definitely official in the 700. It was installed by ADDO Sharp, the Swedish distributor. This could, of cause, be a non official ROM anyway. How was it labeled?
/UncleBod

Re: Dumping character ROM

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 6:51 pm
by hlide

Re: Dumping character ROM

Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:27 am
by UncleBod
I am more interested in the label on the prom. Besides, the MZ-800 were slightly late on the market, and I am not sure if they went through the ADDO Sharp office or any other way.
/UncleBod

Re: Dumping character ROM

Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2019 8:08 pm
by Jo Even
Pacman wrote: Thu Oct 24, 2019 9:45 am By analyzing Swedish characters, I realized that there were duplicate characters (pink color) and poorly copied characters (in red) compared to Western originals (attached image).
The duplicate characters are there to avoid patching software. Take a look at my Swedish keyboard and you'll see what I mean :)
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The downside is of course that programming on this machine is a b*tch.