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A ROM image, or simply ROM, is a computer file which contains a copy of the data from a read-only memory chip, often from a video game cartridge, a computer's firmware, or from an arcade machine's main board. The term is frequently used in the context of emulation, whereby older games or computer firmware are copied to ROM files on modern computers and can, using a piece of software known as an emulator, be run on the newer computer.
ROM images are also used when developing for embedded computers. Software which is being developed for embedded computers is often written to ROM files for testing on a standard computer before it is written to a ROM chip for use in the embedded system. At present, this article deals mainly with the use of ROM in relation to emulation.
Usage of ROMs
Changing meaning
ROM chips, while still in use, have been replaced in many instances by optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs, magnetic media such as hard disks and magnetic tapes and, more recently, Flash Memory chips. However, the term ROM has grown to encompass many of these newer media so, for instance, a computer game copied from a magnetic tape may also be referred to as a ROM. Images copied from optical media are also called ISO images, after the standard file system for optical media, ISO 9660. More on [ ROM image ]
@cyanogen now that we are in a place to flash boot images and full rom's, lets see cyanogemod-droid!
humancyborg (Human Cyborg) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:42:17 -0000
@cyanogen now that we are in a place to flash boot images and full rom's, lets see cyanogemod-droid!
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wgpost (Niloy) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:47:50 -0000
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is multitasking again, working on Dragonica Fansite, Farming Resources in RoM,Editing Images, Uploading Client... http://plurk.com/p/2xfwyf
excesc (ExcEsc) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:10:30 -0000
is multitasking again, working on Dragonica Fansite, Farming Resources in RoM,Editing Images, Uploading Client... http://plurk.com/p/2xfwyf
"...and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things." Rom 1:23
kenweiler (Ken Weiler) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:33:56 -0000
"...and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things." Rom 1:23
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humancyborg (Human Cyborg) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:04:29 -0000
@cyanogen @amon_ra http://bit.ly/7RYLfm DROID boot and recovery images for your new DROID recovery ROM efforts ;)
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ClassicGaming.com - Large collection of ROM Images, and emulators for classic systems.
Meta Description: [ ClassicGaming.com -- the home of classic gaming on the net. A member of the GameSpy Network. ]
buttonBASH! - Public domain ROM Images for various systems. Also features a forum and some tools and documents.
Meta Description: [ Emulation resource providing free ROMs, Emulators, Tools, Utilities and Tutorials ]
Dave's Emu - Public Domain ROM Images for some systems.
Meta Description: [ Offering hundreds of free super nintendo, gameboy advance, and nintendo 64 rom files ]
Demo Roms - A nice collection of Technical Demos (some with source code) for various systems. Sadly not anymore updated.
ENES - An european dump group whose goal is to save, numerize and immortalize NES games currently out of sight, which are called undumped games.
PDRoms - ROM Images of console and arcade software released to the public domain.
Meta Description: [ PDRoms - the #1 source for homebrew freeware console & handheld productions! 100% legal and working! ]
RomCenter Home Page - Managing tool for various systems with built-in zip function.
Meta Description: [ You need help to manage your roms? Download RomCenter ! Audits, checks, adds, and repairs roms for mame, system 16, raine, callus, snes, sms, gameboy, rage, neogeo, cps2, cps3, hive, impact, n64, retrocade, just for fun, shark, xdragon etc... ]
The Dump - Rated, working ROMs for Neo Geo, Genesis and TurboGrafx-16.
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