What are the [.ROM] files and can I use them with my MSX-emulator or real MSX?
The [.ROM] files are images of ROM cartridges available for real MSX machines. Those files were meant to be used with MSX emulators but since we have loadrom.com v1.0 by TRUNKS they can be used on real MSX machines too! There is also the possibility to run ROM files on a real MSX if you have a Brazillian MegaRAM cartridge (with the program ExecROM) or an ESE SCC cartridge. ROM files have size of 16kB, 32kB, 128kB, 256kB, 384kB or even 512kB (or bigger, there exist 8 Megabit ROMs, i.e. 1MB!). [.ROM] files which are available in FTP archives are ready to run, no conversion is needed. When using CJS MSX2 emulator then the files must be chopped in smaller blocks (16kB). Read the manual of CJS’ MSX2 emulator. I’ve read somewhere that there is a bug in the ROM splitter from CJS so please don’t use it unless there is another one. The usage of ROM files with an emulator is emulator dependent. Of course it will be explained in the emulator’s manual. Read that manual! Note that a real cartridge
