
   Turbo Action ROM v2 Readme

This Retro Replay ROM contains Action Replay 6, a custom version of
Turbo Assembler and network tools.

If using MMC Replay, select Retro Replay as "mapper" when flashing.

I'm not releasing the source code in this package. This is because I'm
too lazy to select the needed source files of all the junk in my work
directory and because the source is the ugliest thing since goatse...
But you can always ask nicely if you really want it ;)

   Some notes about TASS

TASS runs from RR ROM and uses RR RAM to store sources, which means that you
can use all memory ($0800-$ffff) for your programs! How cool is that? It's
not possible to harm your sources by making a bug that destroys C64 memory,
as typically happens when using ordinary TASS.

I know that some other people were (or are?) working on similar projects but I
suspect they will never be finished, so I decided to do my own ROM. And here
it is, other versions are still not available!

I chose the Action Replay ROM only because it's probably the most commonly
used cartridge. It should be easy to adapt the assembler to other cartridges
as well. Let me know if you would like to have another version. For me AR6 is
just fine so I won't make other versions unless I know there is someone who
needs them.

Savefiles are not compatible with ordinary TASS. You need to use the write
and enter commands in order to import old sources. I was planning to fix this
but since I don't have that much time in the near future I thought it's better
to release this version as soon as possible.

You start TASS by pressing T in the startup screen, or by typing TASS in basic.

You can place a 'jmp $0100' in your code to return to TASS. You can also
press RESTORE to return, since the NMI vectors ($fffa/$fffb and $0318/$0319)
are set to point to $0100 when you start your program from TASS. This is
very convenient!

   About the network programs

The network settings can be configured by typing CONF in basic.
There are three built in network tools in TAR v2:

Codenet support. Codenet is a tool originally provided with The Final Replay.
See http://www.oxyron.de/html/freplay.html for a description about it. 
TAR codenet only supports data transfers to $0800-$d000. Codenet is started
by pressing <- in the boot screen or by typing CODENET in basic.

A HTTP loader. You can load .PRG files directly to your C64 via HTTP
with this tool. The loader is started by typing HTTP in basic. It's possible
to load files in the range $0800-$d000.

A c/g terminal software to connect to your favourite C64 BBS. The terminal
doesn't destroy any data in the range $0800-$d000. It is started by typing
TERM in basic. You might want to search for and use SKYTERM instead of the
built in terminal (will be released in the near future). 

happy hacking,
SounDemoN/Dekadence
