looking for Crime Buster xex

[mimo]

anyone got an xex image?#

i can only find roms and bins

[+Stephen]

anyone got an xex image?#

i can only find roms and bins

 

Sorry - all I have is a BIN image.

 

Stephen Anderson

[Urchlay]

Uhhh...

 

Generally speaking, "xex" and "bin" are both Atari binary load files, just different names for the same thing...

 

Sometime a "bin" is actually a cartridge (ROM) image. Take a look at the file in a hex editor or something, if the first two bytes are $FF $FF, it's a binary load file.

 

Also, if the file size in bytes is an exact multiple of 8K (8192, 16384), that's a pretty good indicator that it's a cartridge. If it's anything else, odds are it's a binary load file.

 

If your "bin" file turns out to be a binary load file, rename it to "xex" and mission accomplished

[mimo]

Uhhh...

 

Generally speaking, "xex" and "bin" are both Atari binary load files, just different names for the same thing...

 

Sometime a "bin" is actually a cartridge (ROM) image. Take a look at the file in a hex editor or something, if the first two bytes are $FF $FF, it's a binary load file.

 

Also, if the file size in bytes is an exact multiple of 8K (8192, 16384), that's a pretty good indicator that it's a cartridge. If it's anything else, odds are it's a binary load file.

 

If your "bin" file turns out to be a binary load file, rename it to "xex" and mission accomplished

thanks, still on that steep learning curve

[Rybags]

It's 128K, so would be an XE super-cart (bank-switched).

 

So, it would be a very involved process getting it to work as a RAM based program, and would also likely need a 192K or better machine to run it.

[mimo]

It's 128K, so would be an XE super-cart (bank-switched).

 

So, it would be a very involved process getting it to work as a RAM based program, and would also likely need a 192K or better machine to run it.

I'll buy a cart then