unebonnevie Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Pardon if this an FAQ. But would appreciate pointers or sample code. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unebonnevie Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 Ah, there is a programming forum for the Atari 5200, Atari systems -> Atari 8-bit computers -> Atari 5200/8-bit programming. It has the below post. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/255139-action-bank-selection/?hl=%2Bbank+%2Bswitching&do=findComment&comment=3561345 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+playsoft Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Bank switching is really more a feature of the cart than the 5200 itself. The scheme which Bryan used on his 5200 port of Mule can be found here: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/69649-5200-game-announcement-now-shipping/?p=856153 The Atarimax Ultimate SD cart supports the 32K bank switching version of this. If your .bin file is 64/128/256/512K long then it assumes it is this bank switching format. The Ultimate SD also supports it's own hybrid bank switching format, with either 8K or 16K banks. The 8K bank switching also allows limited write capability to the cart SRAM. There is information and a demo program here: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/221479-5200-ultimate-sd-cart-hybrid-8k-write8k-read-mode/?p=2917347 I guess the other bank switching carts are Miner 2049er and Bounty Bob Strikes Back but I've not looked into those. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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