Using TWO Cards

Using TWO Cards	Flashstore & Software Supplied	Sharing Applications and File Areas
Recommended Usage	How to tell if the Flash Card is AMD or INTEL?	How to Delete Applications

This document describes the benefits and the procedure to prepare your Flash Cards when using two of them in your Z88.

Flashstore & Software Supplied

When you buy a Flash card it comes with Flashstore and other software so that you can use your flash card straight away. When you use two flash cards, however, you do not need two copies of the same program like Flashstore, the same program can read or write to either flash card.

Sharing Applications and File Areas

Just to remind you, Flashstore allows you to have both Applications and File areas on the same device. The dividing line is determined by the total size of the Applications area in 64K blocks. As the minimum amount of space for applications is 64K. As these applications are in slot 2 all we need to do is to erase the application area in the second Flash card in slot 3 so that we can use the whole areas for files.This is just like using the older type EPROMs again (only we can still erase the Flash cards in the Z88).

Recommended Usage

At least 128K RAM pack size
Here is my first recommendation on how you should use two Flash cards. Note: Flash cards can be read in any slot. Slot 1 - your RAM card at least 128K to make the Z88 an expanded machine Slot 2 - an AMD Flash card (which can be written in any slot) Slot 3 - an INTEL Flash card (which can only be written in slot 3)
	At least 128K RAM pack size
Here is my second recommendation on how you should use two Flash cards if you want to use OZ 4.2. . Note: Flash cards can be read in any slot. Slot 1 - an AMD Flash card (which can be written in any slot) with a bootable copy of OZ4.2. Slot 2 - your RAM card at least 128K to make the Z88 an expanded machine Slot 3 - an INTEL Flash card (which can only be written in slot 3)
How to tell if the Flash Card is AMD or INTEL? Run Flashstore and SELECT CARD 2 or 3 and compare these two displays. AMD - The top right-hand side window displays AM29F (and then the chip number) INTEL - The top right-hand side window displays I28F (and then the chip number)
How to Delete Applications (in slot 3) You need a copy of Garry Lancaster's Romcombiner v2.02 which is supplied with the Flash card or download it from here Unzip it either on your main computer or on the Z88 (you only need 3 files) RomCombiner.bas RomUtil.bas romcombiner.bin Select BBC BASIC []B Type RUN "ROMCOMBINER.BAS" Type F - for Flash EPROM block erase Type 256 - for all and then 0 - to end Select Flashstore []J - it will show the file area in slot 2 Move the cursor down one to SELECT CARD - Select '3' or move the cursor to the FLASH 1024K - NO FILE AREA card Format the File area by selecting Y You should now see a 1024 file area with 1024K Free

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