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October_1997
Re: "reference" checksums


From: Clay Cowgill ( )
Date: Thu Oct 16 1997 - 18:27:49 CDT


>Was just thinking we probably should add checksum tables (or the CRC's)
>to the Sega EPROMs to Mark's and my Sega docs for known good sets (all
>but Zektor should be referenced against two or more dumps from different
>EPROM sets..)

Good idea, we're starting to get "permutations" in enough places that it
could get to be a problem.

On a related topic, the "bugs" in the cracked version of Star Trek turned
out to be a red herring-- there was a pre-release cracked version of Star
Trek that was being tested with the G-80 simulator on the Mac that I had
"re-incorporated" into the multi-game. So, long story short, Star Trek
(SC-free version) is safe for consumption. :-)

We are going to look into Zektor a little bit next to see if it's OK for sure...

-Clay

Clayton N. Cowgill Engineering Manager
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