Magic Formel
| File:Magic Formel.gif Magic Formel 2 Screenshots | |
| Technical Info | |
|---|---|
| ROM | 32 kbyte Formel 64 64 kbyte Magic Formel 1.2 |
| RAM | 8 kbyte |
| Hardware features | 1 Button Freeze 1 Button Reset |
| Manual | PDF: 11 pages - includes all necessary info PNG: 1 page - v1.1 Upgrade Note |
| CRT ID | 14 |
| Programming | |
| Programming | See Tech Section |
Magic Formel (say "ice-pick") is an extraordinary hardware and software combination that is capable of copying virtually all memory-resident software regardless of the original protection scheme or storage medium are the first few words on the manual.
Tech
The following is shamelessly ripped from magicformel.c from the VICE emulator. Most of the text was written by Groepaz:
required to use operations such as run, edit and break program with the system software.
(TODO: Outline the memory fill routine. IseMON is detecting free bytes and shows them inverted by some obscure algorithm.)
| File:Formel 64 Ad.png |
Notes
- The review on Ahoy! Magazine Issue 22 (October 1985) and Ahoy! Magazine Issue 27 (March 1986) are warning the readers and users of cartridges such as the ISEPIC to utilise them for making illigitimate backups.
Missing
- Magic Formel 1.1 ROM Dump
Binaries
Magic_Formel_binaries_rr.c64.org_2010-04.rar contains just the c64 binaries:
- Starpoints standard ISEPIC program which includes all the functionality (operating system and tools)
Magic_Formel_all_rr.c64.org_2010-04.rar contains:
- all of the above
Trivia
- Interesting effects can be seen on failed freezes:
Weblinks
- ISEPIC at CSDb
- Forum64 german thread on Magic Formel containing quite a few technical infos and images
