Re: [Gc-linux-devel] Paper Card Reader boot load?

[Scott M. <gb...@li...>]

On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 21:42:37 +0200, Groepaz wrote
> On Thursday 05 August 2004 21:25, Scott Mazur wrote:
> 
> > We've got a GBA adapter sitting under our GC.  Presumable the boot disk 
for 
> > GBA games does some sort of load-and-convert of the GB cartridge.  Would 
it 
> > be possible to create a custom GBA boot cartridge?
> 
> no, the gba player is basically a gba that just uses the gc for 
> video output. no gba code is executed or emulated by the gc at all.

That explains alot (not too surprisingly).  So I guess all the load disk 
needs to do is redirect the controller inputs.

Can that bottom port be made to do anything more useful than this?  I'm 
picturing an aftermarket base that's not much more than a hacked up USB hub.

Scott

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