SBYTES and the Gold Card

A number of years ago, it was determined, that heat buildup could be reduced in the QL by replacing the ROM’s with an EPROM. EPROMs run cooler than ROMs and one EPROM can replace both of the original ROM chips.

The SBYTES command allows the code on the ROM to be copied to disk or microdrive without the necessity of removing the ROM chips. This code could then be used by an EPROM Programmer (burner) to duplicate the ROM on an EPROM. Over the years, this has been the tried and true method.