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earok · 25 November 2014, 10:33

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone had a process of backing up CD32 NVRAM saves without special hardware (eg a CD32 with a sernet connection to another
Amiga), or any ideas how it could conceivably be done?

The reason I'm asking is I was planning to write a simple C app that renders the contents of NVRAM as a QR-Code (A high resolution QR-Code appears to have just enough capacity to do that) so saves can be extracted by scanning the TV with a smartphone, and then reconverted to files for restoration (in WinUAE or back on the CD32 if you burn the save file onto a disc). It's not an ideal scenario so if anyone could come up with something easier that would be much appreciated!

25 November 2014, 10:33	#1
earok Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Auckland Posts: 3,542	Archiving CD32 NVRAM saves without special hardware? Hi all, I was wondering if anyone had a process of backing up CD32 NVRAM saves without special hardware (eg a CD32 with a sernet connection to another Amiga), or any ideas how it could conceivably be done? The reason I'm asking is I was planning to write a simple C app that renders the contents of NVRAM as a QR-Code (A high resolution QR-Code appears to have just enough capacity to do that) so saves can be extracted by scanning the TV with a smartphone, and then reconverted to files for restoration (in WinUAE or back on the CD32 if you burn the save file onto a disc). It's not an ideal scenario so if anyone could come up with something easier that would be much appreciated! Last edited by earok; 25 November 2014 at 11:30.