Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Do you want to use XTIDE but don't want to deal with EPROMs, ISA network cards, programmers, and memory allocation? Then you can run XTIDE simply from a floppy disk! YES! In this video, we are going to do just that!

Resources:
OPTROM loader: github.com/rvalles/optromloader
QEMU: https://qemu.eu/w64/2024/
FASM: flatassembler.net/download.php
MAKE: gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/make.htm

BuB Website: bitsundbolts.com/2024/12/10/how-to-xtide-build-your-own-binary-file

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▬▬▬▬ *Timestamps* ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 Recap
01:12 OPTROM loader
02:21 Prepare environment
12:45 Fix build script for Windows
13:05 Build floppy images
15:03 Copy XTIDE to floppy
16:57 Testing XTIDE from floppy
19:09 Downsides and issues
21:48 Thank you