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There are four [[Sega]] systems with meaningful boot ROMs:
  
The '''Basic Input-Output System''' or '''BIOS''' is computer interface code that locates and loads the operating system into RAM. It provides low-level communication, operation and configuration to the hardware of a system, which at a minimum drives the joypad and provides primitive output to a display. The BIOS is usually written in the Assembly language native to the processor.
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*[[Sega Master System/Boot ROM]]
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*[[Sega Mega-CD/Boot ROM]]
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*[[Sega Saturn/Boot ROM]]
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*[[Sega Dreamcast/Boot ROM]]
  
==Screenshots==
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Post-1991 [[Sega Mega Drive]]s also implement the [[TradeMark Security System]] when the console boots.
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[[Sega Saturn]] BIOS.
 
  
[[Category:Hacking Information]]
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Latest revision as of 16:51, 16 January 2020

There are four Sega systems with meaningful boot ROMs:

Post-1991 Sega Mega Drives also implement the TradeMark Security System when the console boots.



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