 Last changed on 02-10-1999 (X-Killer 0.55)
 
 Thank you for downloading this program :)

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 WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH X-KILLER THAT YOU CAN'T DO WITH X-LINK ?
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 * ROM - no territory check when upgrading the ROM
       - upgrade with AR/GS/Caetla ROM's (requires X-Flash CD)
       - encrypt and decrypt ROM files
       - backup ROM without having to upgrade it
       - information about FCD ROM files without having to upgrade
       - limited support for Caetla 0.34 ROM (download/upload/flash)
       
 * CODES - extract xcheats.txt file from ROM files
         - encrypt and encrypt codes (2 different enc/dec methods)
       
 * MEMORY EDITOR - no restrictions on viewing and downloading memory (Xplorer ROM / PSX BIOS)

 * MEMCARD MANAGER - dump and upload memorycards (= raw data)

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 COMPATIBILITY TEST FOR X-KILLER REGARDING XPLORER ROM'S
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 " + " = it is supposed to work :)
 " ~ " = it works but not on all ROM's
 " - " = it doesn't work (yet)
 " ? " = I don't know if it works or not
 1 = 1.x ROM (V1)
 2 = 2.x ROM (V2/PRO)
 3 = 3.x ROM (V3/PRO/FX)
 4 = X-Flash v0.1
 5 = X-Flash v1.0
 6 = Caetla 0.34

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 | Function                   | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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 | PSX - Reset                | + | + | + | ? | + | - |
 |       Freeze               | + | + | + | - | - | - |
 |       Unfreeze             | + | + | + | - | - | - |
 |       Video mode           | - | - | + | - | - | - |
 | CODES - Backup             | + | + | + | - | + | - |
 | OTHER - Upload PSX-EXE     | - | ~ | ~ | - | + | - |
 |         Jump               | + | + | + | - | - | - |
 |         Speed Test         | + | + | + | + | + | + |
 |         Grab screen        | ? | + | - | - | - | - |
 |         Dump               | - | - | + | - | - | - |
 | MEMORY EDITOR              | + | + | + | - | + | + |
 | MEMCARD MANAGER            | + | + | + | - | - | - |
 | ROM Manager                | + | + | + | + | + | + |
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 QUICK EXPLANATION
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 SETTINGS
   General 
     Lpt Port : address of the LPT port
     Timeout  : time after which you get a timeout dialog if a timeout occurs
     Memory : amount of memory to reserve for X-Killer (only needed when dumping N64 games)
     Transfer warnings : displays a message when a data transfer is corrupted
   Memory Editor
     Jump : absolute jump (relative to address 0)
            relative jump (relative to the begin address of the selected memory region)
   ROM
     Caetla 0.34 : enable it if your Xplorer contains the Caetla 0.34 ROM
   Upload EXE
     Force X-Run : always use X-Run when uploading & executing a psx-exe file

 TOOLS
   PSX
     RESET : resets the PSX
     FREEZE : freezes the PSX
     UNFREEZE : unfreezes the PSX
     VIDEO MODE : changes video mode to PAL/NTSC
   CODES
     BACKUP : downloads the codes from the cartridge to the PC
     ENCRYPT/DECRYPT : Code format must be "xxxxxxxx xxxx" or "xxxxxxxxxxxx"
                       You can also enc/dec only the last 2 or 4 bytes of a code, by placing
                       those bytes (or sequence of bytes) between an "<" and ">" character
   OTHER
     UPLOAD PSX-EXE : sends a Playstation EXE file to the Xplorer and executes it
     JUMP : PSX jumps to the specified address
     SPEED TEST : tests data transfer speed of download and upload functions
     GRAB SCREEN : downloads the Playstation screen to the PC
     DUMP
       GPU : dumps the GPU
       SPU : dumps the SPU
   MEMORY EDITOR
     [dump] : downloads the current memory region
     [jump] : shows to the specified memory address (has to be in the current memory region)
     [download] : downloads selected memory (address + length)
     [upload] : uploads a file to the selected memory
   MEMCARD MANAGER
     [refresh] : refreshes both memory cards
     [dump] : dumps a memorycard
     [upload] : uploads a memorycard image
   ROM MANAGER
     [detect] : detects cartridge
     [upgrade] : upgrades ROM
     [backup] : backups ROM
     [encrypt] : encrypts a ROM file
     [decrypt] : decrypts a ROM file
     [extract codes] : extract codes from a ROM file

 VIEW
   LOG
     Views the X-Killer log to see what happened when

 HELP
   INFORMATION
     Information about X-Killer (this file)
   ABOUT X-KILLER
     Credits

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 HISTORY :
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 v0.55 - * Added : ROM Manager
                   Support for X-Flash 1.0
                   Dump GPU (3.x ROM only)
                   Video mode (PAL/NTSC) switch (3.x ROM only)
                   Minimize button
                   "Force X-Run" option
                   "Memory" option
                   Automatic ROM recognition (46 PSX FCD ROM's are known)
         * Removed : "X2 Protocol" option

 v0.50 - * Added : Upload memcard image
                   Upload psx-exe's on Xplorer FX
                   "Dump SPU" function
         * Fixed : 101 bugs :)
         * Removed : many options and the minimize button :((
                     "REPAIR" function, "UPGRADE" should work 100% with X-Flash v0.1

 v0.47 - * Added : Missing file required to upgrade XP + caetla 0.34 ROM
                   "REPAIR" function to make ROM upgrades compatible again with X-Flash CD
         * Fixed : Upgrade cancel bug
                   SPEED TEST and V3/FX upload problem

 v0.45 - * SETTINGS - Added : Caetla 0.34 support
         * SPEED TEST - Added
         * MEMCARD MANAGER - Fixed : Bug with 2nd memorycard slot
         * VALIDATE UPGRADE - Fixed : False errors (only full 128-byte blocks will be reported)
         * Other small corrections I can't remember (security/bugs/...)

 v0.39 - * SETTINGS - Added : Validate upgrade
                      Added : Transfer warnings
         * ROM BACKUP - Added : Support for V3 ROM's
         *     DETECT - Added : Display flashrom size (256KB/384KB)
         * PSX UPLOAD EXE - Fixed : 2 stupid bugs which prevented it to work at all

 v0.35 - * CODES DOWNLOAD - Added : Support for FX cartridges
	 * CODES EXTRACT FROM FILE - Added : Support for FX ROM files
         * MEMCARD MANAGER - Fixed : Repeating "[01]" instead of 1-15
                             Fixed : Filesize only 1024 bytes when dumping a memorycard
         * Fixed : Stupid bug regarding 1.x ROM's

 v0.30 - * CODES ENC/DEC - Added : New encryption/decryption routine added (eat this FCD!!)
         * MEMORY EDITOR - Fixed : "prefix" problem ("&" symbol)
                           Fixed : Redraw background to prevent "empty" screen
                           Added : Dump function added (downloads current memory region)
         * Added : Show information about selected ROM file in "open" and "save as" dialog boxes

 v0.26 - * Fix for NT users, X-Killer will work perfectly after "giveio.sys" has been installed

 v0.25 - * CODES ENC/DEC : Ability to enc/dec only the last 2 or 4 bytes of a code
                           They have to be placed between an "<" and ">" character
                           Example : ".... < 00 01 0002 0920 > ...."
                           [feature requested by Snakebite]
         * CODES : "Extract From File" added (doesn't work with FX ROM's)
         * ROM : "Detect" added which reads version/date/language of Xplorer (FX)
         * PSX : "Xplorer Status" removed
         * HELP : "Information" added
         * Main title problem fixed (empty dialog + number)
         * Registry bug on NT systems fixed
                          
 v0.20 - * MEMORY EDITOR : More memory regions
         * MEMORY EDITOR : Download function works
         * SETTINGS :  Enable/disable startup I/O
         * ROM : Support for Xplorer FX (backup, encrypt and decrypt)

 v0.12 - * ROM UPGRADE : Support for incompatible ROM's (ar/gs/caetla)
                         !! X-Flash CD is required !!
         * Faster data transfer on older PC's (XP->PC)

 v0.10 - * First release of X-Killer

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 EXISTING ROM'S
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 << PLEASE CHECK MY HOMEPAGE FOR AN UP-TO-DATE ROMLIST >>

 Any other ROM's would be greatly appreciated :)
 Before e-mailing any ROM's, please contact me as I may already have it
 !! X-Killer 0.55 automaticly detects if you have a ROM that I might not have !!

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 ABREVIATIONS USED
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 XP  : Xplorer
 PSX : Playstation
 AR  : Action Replay (Datel's Xplorer for Europe)
 GS  : GameShark (Datel's Xplorer for America)

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 HOW TO CONTACT ME ?
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 E-Mail  : Tim.Schuerewegen@village.uunet.be
 Web     : http://www.cherryroms.com/firefly
           http://gallery.uunet.be/Tim.Schuerewegen
           http://members.xoom.com/Schuerewegen
 eGroup  : http://www.egroups.com/list/x-killer
 Tel     : (032) 03/646.98.35

 If you want to give me money, an Xplorer FX or something else, then send it to :
  
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  * Tim Schuerewegen *
  * du Chastellei 5  *
  * 2170 Merksem     *
  * BELGIUM          *
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 SPECIAL THANKS TO
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 Snakebite, Hackman, Avid Gamer, Murray Moffatt, Dave Wallace - for sending me ROM's
 Neal, Melonhead - for beta-testing X-Flash
 Blaze / FCD - for sending me an Xplorer FX (for free)

 Did I forget you ? Send me an e-mail !

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 Thank you for reading this document and I hope you will enjoy X-Killer

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