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.SH"NAME"
colem \- Emulator for ColecoVision and Coleco Adam consoles
.SH"SYNOPSIS"
.IXHeader"SYNOPSIS"
colem [\-option1 [\-option2...]] [filename]
.SH"DESCRIPTION"
.IXHeader"DESCRIPTION"
ColEm is a portable emulator of the old ColecoVision videogame console. It should run most ColecoVision games and supports Coleco's SuperAction controllers with spin wheels.
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You can always get the latest ColEm binaries, source code, and support files from
http://fms.komkon.org/ColEm/
.SH"OPTIONS"
.IXHeader"OPTIONS"
[filename]
Name of the file to load as a cartridge [default: \s-1CART.ROM\s0]
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This program will transparently uncompress singular GZIPped files.
.IP"\-verbose <level>"4
.IXItem"-verbose <level>"
Select debugging messages [bitmask, default: 5]
.RS4
.IP"0"4
Silent
.IP"1"4
.IXItem"1"
Startup messages
.IP"2"4
.IXItem"2"
\&\s-1VDP\s0
.IP"4"4
.IXItem"4"
Illegal Z80 ops
.IP"16"4
.IXItem"16"
Sound
.RE
.RS4
.RE
.IP"\-pal, \-ntsc"4
.IXItem"-pal, -ntsc"
Video system to use [default: \-ntsc]
.IP"\-skip <percent>"4
.IXItem"-skip <percent>"
Percentage of frames to skip [default: 25]
.IP"\-help"4
.IXItem"-help"
Print this help page
.IP"\-home <dirname>"4
.IXItem"-home <dirname>"
Set directory with system \s-1ROM\s0 files [default: see \s-1FILES,\s0 below]
.IP"\-adam, \-cv"4
.IXItem"-adam, -cv"
Run in Adam/ColecoVision mode [default: \-cv]
.IP"\-allspr"4
.IXItem"-allspr"
Show all sprites [off]
.IP"\-autoa, \-noautoa"4
.IXItem"-autoa, -noautoa"
Autofire/No autofire for FIRE-R button [default: \-noautoa]
.IP"\-autob, \-noautob"4
.IXItem"-autob, -noautob"
Autofire/No autofire for FIRE-L button [default: \-noautob]
.IP"\-spin1x, \-spin1y"4
.IXItem"-spin1x, -spin1y"
Mouse X/Y position as SuperAction spinner 1 [default: off]
.IP"\-spin2x, \-spin2y"4
.IXItem"-spin2x, -spin2y"
Mouse X/Y position as SuperAction spinner 2 [default: off]
.IP"\-drums, \-nodrums"4
.IXItem"-drums, -nodrums"
Hit/Don't hit \s-1MIDI\s0 drums on noise [default: \-nodrums]
.IP"\-logsnd <filename>"4
.IXItem"-logsnd <filename>"
Write soundtrack to a \s-1MIDI\s0 file [default: \s-1LOG.MID\s0]
.IP"\-palette <number>"4
.IXItem"-palette <number>"
Use given color palette [default: 0]
.RS4
.IP"0"4
Scaled \s-1VDP\s0 colors
.IP"1"4
.IXItem"1"
Original \s-1VDP\s0 colors
.IP"2"4
.IXItem"2"
Faded \s-1NTSC\s0 colors
.RE
.RS4
.RE
.IP"\-sound [<quality>]"4
.IXItem"-sound [<quality>]"
Sound emulation quality [default: 22050]
.IP"\-nosound"4
.IXItem"-nosound"
Don't emulate sound [default: emulate sound]
.IP"\-trap <address>"4
.IXItem"-trap <address>"
Trap execution when \s-1PC\s0 reaches address [default: FFFFh]
ColecoVision \s-1BIOS ROM\s0 image (8192 bytes). This is the only \s-1ROM\s0 required for playing ColecoVision games.
.IP"writer.rom"4
.IXItem"writer.rom"
SmartWriter \s-1ROM \s0(32768 bytes), only required for emulating the Coleco \s-1ADAM\s0 system.
.IP"eos.rom"4
.IXItem"eos.rom"
Extended \s-1OS ROM \s0(8192 bytes), only required for emulating the Coleco \s-1ADAM\s0 system.
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The above \s-1ROM\s0 images may be named in all-lowercase or all-uppercase, and are searched for in:
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1. The directory specified by \-home, or the current directory if \-home not given.
.PP
2. /usr/share/colem/
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3. ~/.colem/
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The coleco.rom file will occasionally be found on websites with the names \*(L"os7.rom\*(R" or \*(L"ColecoVision \s-1BIOS \s0(1982).col\*(R". Its md5sum is one of: