I've just ordered a couple of these things, I have some code which may be
able to program them directly from a PC without involving a GBA. More when I
find out if it's possible :)

Dave

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Welch [mailto:gba@...]
> Sent: 24 February 2004 18:18
> To: gbadev@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [gbadev] Super Memory Stick
>
>
>
> Can you plug in the thing and program it hot? I imagine with a flash
> cart you can do all the things you have done. But what if you wanted to
> say, have a bootloader program on there that boots the gba, you unplug
> the sms and plug in a serial cable to the pc, download something from
> the pc, replace the sms and upload to it. does that work or does the
> thing have to be plugged in from boot?
>
> Just wondering if it is useful to hobbyists who dont have flash carts,
> but might be able to get the thing programmed one time with an alternate
> bootloader (boots and gives you a choice to load from flash or run a
> serial application)...
>
> The price is definitely right, hell less than 10 bucks is cheaper than a
> rom cartridge from N. You could distribute homebrew/multiboot games on
> this thing...
>
> David