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,* They are always present in the background and can be called/started without needing to insert a disk or tape - Useful for utilities such as Basic extensions or Disc utilities.
* They usually run directly from the ROM, not from RAM, so the RAM is still 99.9% empty - Useful for text editors and compilers because the RAM is free to be used for data.
No games were ever released on ROM, probably due to the 16K size limit and the fact that very few CPC users owned a ROMBoard.
== The Hardware ==
The following is a list ROM images available for the CPC. This does not include cartridge ROMs, which cannot be used in a standard ROMBoard or printer ROMs which are also of no use in a ROMBoard. Further information regarding cartridge ROMs can be found [[Plus_System_Cartridge|here]] and printer ROMs can be found [[Amstrad/Schneider_Printer_Resources|here]].
=== Lower ROMs ===
* [[Firmware|CPC 464 Modified OS]] (19xx)(Da)
* [[Firmware|Cpc CPC 664 OS]] (1985)([[Amstrad|Amstrad]])
* [[Firmware|CPC 464+ and 6128+ OS]] (1991)([[Amstrad|Amstrad]] - [[Locomotive_Software|Locomotive]])
* CPC 464+ Plus A2 (1991)([[Amstrad|Amstrad]] - [[Locomotive_Software|Locomotive]])
* [[Firmware|CPC 6128 OSEnglish]] (1985)([[Amstrad|Amstrad]] - [[Locomotive_Software|Locomotive]])
* [[Firmware|CPC 6128 OSFrench]] (1985)([[Amstrad|Amstrad]] - [[Locomotive_Software|Locomotive]])(Fr)
* [[Firmware|CPC 6128 OSSpanish]] (1985)([[Amstrad|Amstrad]] - [[Locomotive_Software|Locomotive]])(Sp)
=== BASIC ROMs ===
* [[Locomotive_BASIC|CPC 464 Basic]] (1985)([[Amstrad|Amstrad]])
* [[Locomotive_BASIC|CPC 6128 Basic Spanish]] (1985)([[Amstrad|Amstrad]] - [[Locomotive_Software|Locomotive]])
=== DOS Roms ===
* Amsdos AMSDOS 720K (19xx)
* [[AMSDOS|CPC 664 Amsdos]] (1985)([[Amstrad|Amstrad]])
=== Alternative OS ROMs ===
* [[CP/M|CPM+]] #1 (1988)(Graduate Software - [[Digital_Research|Digital Research]] - [[Amstrad|Amstrad]])
* CPM Accessory ROM 1 (1988)(Graduate Software)
* Vorax's CPM Plus ROM #1 (19xx)(Graduate - Vorax)
* [[FutureOS|FutureOS]] ([[FutureSoft|FutureSoft]])
* [[Symbos|SymbOS]] ([[Prodatron|Prodatron]])
=== Background Utilities ===
* Amstrad Toolkit v1.4 (1986)([[Beebugsoft|Bee Bug Soft]])
* [[Masterfile_464|Master File 464 v1.1]] (1984)([[Campbell_Systems|Campbell Systems]] and [[Amsoft|Amsoft]])
* Micro Style ROM v2.11 (1989)([[Microstyle|Micro Style ]] - PotPlant Systems)
* [[Nirvana|Nirvana 1.1]] (1990)([[Goldmark_Systems|GoldMark Systems]])
=== Full Programs ===
* [[BrunWord|BrunWord]] ([[Brunning_Software|Brunning Software]])
* [[STarKos|STarKos]] ([[Arkos|Arkos]])
=== Hardware Dependent ROMs ===
These ROMs were usually integrated in specific hardware devices and will usually require the associated hardware to function correctly.
