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+ROM files would ordinarily go here; the copyright status of these is uncertain so they have not been included in this repository. Per http://www.worldofspectrum.org/permits/amstrad-roms.txt, Amstrad themselves allow redistribution but the status of Locomotive's input is unclear.
+
+Expected files:
+
+amsdos.rom
+basic464.rom
+basic664.rom
+basic6128.rom
+os464.rom
+os664.rom
+os6128.rom
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