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editable using text editors and scripts.
## Patch Library
This repository contains known-good scripts to patch the ROM, for
example to add Mac mini G4 support to Mac OS 9:
https://github.com/elliotnunn/tbxi-patches
Patches can be applied to a dumped directory or the the ROM file itself.
## Background
"OldWorld" (pre-USB) Macs contain a real physical ROM. "NewWorld" Macs
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The `tbxi dump` format is likely to change. If you keep a collection of
dumped ROM images to peruse, re-dump them regularly.
No specific guidance is provided on ROM patches that are known to work,
e.g. to boot Mac OS 9 on the PowerPC Mac mini.
## Contributing