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The WCS, or Writable Control Store is a special 256K memory board in the [[Amiga 1000|A1000]] used for loading [[Kickstart]] from disk. It is also known as WOM, or Write Once Memory. The board was designed by [[Dave Needle]].
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The WCS, or Writable Control Store is a special 256K memory board in the [[Amiga 1000|A1000]] used for loading [[Kickstart]] from disk, as the operating system was too buggy to include in ROM chips. It is also known as WOM, or Write Once Memory.  
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The board was designed by [[Dave Needle]] and shipped in all original NTSC units. Some at Commodore questioned including the board as it made the computer more expansive to manufacture.

Revision as of 22:18, 23 June 2023

The WCS, or Writable Control Store is a special 256K memory board in the A1000 used for loading Kickstart from disk, as the operating system was too buggy to include in ROM chips. It is also known as WOM, or Write Once Memory.

The board was designed by Dave Needle and shipped in all original NTSC units. Some at Commodore questioned including the board as it made the computer more expansive to manufacture.