IPL file

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"Initial Program Load" ?

IPL.TXT is an unique text file describing the initial files to load in a NeoGeo CD game. Read by the BIOS on startup along with the ABS, BIB and CPY files. See Game CD structure.

If a file in the list is missing in the CD root, the "DISCO I/O ERROR 0000" is given.

Format

Filename (in 8.3 format?), Bank, Offset, CRLF (0x0D, 0x0A)

Some IPLs end with a 0x1A byte ?