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Sega Saturn Software Development Standards, SOA version 2.0 52

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2.6 Time Stamp Support

Required Time stamp support must be implemented in the following

Compliance Item manner:

• Time stamp data cannot be modified by the user.

• Display files in chronological order beginning with the

file that has the most recent save date.

• Time data must always be written in the file.

2.7 Selection of System Memory, Cartridge Memory, and

External Backup Memory Devices

Required All Sega Saturn memory types must be supported. The backup

Compliance Item memory data must be directly accessible from both the System

Memory, Cartridge Memory, and External Backup Memory

Devices.

There are no guidelines on where this function must be located in the

operating system flowchart shown above.

2.8 Warning Messages

The warning message types described below must be included to

cover the functions described in sections 2.1 through 2.5 above.

Sample messages are provided on the following pages.

• “Initialization check” warning at startup.

• ‘No new saves permitted after game start” warning at startup.

• “Save disabled” warning at startup.

• “Current save not permitted” warning when save/copy is

attempted during the game.

• “Load, save, copy, delete or initialization failure” warning

after each function is executed.

• “Damaged file” warning during execution of the load function.

• “Application’s backup file size requirement” warning displayed

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