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#91
As a New Zealanders I still hope New Zealand suddenly appears in Vespertino
#92
Hi everyone,
Propagated to https://github.com/cpcitor/cpcec
Quote from: cngsoft on 16:57, 18 April 2420240414 -- minor patch fixing unexpected bugs in systems where "unsigned char" is the default setting (reported by CPCbegin on his Raspberry Pi 400), some of them big (for example, 48K cartridge mapping was completely wrong in MSXEC), some of them small (for example, pressing LEFT in the debug screen when the cursor was on the left edge of the register panel would wrap it to the right, instead of staying still as it does when pressing RIGHT on the right edge). The extended AY chip and Z80 interfaces got reworked to allow finer control of audio clocks and memory-mapped I/O, respectively. MSXEC fixes bugs in the MSX cartridge mappers (for example Konami 8K cartridges react to the whole $6000-$BFFF area rather than just to $6000, $8000 and $A000) and the V9938 (the "flash" bit is ignored when the active VRAM page is below the 32K boundary, as in the water scenes of "Maze of Galious" for MSX2), emulates the DAC in "Konami's Synthesizer" and allows patching the current virtual cartridge through IPS files.
Propagated to https://github.com/cpcitor/cpcec
#93
Update of the current status.
It is too soon to share the demosystem, I won't work on it for 1 or 2 weeks, but it is on a good way.
It is currently able to
- play the music on request of the participant
- play the music automatically thanks to interruptions
- install and launch the next part upon request of the participant
- loop indefinitely (ATM it plays a single fake part a while, and reinstall and play it for always)
- request the participant to stop its part and launch the next one
- wait the vsync upon request of the participant
- select a memory configuration 0xc0/0x4/0xc5/0xc6/0xc7 upon request of the participant (the demo system requires 0xc1 at the moment)
Next step before sharing everything and allow participants to play with will be to :
- handle complex init of the parts before the start of the very first effect
- double check that the switches from/to interrupted music/manual music work perfectly (I need to write another fake demo part for that)
- crunch the demo and analyze the size of various components (I currently work with a snapshot where nothing is crunched), write the linker/loader that plays the demo properly
- create a bundle to allow the participants to code their effects using the demosystem
I would say the next update will be in less than one month, with all previous points already handled.
After that, I will have to
- handle the utility functions requested by participants
- fix remaining bugs in the demosystem or my toolchain to build it
- simplify the demosystem to make it crunch better
- set up hard deadlines and rules for the participants
It is too soon to share the demosystem, I won't work on it for 1 or 2 weeks, but it is on a good way.
It is currently able to
- play the music on request of the participant
- play the music automatically thanks to interruptions
- install and launch the next part upon request of the participant
- loop indefinitely (ATM it plays a single fake part a while, and reinstall and play it for always)
- request the participant to stop its part and launch the next one
- wait the vsync upon request of the participant
- select a memory configuration 0xc0/0x4/0xc5/0xc6/0xc7 upon request of the participant (the demo system requires 0xc1 at the moment)
Next step before sharing everything and allow participants to play with will be to :
- handle complex init of the parts before the start of the very first effect
- double check that the switches from/to interrupted music/manual music work perfectly (I need to write another fake demo part for that)
- crunch the demo and analyze the size of various components (I currently work with a snapshot where nothing is crunched), write the linker/loader that plays the demo properly
- create a bundle to allow the participants to code their effects using the demosystem
I would say the next update will be in less than one month, with all previous points already handled.
After that, I will have to
- handle the utility functions requested by participants
- fix remaining bugs in the demosystem or my toolchain to build it
- simplify the demosystem to make it crunch better
- set up hard deadlines and rules for the participants
#94
Online order only.
#95
DevilMarkus meint:
- System-Einstellungen -> "Clear Config"
- dann Emulator neustarten
Hoffe, es hilft!
- System-Einstellungen -> "Clear Config"
- dann Emulator neustarten
Hoffe, es hilft!
#96
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Amstrad CPC hardware / Re: External Gotek disc missin...
Last post by robertix - 13:19, 21 April 24When I turn the cable the Gotek does not work. Display shows "Ribbon cable may be upside down?" So is there a problem with the cpc?
#97
General Discussion - Introductions / Re: C64 Vs Speccy: Which one d...
Last post by McArti0 - 13:07, 21 April 24I had no money, so I knew I would only buy a computer once. I borrowed a Unipolbrit, I was disgusted by the Atari, I had a C64 from a friend and I wasn't crazy about it.
So the matter was clear, 80 columns and LPT only had CPC.
So the matter was clear, 80 columns and LPT only had CPC.
#98
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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: C64 Vs Speccy: Which one d...
Last post by andycadley - 12:24, 21 April 24I guess that depends what "had the money" means, as well as what you wanted out of a computer. The C64 was a lot more money at the time and you could buy a Speccy and a hell of a lot of games for the same price.And if you wanted to learn programming, the C64 was a terrible choice. It was better overall if you wanted to play arcade style games, but that's because it was essentially designed originally as an arcade machine. It's all a bit moot though, we can emulate all of them and play whatever version of just about anything. We don't even have to suffer the C64's terrible loading times!
#99
General Discussion - Introductions / Re: C64 Vs Speccy: Which one d...
Last post by Gryzor - 11:23, 21 April 24I mean... Sentimental reasons aside, and I can understand those, can you really compare the two? If you were a kid again and there were only two options, would you ever go for the Speccy if you had the money?
#100
Is this sold at WHSmith or it is online order only?