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Title: What about ZACK?
Post by: Misel982001 on 19:51, 24 February 14
Dear All
Does anyone know about ZACK?
Is it ready? Does it work? what can someone do with it?
Title: Re: WHAT ABOUT ZACK?
Post by: sigh on 20:03, 24 February 14
Link?

Never heard of this.
Title: Re: WHAT ABOUT ZACK?
Post by: Misel982001 on 20:39, 24 February 14
ZACK - CPCWiki (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/ZACK)


Title: Re: WHAT ABOUT ZACK?
Post by: Gryzor on 18:12, 25 February 14
Mate, please don't type all your thread titles in all capitals...
Title: Re: What about ZACK?
Post by: sigh on 01:04, 26 February 14
Quote from: Misel982001 on 20:39, 24 February 14
ZACK - CPCWiki (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/ZACK)

Executioner is on this forum. You should send a PM.
Title: Re: What about ZACK?
Post by: mr_lou on 07:14, 26 February 14
Executioner is too busy.
I'm still waiting for my MODE 2 video recording option in WinAPE.... since years ago.  :)
Title: Re: What about ZACK?
Post by: AMSDOS on 08:19, 26 February 14
I've never used it, but I believe Executioner isn't going to finish it if that's what you're wondering.  Though that may not necessarily be a bad thing because I think it's only lacking some SoundFX and some Loaders.

I guess if Richard is reading (or anyone who knows ZACK better than I), can someone easily incorporate M/C Routine into ZACK code?
Title: Re: What about ZACK?
Post by: Misel982001 on 20:06, 26 February 14
Is there a chance anyone finishes this piece of art? What about Mr Tucker himself?

Ps: Ok Gryzor.
Title: Re: What about ZACK?
Post by: TFM on 21:18, 26 February 14
Quote from: mr_lou on 07:14, 26 February 14
Executioner is too busy.
I'm still waiting for my MODE 2 video recording option in WinAPE.... since years ago.  :)


Well, I would appreciate a proper MODE 2 recording too.
Title: Re: What about ZACK?
Post by: Executioner on 00:01, 28 February 14
Quote from: mr_lou on 07:14, 26 February 14
Executioner is too busy.
I'm still waiting for my MODE 2 video recording option in WinAPE.... since years ago.  :)

I'm trying to re-prioritise a bit and have time to do some CPC related stuff. I think the higher resolution video recording works in the latest pre-release along with a sound fix. Maybe I'll just release it now as 2.0A19.
Title: Re: What about ZACK?
Post by: AMSDOS on 07:12, 27 November 15
Quote from: TFM on 21:18, 26 February 14

Well, I would appreciate a proper MODE 2 recording too.


Rumor has it, ParaDOS was holding this up.  ;)
Title: Re: What about ZACK?
Post by: Executioner on 11:47, 27 November 15
Quote from: AMSDOS on 07:12, 27 November 15
Rumor has it, ParaDOS was holding this up.  ;)

When I started fixing and enhancing ParaDOS (the Plus version) it had less than 100 bytes free. I had to do lots of optimisations to fit all the new features in. At one stage I was 30 bytes over the limit with my code again when I tried to add support for Backup of MS-800 format 4 (which no-one ever uses anyway). I had about 7 bytes free and after some testing discovered a couple of bugs and I'd left out Escape key processing for part of the Copy function. Somehow I just kept finding ways to optimise a little here and there to squeeze it all in, and ended up with 2 bytes free.
Title: Re: What about ZACK?
Post by: ||C|-|E|| on 12:16, 27 November 15
Two full bytes!!  :o You should try to support a few more formats with them  ;D ;D
Title: Re: What about ZACK?
Post by: Executioner on 12:45, 27 November 15
Quote from: ||C|-|E|| on 12:16, 27 November 15
Two full bytes!!  :o You should try to support a few more formats with them  ;D ;D

I was thinking about using another 8K for that :)
Title: Re: What about ZACK?
Post by: reidrac on 12:46, 27 November 15
Quote from: ||C|-|E|| on 12:16, 27 November 15
Two full bytes!!  :o You should try to support a few more formats with them  ;D ;D

Putting it like that doesn't seem a lot, but 2 bytes allows for 15 16 flags ;)
Title: Re: What about ZACK?
Post by: Bryce on 13:17, 27 November 15
Not 16?

But where do you put the code that uses these flags?

Bryce.
Title: Re: What about ZACK?
Post by: reidrac on 13:20, 27 November 15
Quote from: Bryce on 13:17, 27 November 15
Not 16?

But where do you put the code that uses these flags?

I was joking. And a typo :)
Title: Re: What about ZACK?
Post by: TFM on 19:03, 27 November 15
Quote from: reidrac on 12:46, 27 November 15
Putting it like that doesn't seem a lot, but 2 bytes allows for 15 16 flags ;)

Well, they can be used by hand then.  ;)
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