JavaCPC Desktop available as BETA!

[McKlain]

So, for instance, if you got a really hi-end double-decker you can copy a Speedlock protection theoretically?

I did it all the time 

[Executioner]

Humm yes...
It's a quite fast rendering method.
Thanks to demoniak, who told me how this can be done, I adapted it:

Yeah, that's the idea.

[Devilmarkus]

Is more realism with a few lines of code possible?

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[TFM]

Is more realism with a few lines of code possible?

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This looks quite GREAT :-)

[Devilmarkus]

Added TV-snow distortion (adjustable in intensity)


(High intensity)

[Devilmarkus]

Another screenshot:

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[Devilmarkus]

Medium snow intensity + PAL emulation

[TFM]

What's that? My CTM never showed such a bad pic!

[Devilmarkus]

What's that? My CTM never showed such a bad pic!

But a TV with MP2 surely does...

[steve]

Now you need to simulate failed tape loads with realistic loading times!

[remax]

But a TV with MP2 surely does...

Don't forget to add emulation of a broken TV that doesn't even switch on 

Joking apart, i really like your filter but i suspect i won't be able to use it soon as even with no effects, your emu runs barely at full speed on my computer

[Devilmarkus]

Well, the PAL-Filter itself shouldnt slow down the speed too much I think.
The Blur-Filter and also the chooseable RGB2x, Adv. Mame 2x and Eagle2x filters would slow-down it more I think.
But if you like, I can send you a compiled .jar (You then can replace it in your JavaCPC-Folder)
You can find me in Skype or MSN
(Just ask me for account)

Tell me more about your system-specs.

Now you need to simulate failed tape loads with realistic loading times!

Well, the broken tapes you can produce simply! Just damage a .WAV file
The loading speed for CDT is the same than for a real tape.

[remax]

Well, the PAL-Filter itself shouldnt slow down the speed too much I think.
The Blur-Filter and also the chooseable RGB2x, Adv. Mame 2x and Eagle2x filters would slow-down it more I think.
But if you like, I can send you a compiled .jar (You then can replace it in your JavaCPC-Folder)
You can find me in Skype or MSN
(Just ask me for account)

Tell me more about your system-specs.

Fine

I'll do it that week end

[steve]

Well, the broken tapes you can produce simply! Just damage a .WAV file
The loading speed for CDT is the same than for a real tape.

But the user will know that a program is not going to load successfully, you need to introduce a random element to the load function so the user does not know when a load will fail.

[Devilmarkus]

But the user will know that a program is not going to load successfully, you need to introduce a random element to the load function so the user does not know when a load will fail.

You mean something like a virtual tape-head adjustment? Which de-adjusts itself after a while? 

[steve]

Excellent idea, you could add a tape head alignment program for users to use to get the load function working again.

[Devilmarkus]

Excellent idea, you could add a tape head alignment program for users to use to get the load function working again.

Well, I'm afraid, but I think only 1 user would like this then... His nick is "steve"

[steve]

 

[Devilmarkus]

TODO-list for steve's CPC emulator:
- tape head alignment (tape head must de-align itself)
- floppy belt weakness after ~200DSK images (You need to change the virtual belt with a virtual screwdriver... Don't forget the virtual write-protection-pin must fall out, and you need to find it using a virtual lens)
- Explosive capacitators in monitor-emulation and also a weak flyback emulation which produces flashes, smoke and thunder
- breaking virtual plastic case which makes it hard to build-in virtual reset switches, or other virtual crap
- broken tapedoor which does open automatically when you press Enter
- overheating high-power-transistor in monitor emulation, which burns, produces smoke and causes also a high-voltage-flush into the emulated CPC
- crackling noise, when you change the CPC's volume (Best: just turn on the audio-output @ 3 fixed positions for the volume slider!)

Well, what else?

[steve]

If you do implement all these "features" in your emulator then I will use a real CPC as it gives me a lot less trouble

[TFM]

Once a while I wish to have just a very fast emulator...

[Bryce]

Could you add a tape counter that is completely non-linear and randomly resets itself too? That would be great But I think the read-error should be completely random and even happen on known good wav files, like the real CPC likes to do. Knowing that the wav is corrupt takes the "fun" out of it.

Oh, and a sticky Enter key would really make me feel like it's a real CPC

Bryce.

[Gryzor]

Never seen a self-resetting counter, does this happen for reals?

I'd love a virtual srewdriver to align the deck with. I have fond memories of doing that, actually (for some masochistic reason), with that classic tape with the chopper test game...

[robcfg]

I like the virtual screwdriver, care to make it work with the Wii Remote via bluetooth?


Just for the authentic taste 

[Devilmarkus]

Working and experimenting with emulating the screen-curvature!

Using Java3D here... And the result already has 50fps!