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Games / Re: Turrican (128K)

Last post by jackic - Yesterday at 22:12

Thanks, there are so many games that would benefit of this... Turrican 1 and 2, Dragon Spirit, the list would be really long.

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Technical support - Hardware related / Re: MEDL Tracking Ball - very ...

Last post by GUNHED - Yesterday at 20:51

Hello,
I got a MEDL trackball here. And while it works in general, its very slow. I cleaned it up but dirt wasn't the issue.
Even when I directly turn the optical encoders, its very slow sending the keys. It 'feels' like the electronics cannot keep up with pulses from the sensor.
Is this a known problem or is there a way to fix it? I played around with the adjustment pods but couldn't improve it.

Hi there, that's a great expansion. Actually I use it too from time to time.
The software needs to be compatible to the trackball. It's the same for the AMX mouse. Use the designated software and you will like it very much. 

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Programming / Re: FutureOS corner

Last post by GUNHED - Yesterday at 20:46

Please update your ROManager 2.5.0!

Recent important bug-fix in the ROM version and 1/7 faster decrunching now 

Support for ALL ROM devices for the CPC, now including also ROM-RAM-Box and RAMcard.

Enjoy!!! 

#4

Games / Re: Turrican (128K)

Last post by dodogildo - Yesterday at 19:58

Do you think there could be the possibility to map the special attack (return key) to the second button of a joystick/joypad?

That'd be amazing..

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Games / Re: Turrican (128K)

Last post by Jean-Marie - Yesterday at 19:52

Yes, I can do that for version 2. In the meantime, if you can poke your memory, try :
POKE &DE5D,9
POKE &DE5E,&20

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Emulators / Re: CPCEmu v3.0 (April 2025)

Last post by Emu - Yesterday at 19:41

3. config = same config as 1. but with a filled SCDARD (unzipped fresh SymbOS masstorage files into that folder) >> this config creates a garbled screen (SymbOS crashed)
4. config = same config as 2. but with a filled SDCARD (as 3.) >> this config creates a SymbOS-Desktop with a taskbar and then stops / freezes then. I can't do anything.

I'm reluctant to ask, but I need to check: Are you sure you have copied all files extracted from "SymbOS-40-MassStorageCompletion.zip" into the symbos folder? I can only reproduce your crash/freeze of SymbOS if I solely copy the files from "SymbOS-CPC40.zip" into the SDCARD folder (but not the mass-storage completion files).

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NC100, NC200, PCW, PDA600 - the rest of the Family! / Re: PCW10 boot disk

Last post by squelch41 - Yesterday at 19:24

I've got images for locoscript and CPM that are PCW10 images but will boot a PCW9256 (I dont have a 10).

Both work in an emulator and when written out with CPCDiskXP v2.5.1 on a PC with a floppy connected to a 'real' floppy interface (as opposed to USB).
I used normal HD 1.44 mb floppies with tape over the left hole to 'make' them 720k discs.

Do you want me to post the images or are you sorted now?

[edit] sorry as I posted post above appeared, those are the same as the images I have

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Games / Re: Turrican (128K)

Last post by jackic - Yesterday at 19:11

That is really quite the improvement for this game!

Do you think there could be the possibility to map the special attack (return key) to the second button of a joystick/joypad?

That would further improve the experience when playing with a joystick.

Thanks!

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Technical support - Hardware related / Re: MEDL Tracking Ball - very ...

Last post by FruityFrank - Yesterday at 17:37

I got a MEDL trackball here. And while it works in general, its very slow. I cleaned it up but dirt wasn't the issue.
Even when I directly turn the optical encoders, its very slow sending the keys.

Did you test it with the Easi-Art software? Maybe it has to be polled very fast to give a useful output.

not yet, but will give it a try tomorrow. I wanted to use the Trackball in SymbOS  

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Technical support - Hardware related / Re: MEDL Tracking Ball - very ...

Last post by Prodatron - Yesterday at 16:44

I got a MEDL trackball here. And while it works in general, its very slow. I cleaned it up but dirt wasn't the issue.
Even when I directly turn the optical encoders, its very slow sending the keys.

Did you test it with the Easi-Art software? Maybe it has to be polled very fast to give a useful output.