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Quote from: Targhan on Today at 10:38@Narkhos It is working on my CPC, thanks!!! Without surprise, it looks even better than an emulator. I probably won't play in on a real CPC since it has no savegame. But I'll continue my game on emulator and is dedicated to finishing it
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Good remark about how important is to have some kind of savegames or level codes, etc.. is in today's games. Lack of time, etc..
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Technical support - Hardware related / Re: CPC-464 freezes on start-u...
Last post by Tezz - Today at 12:23Quote from: McArti0 on Yesterday at 22:08test input 8255Thanks, I will certainly do this.
I didn't get free time yesterday to progress with testing but I intend to look more into the PIO.
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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: C64 Vs Speccy: Which one d...
Last post by eto - Today at 11:44Quote from: cwpab on Today at 11:22Because seriously, guys, don't you feel an emotional attachment to the Speccy games because of the simliarity with CPC mode 1 games?Exactly the opposite. Whenever I see the Speccy in action I am reminded that it's the reason (okay, okay, not the Speccy per se but the decision makers) we got so many crappy ports.
But: it's also clear that without the Speccy we would not have gotten the CPC. It was a great example for Amstrad how to build a cheap computer based on standard components and at the same time it was the perfect example for what to avoid.
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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: C64 Vs Speccy: Which one d...
Last post by eto - Today at 11:34Quote from: Sykobee (Briggsy) on Today at 10:25that awfulness came cheap.oh I love that comment :-)
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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: C64 Vs Speccy: Which one d...
Last post by cwpab - Today at 11:22The 64 is winning here because people are more technical, but I suspect the ZX Spectrum would win among regular CPC users.
Because seriously, guys, don't you feel an emotional attachment to the Speccy games because of the simliarity with CPC mode 1 games? But running at their original faster speed! (and with color clash).
I mean, I know it's not possible that everyone has its CPC broken due do disk drive belt at 12 and then "recovers" it thanks to a Speccy emulator when he's 17 because somehow the CPC emulator arrived many months later to me, but... Don't you feel anything when you run the original Saboteur 1 and 2 and Matchday 2?
Because seriously, guys, don't you feel an emotional attachment to the Speccy games because of the simliarity with CPC mode 1 games? But running at their original faster speed! (and with color clash).
I mean, I know it's not possible that everyone has its CPC broken due do disk drive belt at 12 and then "recovers" it thanks to a Speccy emulator when he's 17 because somehow the CPC emulator arrived many months later to me, but... Don't you feel anything when you run the original Saboteur 1 and 2 and Matchday 2?
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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: C64 Vs Speccy: Which one d...
Last post by asertus - Today at 10:43C64 was amazing by the time it came. Just comparing C64 games to Atari 8bit games, C64 wins far.. I compare these computers because pricing was similar.
ZX was same year, but waaay cheaper. Of course I would prefer a C64.., but price counts.
Btw, I met first a C64, a cousin got one along with a BASIC course.. and 2 years later, 1985, I got my CPC...
ZX was same year, but waaay cheaper. Of course I would prefer a C64.., but price counts.
Btw, I met first a C64, a cousin got one along with a BASIC course.. and 2 years later, 1985, I got my CPC...
#8
General Discussion - Introductions / Re: Why 80 Columns? Very inter...
Last post by Prodatron - Today at 10:41I think here you get all answers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_per_line
72CPL was the standard for US typewriters. Some punchcards extended it to 80CPL for storing additional information per line.
In general 80 CPL provides a very good ratio between readability and utilization of the space when using A4 paper and monospaced characters.
That's probably the reason why 80 CPL became the standard for printers at least in the 80ies.
So it was a very professional feature, if the computer system supported a 80char screen as well, as then you already had a kind of WYSIWYG when editing texts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_per_line
72CPL was the standard for US typewriters. Some punchcards extended it to 80CPL for storing additional information per line.
In general 80 CPL provides a very good ratio between readability and utilization of the space when using A4 paper and monospaced characters.
That's probably the reason why 80 CPL became the standard for printers at least in the 80ies.
So it was a very professional feature, if the computer system supported a 80char screen as well, as then you already had a kind of WYSIWYG when editing texts.
#9
Quote from: GUNHED on Today at 02:15and also to be able to put 50% more data on an disc.Ho wdo you exchange data with this CPC? Are other expansions compatible and can be used, like the M4 or Symbiface?
#10
@Narkhos It is working on my CPC, thanks!!! Without surprise, it looks even better than an emulator. I probably won't play in on a real CPC since it has no savegame . But I'll continue my game on emulator and is dedicated to finishing it .
. But I'll continue my game on emulator and is dedicated to finishing it .