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4156
Hi, I'm trying to improve the current MESS driver for the VZ computers. It would be really helpful for me if I had some test programs, for example programs...
startaq
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Mar 17, 2005
12:47 pm
4157
... There are a few, although not entirely sure that they utilise actual banked memory (64k ram module). I believe that Leslie's Word Processor, of which I've...
\dave
bushy555
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Mar 17, 2005
8:25 pm
4158
Escape River is the split screen game isn't it? Getting that emulated would be the holy grail of vz emulation... ... This message was sent through MyMail...
intertek@...
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Mar 17, 2005
11:32 pm
4159
... yep. thats the one. I know that I've got the complete basic and assembly calling routines for that - so could be incorporated into any program that wants...
\dave
bushy555
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Mar 17, 2005
11:43 pm
4160
150 TM=PEEK(30897)+PEEK(30898)*256 - 256 160 ST=TM+1 170 J=0 180 READ D:IF D=-1 THEN 230 190 L=ST+J 200 IF L>32767 THEN L=L-65536 210 POKE L,D 220 J=J+1:GOTO...
James the Animal Tamer
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Mar 17, 2005
11:51 pm
4161
Are you sure that the .vz image for Escape River is a good one? ... emulated would be the holy grail of vz emulation......
James the Animal Tamer
emucompboy
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Mar 18, 2005
11:22 pm
4162
... The image that currently sits on vz-alive? mmmm, interesting point. Could well indeed be corrupt. Heh! Dunno if I originally supplied it, but if I did, it...
\dave
bushy555
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Mar 20, 2005
7:29 pm
4163
*chuckles* Okay, would one o' ye PAL gents familiar with the game convert the .VZ to WAV, load it up on a VZ200 or VZ 300 with memory expansion, and let me...
James the Animal Tamer
emucompboy
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Mar 21, 2005
7:10 pm
4164
Let me just jot this down for 'things to do'. Give me a week or so, and will see if I can do it. Me VZ has been sitting on the floor in the spare bedroom for...
\dave
bushy555
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Mar 21, 2005
7:15 pm
4165
Actually I have already tested this - I remember playing it a couple years ago. ... This message was sent through MyMail http://www.mymail.com.au...
intertek@...
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Mar 21, 2005
11:55 pm
4166
Speaking of .VZ files... I'm a bit mystified about the format. See, I thought that it had the name, type (F0 or F1) and a start address, and then the main...
James the Animal Tamer
emucompboy
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Mar 22, 2005
12:04 am
4167
VZ200 or VZ300? Does it require joystick? ... couple years ago....
James the Animal Tamer
emucompboy
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Mar 22, 2005
12:05 am
4168
Hi, I created the first '.vz' file (I believe it was circus.vz) so I thought I should speak up :) The file format is as follows : bytes 0..3 : magic number,...
Brian Murray
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Mar 22, 2005
7:42 am
4169
nah just keyboard. single keypresses to do stuff IIRC cos of supertight interrupt timing. ... -- http://www.BangRocks.com/ | http://www.ZigZagSoft.com/ ...
Jason Oakley
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Mar 22, 2005
10:35 am
4170
Thanks for the explanation. Below is the source code from vzem.c (I copied this when making JVZ200). Looks like it doesn't know about the two end address...
James the Animal Tamer
emucompboy
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Mar 22, 2005
6:44 pm
4171
... I was for sure that Larry Taylor ("VSoftwareZ") actually released two different versions - one for the VZ200/Laser 210 and one for the VZ300/Laser 310. The...
\dave
bushy555
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Mar 22, 2005
7:20 pm
4172
... which ... Makes sense, ouch. I think it also means that if I want to get timing accurate enough, I'm a-gonna need to get myself a couple of real PAL...
James the Animal Tamer
emucompboy
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Mar 22, 2005
9:21 pm
4173
... directory? Does yahoo now kill of .ARJ files? Or didn't I attach it? Doesn't matter - shall upload it, if it isn't already there. Give me ~10-15 mins....
\dave
bushy555
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Mar 22, 2005
9:38 pm
4174
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the vzemu group. File : /utils/utils.arj ...
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Mar 22, 2005
9:42 pm
4175
I checked some of the .vz files I downloaded from vzalive.bangrocks.com -- all the ones I checked started the data block on byte 24; the end address wasn't...
James the Animal Tamer
emucompboy
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Mar 23, 2005
12:13 am
4176
Yes, please give it a test, or, if you have access to a working tape, please re-.VZ it. I tried it out last night on my real VZ200 (made wav of the...
James the Animal Tamer
emucompboy
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Mar 23, 2005
7:13 pm
4177
I grabbed that zccbin.zip and tried compiling the demo program included there. It compiled, and made demo.vz. That wouldn't run, though! I checked the .vz...
James the Animal Tamer
emucompboy
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Apr 21, 2005
10:18 pm
4178
... Once upon a time I would have been able to come up with the answer off the top of me head. But now now... And now that our company suckful policy is to...
\dave
bushy555
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Apr 21, 2005
10:43 pm
4179
Turns out I was dumb, and didn't get the files into the right subdirectories. When I unzipped it again, it all worked. ... Yep, we have that policy too....
James the Animal Tamer
emucompboy
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Apr 22, 2005
7:09 pm
4180
As some of you might remember (then again, you might not), in a fit of nostalgia I purchased a VZ-200 off eBay in about October or November last year. Later on...
Andrew Laird
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Apr 26, 2005
12:43 pm
4181
I am definitely interested in the details. I have just purchased a 64K expansion for my VZ200. Allwaysinterested in reading moer VZ details... The Sinister...
Sinister Dragon
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Apr 26, 2005
1:35 pm
4182
Andrew, That is awesome! Definately one for the archives! When you get a spare moment send us your notes You're obviously handy with a soldering iron, have you...
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Apr 27, 2005
1:13 am
4183
Make a PDF of your design and I'll whack it on VZ-ALiVE! If anyone wants to expand a VZ300: If you use the VZ200 expansion modules on a VZ300 there's a gap in...
waulok@...
waulok
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Apr 27, 2005
3:33 am
4184
Hi Andrew, Great to hear someone else getting into the serious hardware mods !!! What is your proposed next step ? Finally, just out of interest where did you...
Leslie Milburn
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Apr 27, 2005
2:33 pm
4185
Next step, probably to write some software for the RAM expansion. I will have to hunt through the newsletters to find some block load code. After that, I was...
Andrew Laird
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Apr 27, 2005
10:56 pm
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