I was thinking that the program could be leveraging the plot routines. In which case.. it might not be too bad of a lift. If every call to the m100 os had a T200 analog....
On Thursday, July 9, 2020, Gary Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > > The 200 has a different memory layout and a completely different LCD > driver > > so it would require a different version of the software. > > Oh yes, most definitely. A port of this nature would take into account > all hardware differences. A re-write of major subsections still routinely > uses the colloquial term, "porting of software". > The effort to release a Tandy 200 version of ASTRO would be HUGE. But, it > would be worth it. > > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 7:53 PM Tom Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The 200 has a different memory layout and a completely different LCD >> driver (among other things, the display is much faster, despite being 2x as >> large.) so it would require a different version of the software. >> >> BASIC programs generally work, since the BASIC syntax is the same, but >> there are minor changes to be made even to BASIC programs to deal with the >> extra screen rows. >> >> On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 7:24 PM Gary Weber <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Just think of the playability of Astro on that larger screen! wow... >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 2:42 PM Stephen Adolph <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> no, it wouldn't as is, but it would be a heck of a port to make that >>>> happen. >>>> fairly detailed but possible. park that in the "COVID project" pile. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 5:40 PM B 9 <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I don't suppose there's any chance this would run on a Tandy 200, >>>>> right? >>>>> >>>>> Is there a list somewhere of the games that run on the 200? I know >>>>> about http://www.club100.org/library/libgam.html, but it only has a >>>>> few .200 files and doesn't seem to be very complete. For example, Wayne >>>>> Winters' TREK.BA >>>>> <http://www.club100.org/memfiles/index.php?direction=&order=&directory=Wayne%20Winters&;> >>>>> isn't there, but it runs on the 200 after changing a single line >>>>> ("PRINT@313" >>>>> → "PRINT@633"). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 4:24 PM Gary Weber <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> And here's the link: http://club100.org/memfiles/ >>>>>> index.php?direction=&order=&directory=Gary%20Weber& >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 4:23 PM Gary Weber <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> For anyone who's interested in playing this game which originally >>>>>>> came with the Booster Pak on ROM, you can download it here: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Gary Weber >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >> Tom Wilson >> [email protected] >> (619)940-6311 >> K6ABZ >> >
