Re: Looking for a slotexpander
Try (a simple slotexpander / schematics of a simple slotexpander) Of course it should be: (a simple slotexpander || schematics of a simple slotexpander) Anyone??? MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes) in the body (not the subject) of the message. Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] More information on MSX can be found in the following places: The MSX faq: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/ The MSX newsgroup: comp.sys.msx The MSX IRC channel: #MSX on Undernet
Re: Randar 2 correction
I can't say anything about that. The fact is that all the translation work has already been done, and the game itself can be played completely in English. For translating the demo's I need the help of Maarten, who knows how to implement the English texts. He already succeeded in implementing the English texts in the introdemo, but strangely the program freezes when run on an MSX Turbo R ST. Only on that computer. Maarten hasn't found out yet what exactly is the problem, but I guess I can only wait until he discovers how to solve it... I tested some things, and it also crashed on my Philips NMS-8245. However, if you play the game and then let the demo run, it does not crash. Maarten knows about this. Grtjs, Manuel ((m)ICQ UIN 41947405) PS: MSX 4 EVER! (Questions? See: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/) PPS: Visit my home page at http://bilderbeek.cjb.net/ MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes) in the body (not the subject) of the message. Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] More information on MSX can be found in the following places: The MSX faq: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/ The MSX newsgroup: comp.sys.msx The MSX IRC channel: #MSX on Undernet
Xak 2 problem... Final one!
[Dutch]
Tijdje geleden had ik een vastlopende Xak 2 op disk 5. Nu heb ik een
goede disk 5, maar...
Het kostte me erg veel
moeite, maar het is me zelfs gelukt het eindmonster (Gospel) te
verslaan. Hierna
volgde de einddemo, maar vlag daarvoor kun je nog saven ("Save end data?
Y/N").
Dit heb ik gedaan, maar als je dan laadt, kom je gewoon vlak bij het
water te
staan (in de demo spring je dan op het luchtschip), waar je dan niets
meer kunt
doen!
Ik vraag dit, want ergens in de einddemo loopt bij mij het spel weer
vast. Op
een bepaald punt zie je een scene van Latok en Alice in het bos, bij een
meertje. Latok zegt dan tegen Alice dat ie liever alleen bij het meer
is. Alice
zegt dat ze wel weggaat. Dan gaat ie laden en zit ie vast... Hoort dit
zo? Vast
niet... Ik ben bang dat als ik het volledig wil zien, ik weer dat
KLOTEbeest van
een Gospel moet verslaan... :-(
[English]
Here the translation (briefly):
A few weeks ago I asked for a new Xak 2 disk 5, since it crashed (hung)
just before the fight on the dragon's back. Now I have the good disk,
but:
It cost me a lot of trouble, but I managed to destroy the endboss
Gospel. After this, the end-demo follows, but just before it, you can
save... The game asks "Save end data? Y/N". If I do save and then load
the game, I just end up standing right at the seashore, just where I
should jump on the airship. But then I can't do anything anymore! WHy?
I ask this, because when I finished Gospel, I got indeed the end-demo
(and saved the data)... At a certain point you see a scene with Latok
and Alice in the forest, at a lake. Latok tells Alice that he'd rather
be alone at the lake. Then Alice says that she'll leave. THen the game
starts loading.. .and HANGS again! (This is all on disk 3...). Should
this happen? I guess not... I'm afraid that if I want to see the
end-demo again I have to destroy that f**king demon Gospel again!
What should happen after that lake-scene anyway?
--
Grtjs, Manuel ((m)ICQ UIN 41947405)
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Re: Lynx-clone and POP3 mail reader developers
But still, the fact remains my knowledge of C(++) is minimal. It's never late to learn. Since HD support is not implemented on UZIX, that's the only way of running UZIX on a harddisk. In the future, direct access to harddisk and partition will be implemented. But as long as it isn't... You see, I can't stand floppies anymore. They are sooo slow... Yes, floppies are slow. HD is cool. My PC has HD, but my TR, not. MSX is slow compared to my PC. So I'm supposed to not use my MSX because my PC is faster? I don't think so... I am talking about seeing the screen being constructed in text-modus. I think that's slow and I really can't stand it. You're exagerating. I don't know if Uzix is faster but at least Dos is just too damn slow. Oh, yes, it is... If there is Sunrise-RS232 support, then I will probably start using Uzix I just need some more information about programming Sunrise RS232... So I'll make a driver for it only for you, ok? for the internet facilities like telnet, mail, irc, icq, etc. However, for things like downloading files I will still be bound to Uzix' 720k limit (excluding Uzix and the apps itself), so that won't be any good. Since now you need a UNIX-box near your MSX to connect to the internet, why would you download a file with your MSX if you can do it (faster and better) using your UNIX-box And I don't think I will ever program for Uzix, since as you stated programming in ASM for Uzix is madness, like shooting a cow with a spoon. It's not madness. It's just not recommended. I program in ASM for UZIX, but I can produce C code faster and with less bugs. And less dirty tricks. Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Engenharia de Computacao - UNICAMP http://www.adrpage.cjb.net http://if.you.dont.like.msx.usuck.com * The core just keeps dumping, and dumping, and dumping... * MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes) in the body (not the subject) of the message. Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] More information on MSX can be found in the following places: The MSX faq: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/ The MSX newsgroup: comp.sys.msx The MSX IRC channel: #MSX on Undernet
Re: Lynx-clone and POP3 mail reader developers
If you use the available extra terminal functions like "ESCL" = insert line "ESCM" = remove line together with disable/enable cursor: "ESCx5" / "ESCy5" you can still get a nice textscroll through BIOS! Of course, if you use this, you rely on a fast implementation of these commands That is why the uzix-kernel or the C-libraries (which can also be used by a assembly-program!), should be optimized, maybe with handmade assembly for hardware stuff. Now, screen output on UZIX is made by CHPUT. It implies in one interslot call for each character being displayed. A "write(stdout, X, 1)" is the fastest way of sending a character to the screen. And, believe me, it's faster than BDOS function 2... Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Engenharia de Computacao - UNICAMP http://www.adrpage.cjb.net http://if.you.dont.like.msx.usuck.com * All probabilities are 50%. It happens or it doesn't. * MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes) in the body (not the subject) of the message. Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] More information on MSX can be found in the following places: The MSX faq: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/ The MSX newsgroup: comp.sys.msx The MSX IRC channel: #MSX on Undernet
Re: Z380, PMA, Compass
there is a working mode (selectable via jumper in the board) in which Z380 replaces MSX Z80, but you must cut one or two pins of the Z80. Do you dare? Me not. If your CPU is in a socket (like mine, a Z80H), that's no problem at all. Z80 CPU's are available everywhere and they're cheap. The question is how this will affect the rest of the computer? I'm thinking of timing, for instance. Pierre MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes) in the body (not the subject) of the message. Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] More information on MSX can be found in the following places: The MSX faq: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/ The MSX newsgroup: comp.sys.msx The MSX IRC channel: #MSX on Undernet
Re: Z380, PMA, Compass
On Thu, 16 Mar 2000, Nestor Soriano wrote: - New Z380 instructions make programming easier (for example all the memory is accessed linearly, and there is instructions like EX DE,DE'; IX IX,IY; PUSH #1234...), and programs shorter and faster (there is multiplication and division instructions, 16 bit logical, 32 bit arithmetic, and four set of main + alternate registers. Besides each register is 32 bit long. So: less PUSH+POP for saving state every time a subroutine is executed!) A Pascal or C compiler for Z380 would be great. The Z380 can do stackpointer relative addressing, which is very convenient for passing subroutine parameters. - Multitasking is possible (Z380 + R800/Z80), so global speed can be doubled. Now we are designing a "Hardware Server" software: in this working mode, MSX will just access peripherals (ports, mapped memory, slots, VRAM, etc...) when Z380 asks for it. This is cool. Sending VDP commands to a queue without bothering whether the VDP is busy or idle. Bye, Maarten MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes) in the body (not the subject) of the message. Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] More information on MSX can be found in the following places: The MSX faq: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/ The MSX newsgroup: comp.sys.msx The MSX IRC channel: #MSX on Undernet
Re: F1-Spirit passwords
On Thu, 16 Mar 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, even damaged, you can always repair it using a good graphic tool. I can do that, if you want. It might be easier if someone with a manual which is not damaged would do that. F1 Spirit is not a rare game, there should be many undamaged manuals out there. Can you e-mail me this penguin adventure manual? Sure. Anyone else want to receive it? If so, tell me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's 300K in size (LZH file containing GIFs). Actually I think it would be nicer to convert the manuals to a popular document format rather than scanning them. For example, HTML, PDF or Latex. That's a good idea. But first we need the manuals (a scan of them). Anyone here has them and is willing to help ? With the scans, someone could convert it and put it on the web. I could do it with my king's valley II, if someone translate all the japanese text. Getting the manuals won't be the most difficult part, converting is. It takes a lot of time. And we would have to decide what the target is: is it intended to be printed or is it intended to be read online? In the first case, PDF or Latex is better, in the latter case HTML or PDF. But the problem with PDF is that the tools to create it are not free. Bye, Maarten MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes) in the body (not the subject) of the message. Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] More information on MSX can be found in the following places: The MSX faq: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/ The MSX newsgroup: comp.sys.msx The MSX IRC channel: #MSX on Undernet
Re: MSX2 -- MSX2+
On Thu, 16 Mar 2000, Laurens Holst wrote: If the VDP has an ID and that's the only MSX2+ feature they use I think it's logical to check the VDP version. In fact, I really don't understand why some programs check the MSX version byte. It works, but it's just not logical to use that one. Checking MSX version is as easy as: LD A,(#002D) CP 2 JP C,no_beautiful_YJK_picture Checking the VDP ID requires more effort. Although indeed that is the best thing to do. Bye, Maarten MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes) in the body (not the subject) of the message. Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] More information on MSX can be found in the following places: The MSX faq: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/ The MSX newsgroup: comp.sys.msx The MSX IRC channel: #MSX on Undernet
Re: Lynx-clone and POP3 mail reader developers
Now, screen output on UZIX is made by CHPUT. It implies in one interslot call for each character being displayed. A "write(stdout, X, 1)" is the fastest way of sending a character to the screen. And, believe me, it's faster than BDOS function 2... Why not implement direct screen output in UZIX, or rather, in the C-library, so that all programs can use standard C functions and still benefit from very high speed screen writes? Interslotcalls for every character you write still slow down your programs considerably. If you've seen how great direct screen writes work in CP/M 3.0 for the MSX (yes, another OS), you'll never even consider using BIOS calls again. Pierre MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes) in the body (not the subject) of the message. Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] More information on MSX can be found in the following places: The MSX faq: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/ The MSX newsgroup: comp.sys.msx The MSX IRC channel: #MSX on Undernet
Re: Lynx-clone and POP3 mail reader developers
On Fri, 17 Mar 2000, Pierre Gielen wrote: Now, screen output on UZIX is made by CHPUT. It implies in one interslot call for each character being displayed. A "write(stdout, X, 1)" is the fastest way of sending a character to the screen. And, believe me, it's faster than BDOS function 2... Why not implement direct screen output in UZIX, or rather, in the C-library, so that all programs can use standard C functions and still benefit from very high speed screen writes? Interslotcalls for every character you write still slow down your programs considerably. If you've seen how great direct screen writes work in CP/M 3.0 for the MSX (yes, another OS), you'll never even consider using BIOS calls again. I have already talked to Adriano Cunha about this. My idea was exactly the same, but he said that there's no enough space in the kernel for that. Actually, the maximum kernel length is 16kb, but in the future he will do a multi-page kernel, which will solve this limitation. Greetings from Brazil! --- Marco Antonio Simon Dal Poz fazendo o SEU caminho melhor! [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lsi.usp.br/~mdalpoz MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes) in the body (not the subject) of the message. Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] More information on MSX can be found in the following places: The MSX faq: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/ The MSX newsgroup: comp.sys.msx The MSX IRC channel: #MSX on Undernet
Re: Z380, PMA, Compass
MSX software won't run directly on Z380 because Z380 can't access MSX ports, but raw Z80 code will work of course. That's the big disadvantage in my opinion, and that's why I would like to have it 'on' my motherboard. But think that in this "processor replace" mode, Z380 slows down to 3.57MHz, otherwise the hardware can't be accessed properly. So the speed gain is the same as when upgrading to 7MHz (for the same frequency, Z380 has double speed of a Z80). Hmmm... I want to run existing software at high speed... But now it seems that it 1. isn't much faster than a turboR, and 2. you can't access I/O though the Z380... So all software will have to be newly created... It was clear from the first moment that Z380 would work only with own software. About the I/O, it is just a matter of build a good bios. Dammit I want to assemble a 100k source in 1 second!!! Then ask CTNG for a Compass version for Z380 (I don't mean just an assembler with Z380 instructions support, but the assembler itself running in the Z380!). You dare? ;-) Hum... yes, but be patient, ok? I'm myself learning about Z380 yet!! What I can send to you is a photo of the card. I have digital camera. Just wait a little. ;-) Okay, that's perfect! I send you three photos: the Z380 alone, compared with a Moonsound and the environment in which I'm using it (the last card in the slotexpander is a 4M RAM expansion inside of a Moonsound box). If someone else wants these photos, ask me, I think it is not a good idea to spam it to the ML because every photo is about 80K long. * XVII MSX USERS MEETING IN BARCELONA: APRIL 30th 2000 * Konami Man - AKA Nestor Soriano (^ ^)v - Itsumo MSX user New web address: http://konamiman.msx.tni.nlhttp2//nestor.msx [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ#: 18281450 "Windows 2000" is just the abreviation for "Windows 62000 failures" MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes) in the body (not the subject) of the message. Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] More information on MSX can be found in the following places: The MSX faq: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/ The MSX newsgroup: comp.sys.msx The MSX IRC channel: #MSX on Undernet
.dsk files
Hello I have small question. how can i get .dsk files on a disk for use on my MSX. Richard Bosch MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes) in the body (not the subject) of the message. Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] More information on MSX can be found in the following places: The MSX faq: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/ The MSX newsgroup: comp.sys.msx The MSX IRC channel: #MSX on Undernet
Re: .dsk files
-Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Richard Bosch [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Datum: vrijdag 17 maart 2000 18:57 Onderwerp: .dsk files Hello, I have small question. how can I get .dsk files on a disk for use on my MSX. On a PC you can use a program called Dcopy.Exe. If you want I can send it to you by e-mail. Greets, Gerrit MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes) in the body (not the subject) of the message. Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] More information on MSX can be found in the following places: The MSX faq: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/ The MSX newsgroup: comp.sys.msx The MSX IRC channel: #MSX on Undernet
Re: Looking for a slotexpander
void question(unsigned char a_simple_slotexpander,unsigned char
schematics_of_a_simple_slotexpander)
{
if(a_simple_slotexpander || schematics_of_a_simple_slotexpander)
{
call_mail("[EMAIL PROTECTED]");
}
}
Anyone???
there you go.. ;]
houdoe!!
-kikker paul
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http://www.izemjef.msx2.com
"why need linux, beos or solaris when
you've got an msx? ;]"
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Of course it should be:
(a simple slotexpander || schematics of a simple slotexpander)
Anyone???
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Re: Lynx-clone and POP3 mail reader developers
-Original Message- From: Laurens Holst [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: donderdag 9 maart 2000 17:48 Subject: Re: Lynx-clone and POP3 mail reader developers No time either, but someone started building an TCP/IP stack for MSX + applications a couple of years ago: Joost Klootwijk - the project's name was 'i'. Check out the bookmarks of [EMAIL PROTECTED] The URL should be there somewhere... There is a difference between the ´i´ project and the UZIX TCP/IP: The 2nd works nicely nowadays... =) You forgot to state that project 'i' has to be programmed from scratch. For UZIX, only a few adaptions had to be made, but the sources were already there. (not that I don't appreciate the internet access with Uzix, not at all) I won't stop my project (not project 'i', btw) just because there is an UZIX TCP/IP stack for several reasons: - it doesn't support my Sunrise RS232, - it doesn't run under the entrusted Dos environment, - it can't use the HD, - I think Unix programs like mail or telnet or ftp are a bit too simple, I prefer to have a (G)UI. I would like to step into this discussion, 'cause today i got a working NMS1250 modem with RS232c interface built-in. Since this message is posted long ago, i quoted all of it. What I made up in this discussion: A tcp/ip program for MSX exists. It was made by converting C code to a running UZIX-program. Some people don't like the use of uzix, because it doesn't support HD. And some RS232-interfaces are not supported. Now I am wondering: Why can't the C-code be adapted to MSX-compatible C-sources so that it'll run under DOS(2) ? Is that such a huge amount of work that it'll be easier to code all the stuff again? When finished this, a (G)UI should be 'a piece of cake' for experienced MSX-coders i guess. Grtz, (not-a-coder) Siebe. MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes) in the body (not the subject) of the message. Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] More information on MSX can be found in the following places: The MSX faq: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/ The MSX newsgroup: comp.sys.msx The MSX IRC channel: #MSX on Undernet
MSX Power Replay web
Hello friends, Now you can read an article of the last MSX fair in Madrid in our web, with some pictures, see it in MadriSX´00 button!! And we will be in Tilburg fair with the new Z380 board, so we hope to see you too. Do not miss our stand, the MSX future is in this board. Bye, *** MSX Power Replay *** ** [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** http://usuarios.meridian.es/replay ICQ: 34051098 MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes) in the body (not the subject) of the message. Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] More information on MSX can be found in the following places: The MSX faq: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/ The MSX newsgroup: comp.sys.msx The MSX IRC channel: #MSX on Undernet
SVI 738
Hi I once read about some one expanding the svi 738 with extra ram etc onboard. I would like some more info or find the page on wich the info is. Can some one help? Thanks JP MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes) in the body (not the subject) of the message. Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] More information on MSX can be found in the following places: The MSX faq: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/ The MSX newsgroup: comp.sys.msx The MSX IRC channel: #MSX on Undernet
