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Forum: News 02 November 2023, 10:50
Replies: 200
Views: 74,370
Posted By asymetrix
cheers, AMIGASYSTEM, the config file is very...

cheers, AMIGASYSTEM, the config file is very useful.

I going through the config and taking notes.

The config in post #189 includes a hdf, but i dont have access to that.

To keep things...
Forum: News 02 November 2023, 09:21
Replies: 200
Views: 74,370
Posted By asymetrix
Hi Thanks for your hard work in Amiga...

Hi


Thanks for your hard work in Amiga projects, I really appreciate it.

I downloaded Aros68k but could not find any info about WinUAE win10 settings for :


RTG memory size, settings
Hard...
Forum: support.Other 14 November 2020, 07:39
Replies: 676
Views: 184,988
Posted By asymetrix
I meant when software patches the system, the...

I meant when software patches the system, the operating system logs those changes at runtime, so one could undo it.



[offtopic]

I watched a Linux talk where they proposed a Javascript like...
Forum: support.Other 13 November 2020, 07:24
Replies: 676
Views: 184,988
Posted By asymetrix
@thread excellent discussion. I wonder if...

@thread

excellent discussion.
I wonder if getting early enough (structures that log data) - to log changes would help.
Even if that means adding new features that store or reset data or even...
Forum: Hardware mods 09 November 2020, 03:23
Replies: 539
Views: 141,737
Posted By asymetrix
@thread Has anyone done a report on All...

@thread

Has anyone done a report on All Amiga motherboard parts/BOM Consolidation? So we can get faster and lower cost production ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwVzLOI4cmA
Forum: New to Emulation or Amiga scene 05 November 2020, 14:01
Replies: 29
Views: 13,541
Posted By asymetrix
@thread With the NEW Raspberry Pi 400 out...

@thread

With the NEW Raspberry Pi 400 out now with A500 style all in one keyboard, its time for an FPGA add on for the custom chips.

It would be nice to have for £100 :D...
Forum: Amiga scene 02 November 2020, 16:08
Replies: 1,845
Views: 564,387
Posted By asymetrix
A fresh install of 3.1.4 A1200 on winuae had me...

A fresh install of 3.1.4 A1200 on winuae had me struggling to find a nice enough screen resolution, for clear text.

Its either too big or too small

I settled for UAE 800x600 32bit, BGRA (not...
Forum: Amiga scene 15 July 2020, 20:21
Replies: 1,845
Views: 564,387
Posted By asymetrix
@torturedutopian Im suggesting a proper...

@torturedutopian

Im suggesting a proper rewrite. Hardware rewrite + software rewrite.

We are hindered by OS design, cpu, memory, hardware.

Everyone loves 68k assembler - so the cpu choice...
Forum: Amiga scene 15 July 2020, 06:11
Replies: 1,845
Views: 564,387
Posted By asymetrix
@thread For Beyond OS, it needs a rewrite -...

@thread

For Beyond OS, it needs a rewrite - hope work has started on this.
Question: would Fortran be good to be able to quickly bootstrap new cpus ? (automated build system).
I would love to...
Forum: News 10 July 2020, 06:16
Replies: 214
Views: 51,676
Posted By asymetrix
Yes, I really liked this project, I was hoping it...

Yes, I really liked this project, I was hoping it would be thoroughly tested and put into a keyboard, with Amiga like logos and mass produced.


I did find a similar FPGA project though the ULX3S...
Forum: Coders. General 20 June 2020, 14:55
Replies: 16
Views: 5,449
Posted By asymetrix
A professional got the classic snake game written...

A professional got the classic snake game written in C# in under 8k, further work on optimization hope to get it under 512 bytes....
Forum: Coders. C/C++ 02 December 2019, 15:25
Replies: 117
Views: 50,872
Posted By asymetrix
I got the addon to work but could not figure out...

I got the addon to work but could not figure out how to include standard C/C++ headers - I could not follow an Amiga C book nor a standard windows C book.
Amiga really hinders my programming...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 22 November 2019, 13:09
Replies: 984
Views: 130,586
Posted By asymetrix
Currently playing Black Desert Online Not...

Currently playing Black Desert Online

Not retro, but what you think of
Pearl Abyss TRAILERS NEW GAMES | Crimson Desert, Shadow Arena, DokeV, Plan 8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adzmB8C5mRA
Forum: News 03 October 2019, 17:47
Replies: 94
Views: 28,517
Posted By asymetrix
This project is very useful. Great work ! If I...

This project is very useful. Great work ! If I may, maybe add an MD5 check to a specific group of ROMS, to keep consistency in testing.

Its exciting - does this mean we can have a open source PCIE...
Forum: News 11 September 2019, 14:00
Replies: 55
Views: 21,328
Posted By asymetrix
Just installed BestWB and it works great. Thank...

Just installed BestWB and it works great. Thank you.
Regarding protection bits, didn't Linux have a similar problem and used Tar to store the files then Zip to compress the tar file ?
Forum: support.WinUAE 10 September 2019, 03:29
Replies: 23
Views: 3,993
Posted By asymetrix
By having 2 or more winuaes running, how would...

By having 2 or more winuaes running, how would one try and sync systems ? maybe a clone option. Im thinking multiple execs running trying to share data / work load via some comm bridge ... by the way...
Forum: Amiga scene 28 August 2019, 12:15
Replies: 1,002
Views: 233,869
Posted By asymetrix
I really like appreciate the hard work put into...

I really like appreciate the hard work put into this.
What would be a nice feature to have would be if the OS could handle overlays on icons.

Maybe with a separate PNG icon image layer, with rows...
Forum: New to Emulation or Amiga scene 27 August 2019, 16:19
Replies: 35
Views: 12,529
Posted By asymetrix
Google Flutter is a reactive UI we should be...

Google Flutter is a reactive UI we should be thinking differently about in terms of dynamic XML/scripted OO UX.

Developers are moving to.

Highlights from Flutter at Mobile World Congress 2019...
Forum: Amiga scene 13 August 2019, 19:12
Replies: 202
Views: 33,004
Posted By asymetrix
@thread For developers they need to see the...

@thread

For developers they need to see the job easily.

The bounty system needs updating, ability to share & promote a job/contract and progress.

What would it take ?

An amiga programming...
Forum: Amiga scene 28 November 2018, 07:37
Replies: 136
Views: 21,343
Posted By asymetrix
@thread For me, I dont want linux ported...

@thread

For me, I dont want linux ported stuff that is programmed spcifically for NON Amiga systems.

I would prefer we have our own way to do things.
If we need a browser, then break up all...
Forum: Amiga scene 25 November 2018, 17:03
Replies: 136
Views: 21,343
Posted By asymetrix
@thread Most things like asm.js, emscripten,...

@thread

Most things like asm.js, emscripten, webassembly, java, closure etc need working toolchain.

we need llvm for 68k

Anyone try getting llvm tested with the 68k changes ?...
Forum: Amiga scene 23 November 2018, 03:23
Replies: 202
Views: 33,004
Posted By asymetrix
@thread Why does locale have to be even an...

@thread

Why does locale have to be even an issue ?

Why cant we redesign it and automate the thing ?

XML text to code / binary
Machine readable format like Json.

Update .guide format to...
Forum: Amiga scene 16 October 2018, 23:33
Replies: 1,002
Views: 233,869
Posted By asymetrix
@thread can the AmigaOS ROM be extended ? ...

@thread

can the AmigaOS ROM be extended ?

EG ROM holds jump data, activates a memory type RAD: and store libraries in there, like a memory based RAD device which can load up on restart.

Hell...
Forum: Amiga scene 15 October 2018, 22:01
Replies: 1,002
Views: 233,869
Posted By asymetrix
What would be next ? No disks ? Direct ROM...

What would be next ? No disks ?

Direct ROM stream Install from Hyperion servers ? LOL.
Forum: Coders. C/C++ 11 October 2018, 13:21
Replies: 19
Views: 3,298
Posted By asymetrix
I should have said an upto date C/C++ compiler. ...

I should have said an upto date C/C++ compiler.


One has pride in having decent tools to work with on a platform they love.
Forum: Coders. C/C++ 10 October 2018, 23:09
Replies: 19
Views: 3,298
Posted By asymetrix
I guess I was a bit concerned that if I compile...

I guess I was a bit concerned that if I compile without errors, only to find the Amiga program may not execute, i would be stuck.
Forum: Coders. C/C++ 10 October 2018, 23:06
Replies: 19
Views: 3,298
Posted By asymetrix
I thought because we now have an updated GCC...

I thought because we now have an updated GCC cross toolchain, we can now begin to compile GCC native on amiga.


We had SAS C, Dice C, so how hard can it be to get an updated C/C++ compiler suite ...
Forum: project.ClassicWB 10 October 2018, 14:50
Replies: 257
Views: 123,497
Posted By asymetrix
Are their any updates planned for workbench EG....

Are their any updates planned for workbench EG. Including lha (to extract anything), a decent low profile text editor, C/C++ compiler (eg GCC 4.8 minimum for linux codebase support until 2020). small...
Forum: Coders. C/C++ 09 October 2018, 14:56
Replies: 19
Views: 3,298
Posted By asymetrix
Do you know what the minimum and recommended...

Do you know what the minimum and recommended memory requirements are ?

Maybe these base requirements can also be used for basic hardware memory requirements for new systems.

Do embedded devices...
Forum: Coders. C/C++ 09 October 2018, 12:31
Replies: 19
Views: 3,298
Posted By asymetrix
Amiga GCC 6.2 developer guide appreciated

How hard is it to compile GCC 6 on AmigaOS 3.x ?
I am finding it very difficult in finding up to date guide in creating a nice dev system.

A nice source code repository with apt-get like features...
Forum: Coders. C/C++ 06 October 2018, 11:41
Replies: 1,549
Views: 359,315
Posted By asymetrix
Works perfect, thanks bebbo !

Works perfect, thanks bebbo !
Forum: Coders. C/C++ 05 October 2018, 16:10
Replies: 1,549
Views: 359,315
Posted By asymetrix
Installed on Windows 10, 64bit. I used ./bin...

Installed on Windows 10, 64bit.

I used ./bin to get direct access to gcc.
Im getting a command line : error .

<C:\amiga-gcc>.\bin\m68k-amigaos-gcc.exe hello.c hello -Os -noixemul...
Forum: Coders. C/C++ 26 July 2018, 00:31
Replies: 69
Views: 6,648
Posted By asymetrix
Are you sure its not a precision error or...

Are you sure its not a precision error or rounding error. I read somewhere a while back to not use float and stick to double for more consistent / accurate maths.
What is the accuracy of cos/sin...
Forum: Coders. C/C++ 25 July 2018, 17:20
Replies: 69
Views: 6,648
Posted By asymetrix
We have different Amiga hardware, different...

We have different Amiga hardware, different kickstarts, different APIs, mixed versions, emulated - not emulated, cross compiled spaghetti soup nightmare. That's why things slow down development on...
Forum: Coders. C/C++ 25 July 2018, 16:52
Replies: 69
Views: 6,648
Posted By asymetrix
Different compilers would give different results,...

Different compilers would give different results, especially when Amiga has not the same int as x86 int size, we all should be using the standard int 32 and double data types. Dividing using an int...
Forum: Coders. C/C++ 08 January 2018, 23:35
Replies: 43
Views: 8,571
Posted By asymetrix
I would use asserts for each function to assure...

I would use asserts for each function to assure valid input. Most mistakes creep when functions are too complicated. Just try make function do one thing - correctly.

Use const on function input...
Forum: Coders. Language 07 January 2018, 13:50
Replies: 48
Views: 35,318
Posted By asymetrix
Is BCPL useful today ? In this non Amiga post...

Is BCPL useful today ? In this non Amiga post they chat about using a tiny FORTH program to 'bootstrap' other software. https://github.com/Fedjmike/mini-c/issues/2
Forum: News 23 November 2017, 17:17
Replies: 341
Views: 93,516
Posted By asymetrix
@thread hang on, before anyone gets too...

@thread

hang on, before anyone gets too excited why not consider :

Replace ROM chip with a piggy back board that holds much larger ROM(s).

If anyone is going to dig around messing with...
Forum: News 14 November 2015, 15:42
Replies: 297
Views: 72,720
Posted By asymetrix
In case anyone missed it : Mastering Amiga...

In case anyone missed it :

Mastering Amiga AMOS by Phil South (1993)

I couldnt upload via FTP to Asymetrix folder, so upped it to the zone ..
...
Forum: Looking for a game name ? 14 November 2015, 14:19
Replies: 48
Views: 10,904
Posted By asymetrix
My guess : Flimbos Quest ...

My guess : Flimbos Quest

http://hol.abime.net/576

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHr41zJqYS4
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