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Forum: Nostalgia & memories 18 April 2023, 12:30
Replies: 4
Views: 608
Posted By zero
Thanks. If there is anywhere else you think it...

Thanks. If there is anywhere else you think it could be uploaded, feel free.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 17 April 2023, 16:47
Replies: 4
Views: 608
Posted By zero
The AMIGA FORMAT Bumper Book Of Amiga Hints And Tips

Apologies if this is the wrong place to post this. I made a scan of The AMIGA FORMAT Bumper Book Of Amiga Hints And Tips:
...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 07 September 2022, 11:51
Replies: 8
Views: 1,153
Posted By zero
Arcade Pool:...

Arcade Pool: https://archive.org/details/arcade-pool
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 04 September 2022, 14:57
Replies: 8
Views: 1,153
Posted By zero
Here are the first batch of games I have...

Here are the first batch of games I have archived. I keep looking out for more coming up locally.

Nick Faldo's Golf: https://archive.org/details/13_20220826_20220826
Links - The Challenge of...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 13 August 2022, 16:11
Replies: 8
Views: 1,153
Posted By zero
I will upload data anywhere that will take it....

I will upload data anywhere that will take it. I'll add HOL to the list.

I ordered a book scanner that is non-destructive, great for archiving stuff. My plan is to borrow all the old computer...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 13 August 2022, 15:35
Replies: 8
Views: 1,153
Posted By zero
Thanks alexh. I will submit to SPS when I'm...

Thanks alexh. I will submit to SPS when I'm ready. I have access to the EAB file server, which directory should I check?
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 13 August 2022, 15:28
Replies: 21
Views: 2,164
Posted By zero
To expand on Thomas's answer and explain what I...

To expand on Thomas's answer and explain what I think happened at Commodore, I'll start by talking about the CPU and memory access.

On an Amiga the CPU and custom chips share access to chip RAM....
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 13 August 2022, 15:16
Replies: 8
Views: 1,153
Posted By zero
What's the deal with original archival quality disk images?

I seem to be a bit out of the loop on this one so forgive me for asking...

I have a Greaseweazle and have been making archival images of original Amiga disks. I'm just waiting for my new scanner...
Forum: News 21 June 2022, 11:45
Replies: 213
Views: 61,306
Posted By zero
I was going to ask how feasible this kind of port...

I was going to ask how feasible this kind of port would have been back in the day. From what I've heard it was rare for the people doing ports to have access to the source code or any of the graphics...
Forum: Amiga scene 15 May 2022, 12:07
Replies: 22
Views: 2,731
Posted By zero
Thanks, that's fascinating. At least you can fix...

Thanks, that's fascinating. At least you can fix it.

I wonder what Terry did then, having a bunch of disks that could not be decompressed.
Forum: Amiga scene 14 May 2022, 23:19
Replies: 22
Views: 2,731
Posted By zero
How did they get corrupted? Is it a transfer...

How did they get corrupted? Is it a transfer error or broken DMS program or..?
Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory 24 April 2022, 12:19
Replies: 582
Views: 151,645
Posted By zero
Wow, that's really impressive. Congratulations on...

Wow, that's really impressive. Congratulations on that!
Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory 20 April 2022, 18:44
Replies: 582
Views: 151,645
Posted By zero
Can I ask how you coded this? Did you have access...

Can I ask how you coded this? Did you have access to the source code or was it all reverse engineered?
Forum: Amiga scene 10 April 2022, 17:32
Replies: 22
Views: 2,731
Posted By zero
Let us know if you find any gems in there.

Let us know if you find any gems in there.
Forum: Amiga scene 04 April 2022, 12:47
Replies: 22
Views: 2,731
Posted By zero
Thanks. I wonder if these would be worth putting...

Thanks. I wonder if these would be worth putting on Aminet? The issue is getting the descriptions for Aminet.
Forum: Amiga scene 04 April 2022, 12:44
Replies: 22
Views: 2,731
Posted By zero
Where is the file server? I can upload there...

Where is the file server? I can upload there...
Forum: Amiga scene 04 April 2022, 11:52
Replies: 22
Views: 2,731
Posted By zero
Feel free to mirror them here if you like. I...

Feel free to mirror them here if you like. I haven't been through every disk so I don't know if there is anything new or any gems there.

If you have more Amiga stuff, especially PD, it's worth...
Forum: Amiga scene 03 April 2022, 15:41
Replies: 22
Views: 2,731
Posted By zero
Terry Green PD

I was going through some old discs and came upon a backup of a PD library. The only identification I could see was the name "Terry Green", but I don't recall it from back in the day.

Anyone know...
Forum: support.Hardware 25 February 2022, 10:57
Replies: 10
Views: 1,690
Posted By zero
eBay? ...

eBay?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164183847148?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338722076&customid=&toolid=10050
Forum: request.UAE Wishlist 23 February 2022, 15:42
Replies: 42
Views: 23,293
Posted By zero
Yes, that's what I'm saying. Fortunately the USB...

Yes, that's what I'm saying. Fortunately the USB protocol decoder in Sigrok is very forgiving and will cope just fine at 50MHz, and can even decode a lot of it at 24MHz.

Another reason why I like...
Forum: request.UAE Wishlist 22 February 2022, 15:49
Replies: 42
Views: 23,293
Posted By zero
Yeah, it would be fine if they had compression...

Yeah, it would be fine if they had compression but they don't seem to. Useless for the stuff I am working on like USB (12MHz). I find that even 2x the signal frequency is unreliable, e.g. I have a...
Forum: request.UAE Wishlist 22 February 2022, 14:24
Replies: 42
Views: 23,293
Posted By zero
Thanks, that's encouraging. If you have...

Thanks, that's encouraging.

If you have experience in this area it would be interesting to know how the scope's LA works, in terms of if you can capture say 10 seconds of data. There's really very...
Forum: request.UAE Wishlist 16 February 2022, 10:10
Replies: 42
Views: 23,293
Posted By zero
I think scope LAs are never going to be very...

I think scope LAs are never going to be very good. I'd only get one if it was usable with Sigrok.

Have you tried the Siglent with Sigrok? It is supposed to be supported and in theory could be a...
Forum: request.UAE Wishlist 14 February 2022, 12:12
Replies: 42
Views: 23,293
Posted By zero
I was considering the DSLogic too. I was looking...

I was considering the DSLogic too. I was looking at the basic model because it is supported by Sigrok. I like the look of the Kingst logic analysers too, but only the lower end models are supported....
Forum: support.Hardware 13 February 2022, 22:47
Replies: 10
Views: 1,690
Posted By zero
These guys might ship to you:...

These guys might ship to you: https://www.electromyne.de/Electronic-Components-Switches---Schalter-Solteam-PS3-22SP-Power-Push-Button-Switch-Cable-Schalter-Taster-Kabel-10A-250VAC.html

You might...
Forum: Coders. Asm / Hardware 13 February 2022, 22:06
Replies: 338
Views: 387,930
Posted By zero
Thanks, that's interesting. I'm actually in the...

Thanks, that's interesting. I'm actually in the market for an logic analyser at the moment. Can I was which one you use?
Forum: Coders. Asm / Hardware 13 February 2022, 14:45
Replies: 338
Views: 387,930
Posted By zero
How on Earth did you manage to find that and...

How on Earth did you manage to find that and characterize it so well? Impressive stuff.
Forum: Coders. General 23 December 2021, 16:32
Replies: 20
Views: 4,607
Posted By zero
I know what you are getting at, what I'm saying...

I know what you are getting at, what I'm saying is that if you use a single playfield you get the fast blitting and fast restore, and draw the road with the copper and sprites.

Do you understand...
Forum: Coders. General 22 December 2021, 12:14
Replies: 20
Views: 4,607
Posted By zero
You can, but then you need dual playfield which...

You can, but then you need dual playfield which uses lots of DMA too. That's why I think sprites+copper for the road is a good idea, uses less DMA than all other options.
Forum: Coders. General 21 December 2021, 14:05
Replies: 189
Views: 59,391
Posted By zero
Would be nice to get an official explanation of...

Would be nice to get an official explanation of how the effect works.

Looking at it, my guess is that it uses a pre-rendered set of bitplanes that provide the "texture", i.e. the lighting and the...
Forum: Coders. General 14 December 2021, 17:24
Replies: 10
Views: 4,133
Posted By zero
The blitter is a very powerful tool for...

The blitter is a very powerful tool for accelerating these kinds of bit handling functions that the 68k is bad at. It's also pretty complex to get it to do what you want, really need to wrap your...
Forum: Coders. General 14 December 2021, 17:14
Replies: 20
Views: 4,607
Posted By zero
I've been thinking about this kind of things for...

I've been thinking about this kind of things for a few years. I think the fastest way might be to use the copper and sprites to generate the track, so they use zero bitplanes.

The copper would...
Forum: Coders. General 13 December 2021, 23:18
Replies: 46
Views: 12,669
Posted By zero
I've been trying out Ghidra with the Amiga hunk...

I've been trying out Ghidra with the Amiga hunk extension. I think it's struggling with Sidewinder because the game was written in assembler.

For example, there are a lot f lines like this:
...
Forum: support.Hardware 23 August 2021, 10:15
Replies: 4
Views: 1,320
Posted By zero
Thanks, I was afraid you might say that. Couldn't...

Thanks, I was afraid you might say that. Couldn't find much documentation for this monitor so I'll have to just figure it out when I have time.
Forum: support.Hardware 22 August 2021, 23:18
Replies: 4
Views: 1,320
Posted By zero
Philips CM-8833-II monitor capacitors

I have an almost be CM-8833 mk II monitor. Guy bought it for a project that never happened so it's got about 1 hour of use on it, mostly me testing it out.

Everything looks perfect but I have not...
Forum: support.Hardware 10 June 2021, 12:41
Replies: 20
Views: 3,751
Posted By zero
Yes, the problem is that not all DMA is equal....

Yes, the problem is that not all DMA is equal. Most of the time it's "best effort", so if something else is competing for bandwidth it can get delayed by a cycle or two.

To an extent some delay...
Forum: support.Hardware 08 June 2021, 16:02
Replies: 20
Views: 3,751
Posted By zero
I mean you need to be able to have a timer...

I mean you need to be able to have a timer running in the MCU that samples a port periodically and saves the data into a buffer, which is then send over USB.

On an XMEGA it's really easy, you just...
Forum: support.Hardware 03 June 2021, 14:01
Replies: 20
Views: 3,751
Posted By zero
I looked at it but there was an issue... Maybe...

I looked at it but there was an issue... Maybe something to do with being able to synchronously sample a port?

At the moment I think the best option would be a SAM3 micro, which should be able to...
Forum: support.Hardware 21 May 2021, 11:47
Replies: 20
Views: 3,751
Posted By zero
I've been thinking about this a bit more. There...

I've been thinking about this a bit more. There is a SAM3 ARM MCU that has USB 2.0 and an external RAM interface which could do this using an external high speed ADC.

It's still a bit bandwidth...
Forum: support.Hardware 10 May 2021, 16:28
Replies: 20
Views: 3,751
Posted By zero
That ST part is a beast. Would make sense to use...

That ST part is a beast. Would make sense to use something like that, but as a hobby thing I just don't have to time to work with it I think. Well, maybe I should look, perhaps I could just rip-off...
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