RE: MSX2+ Schemes Available...
>1) Does anybody want the "unfitting" version (it may be useful while >a new version is not ready)? I am interesed, even if it does not 'fit'. I try to collect as much information especially on hardware about MSX because I don't want it to get lost. I once had the MSX turbo-R datapack, but I have sold it two years ago. Now I hate I have done this. >2) Is there any freeware to generate vector+text files, so I can >command "DELTREE WINWORD" from my 486? H... You mean another kind of word processor??? Especially for technical documentation or something like it? I have an illegal version of Acrobat Editor laying somewhere... It's not freeware for sure, but if you are interesed in this package, I can sent it to you. It's a Windows 3.1 version. I don't know the size, but it's not as large as the recent packages. But I wouldn't trow Word away, it's one of the packages I like because it's one of the best and simple to use package. Allthough it's from Microsoft. Greetings from Erik Maas application/ms-tnef
Re: NEMESIS 1 -the complete disk version-
Hi! > At 01:24 PM 5/5/98 +0200, you wrote: > > >Why can't i see the warp rattler coming towards me? > >Hm, i must also have a -tolevel6andnofurther- version. > >because of the memorymapper yeah right. > >can you please help me too? i've tried your bbs number > >but no luck... i want the complete diskversion too! > > Try Konami Games Collection 3, it contains many Konami shoot-em-ups, > including Nemesis 1. It will run even on 64K, but it will also load from > time to time and the cheats are disabled :( > Do you have a working copy of KGC-3? My one crashes after loading the Konami-logo. Herbert 0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0 / \ / \ / / \ \ / /C O M P U T E R - C L U B8 bit still fit! | \/ | \ \\ \/ / D E U T S C H L A N D | |\/| | \ \ / /\ \ Herbert Kloseck | | | | / / / / \ \ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0 ()_() (_) MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Hello
Have you ever heard of Triplex? It is a Tetris clone, very simpel and playable with up to 16 people. You connect to each other trough midi of the Philips music module. Greetings Maico Arts MSX-NBNO -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Datum: vrijdag 15 mei 1998 1:33 Onderwerp: Hello > Hi, > > I am coming back to the msx mailing list. It's just >a test because I read mail through web-based interfaces. If >I can't read all messages, I will get out of the list :-( > We will make a great MSX meeting in Jau'. It will be >on march 23/24 (2 days), and this time we will have some >special lectures besides the exposition/fair. > I expect we appear in TV/nespaper/magazine, so more >people will take their MSXs out of the box... > > Now, a question: > How many two-player (or more) games are for MSX ? > 1: F-16 Fighting falcon > 2: F1 Spirit 3D Special > (?)... > > I mean two players playing at the same time in two >different MSX connected. These games need a cable in the >joystick port. Not several joysticks in one computer, like >ninja-tap games. > Thanks a lot > > Werner Kai > > > > > >MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put >in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the >quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/) > > > MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Looking for Ram
At 00:27 26/05/98 +0200, you wrote: >The problem with the MSX turbo R is that the pull-up resistors in the engine (S1990) have a >too low resistance, which makes the current that high that even the low-bit produced by an >external large mapper will be pulled up. In theory this can damage both the external mapper >and the S1990. I don't think that Panasonic will produce a new version of the S1990 to solve >that problem. I don't think that Panasonic will produce anything anymore for MSX. So we will >have to live with these problems and work around them with software routines! Whether we like >it or not :-( I use a self made upgrade using a 1MB SIMM 80ns (30 pins PC DRAM) and some 74HCxx chips to enable read and write to the 'missing' 3 upper bit of the mapper registers, and I haven't destroy my S1990 until now. It seem that you have the some data about the internal structure of the S1990. May I ask you if you could tell me what is the value of the pull up resistors for the 3 upper bits of the mapper registers? >Best regards, >Alex greetings, Martial PS: >Alex Wulms/XelaSoft - MSX of anders NIX - Linux 4 ever LINUX is THE Operating System! MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Looking for Ram
] > All mappers use ports FC-FF. More than one mapper can be present in a ] > system. When writing, no problem, all mappers accept the same value. When ] > reading, there is a problem when two mappers want to return different ] > values (for example because they are not equally large). ] > ] ] No problems here. The "smaller" mapper actualy doesn't return the upper bits. ] The "1"s there are caused by +5v pull-up of data bus. If we connect a larger ] mapper the lower bits will be identical and the data bus 1s in the higher bits The problem with the MSX turbo R is that the pull-up resistors in the engine (S1990) have a too low resistance, which makes the current that high that even the low-bit produced by an external large mapper will be pulled up. In theory this can damage both the external mapper and the S1990. I don't think that Panasonic will produce a new version of the S1990 to solve that problem. I don't think that Panasonic will produce anything anymore for MSX. So we will have to live with these problems and work around them with software routines! Whether we like it or not :-( Best regards, Alex -- Alex Wulms/XelaSoft - MSX of anders NIX - Linux 4 ever See my homepage for info on the *** XSA *** format http://www.inter.nl.net/users/A.P.Wulms MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Web-HTML
Try http://werbach.com/barebones/ or http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimer.html At 09:00 AM 15/05/98 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >Hi =) > >I know that this subject is not really dedicated >to MSX, but I need it to round up my homepage 4 MSX! > >Does anybody know a source in the net (homepage...) >where I can get some detailed infos about html? >(like a summary of tags and theis parameters...) > > >thanx in advance >& greetz from AUSTRIA > >wolfgang > > > >MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put >in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the >quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/) > > > regards ** John Halford Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre Glenlitta Avenue BROADMEADOWS 3047 AUSTRALIA ,-_|\ Phone 61 3 9669 4828 / \ Fax 61 3 9669 4366 \_,-._/ Home 61 3 9878 6169 v EMAIL [EMAIL PROTECTED] To err is human To really foul things up requires a computer!! ** MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: MSX2+ Schemes Available...
> >1) Does anybody want the "unfitting" version (it may be useful while > >a new version is not ready)? > > I am interesed, even if it does not 'fit'. > I try to collect as much information especially on hardware about MSX because > I don't want it to get lost. Erik, wouldn't it be a good idea to put some of this info in The Ultimate MSX FAQ? I'd be pleased if you'd let me put some Frequently Asked Info on TUMFAQ. > >2) Is there any freeware to generate vector+text files, so I can > >command "DELTREE WINWORD" from my 486? > > H... You mean another kind of word processor??? > Especially for technical documentation or something like it? > _Made_ for technical documentation is LaTeX. I'd highly recommend to use it. Available for almost any platform. > it's one of the best and simple to use package. Allthough it's from > Microsoft. And it has unusable file-formats! LaTeX outputs .dvi files (device independant) which can easily be converted to PostScript. Which rules ofcourse. Grtjs, Manuel PS: MSX 4 EVER! PPS: Visit my homepage at http://studs.sci.kun.nl:/manuelbi or http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/2653/manuelind.html (mirror, only use it when the other URL gives trouble (e.g. server offline)) MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Web Spaces.
Hi Danilo ! Been a long time huh ? Well, I was hoping to see you in Tilburg but anyway, that's gonna be for another time. If you are looking for Web space, you can Use Geocities. They give 6 Megabytes to anyone and the best thing is that it's totally free ! You can put anything you want on it as long as it's not porn stuffs. You can check out mine, it's at http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Paradise/1205/index.html If you need any other info, just ask okay ? Well, lots of work is waiting for me so talk to you soon Greetings from Belgium Maggoo At 22:51 28/04/1998 +0200, you wrote: >Anyone knows "someone" who rent web-spaces at a very low-price >It's very very important. >I need it for "artistic" purposes. > >Very grateful. >Many greetings. > >DandAN. > > > > >MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put >in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the >quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/) > > > - Olivier Hustin Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] European Organization for research and Treatment of Cancer Data Center - Avenue Mounier 83, 1200 Bruxelles - Belgium Phone : +32 2 774 16 21 or 075/81.24.16 - MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Info for The Ultimate MSX FAQ!
Hi there! I'm searching for some info for The Ultimate MSX FAQ! Read the FAQ to find out what I need. At least I need info about some connectors (I already got the RGB-Scart connector for the Sony 700), like: 15 Descriptions of several connectors (under construction) + 15.1 Cassette connector + 15.2 Joystick connector + 15.3 Printer connector I probably have these somewhere (in a book or somehting), but it would be easier if someone sent me a textfile with the descriptions of these (and others too, if possible, like the cartridge connector, etc...) This info was once on the WWW page called "HwB connector menu" or somehting, but that page dissappeared and I checked the MSX Mailinglist archive too, but that's almost not do-able (hmm, bad English...) Further, if you have any other info that could be put in The Ultimate MSX FAQ: let me know! Thanks! The Ultimate MSX FAQ: http://studs.sci.kun.nl:/manuelbi/ultmsxfaq.html -- Grtjs, Manuel PS: MSX 4 EVER! PPS: Visit my homepage at http://studs.sci.kun.nl:/manuelbi or http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/2653/manuelind.html (mirror, only use it when the other URL gives trouble (e.g. server offline)) MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Mega-SCSI into a secondary slot
> > I've bought a 4x slot expander, but I can't plug my > Mega-SCSI > >in it. I've reinstalled the kernel into it, pointing to the > right > >slot, but it still has only an answer: Illegal memory size! > > I had that same problem too! Might sound stupid but is it > possible that MegaSCSI is already an expander of its own? > (one is ramcartidge and second is scsi cartridge) Guys, you are leving your imagination to flight too fast! 8-) I think that it is just a problem in the parameter parsing routine of MGINST. I have a MegaSCSI but I haven´t slot expander... but I can try to dissassemble the program. Just give me time. Other interisting point: it sounds strange but not all DOS 2 ROMs are valid for installing on MegaSCSI! I tried first to install the DOS 2 captured from the BERT SCSI and it was not accepted by MGINST. If you use Turbo-R DOS2 ROM you will not have problems (or at least, you avoid one of the problems!) > I don´t expect it to accept it. Maybe you should try to > email what is name? > Eh Tsujikawa Kazuhiro from ESE Artist factory? If you receive any answer from this man please let me know!!! He is very silent lately. / KONAMI MAN / MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Looking for Ram (turbo-R with S1990)
> Now to the point with an external mapper, all the higher bits are read as one : > > e.g. > > Internal 512 Kbyte mapper > External 2048 Kbyte mapper > > out &hfe,1 > in &hfe -> &b1111 > > This is with and without the external mapper! > I could be wrong, but I think with a 256 kbyte turbo-R ST even bit 4 will be high. > By adding a pull-up to a certain pin, the engine can be configured at power-up. The point here is:Does this external mapper support read-back? As far as I understand many of the extensions don't support reading of their mappers (for example AddRam, if the circuit diagram of it that I found on the Net is correct) > The engine wins the battle of the higher datalines because in series with the >datalines > from the processor(s) to the cartridge connectors there are resistors. > (I think they are 100 ohm) Probably you are right here. (however 100 ohms seems a slightly bigger value than usual 22 or 33 ohms) MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Re[2]: Re[2]: Looking for Ram
At 04:16 PM 05/22/98 +0200, you wrote: >> If you want to avoid the mapper problem, expand to 512K. Only larger >> mappers have the problem. > >Are you saying that I can expand my computer to 512 kb without >problems? (internally or externally?) Yes. In the S1990 the upper 3 bits are fixed to '1'. So the lower 5 bits work. 5 bits gives you 2^5 = 32 pages, 32*16K = 512K. Note that if you use an external mapper of a different size that the internal mapper, you will get the problem of two mappers returning different sizes when read. Although this probably will work correctly (it did in my NMS8250), it might damage your MSX in the long run (although I'm not sure, I'm not really good at hardware). But this problem is not related to the S1990 problem, it will happen in any MSX. Anyway, an internal expansion has the advantage that you have one more free slot. Also some programs (mainly poorly cracked games) assume your RAM is in slot 3. Bye, Maarten MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: BBS
-Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: serge kroes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Datum: dinsdag 12 mei 1998 15:44 Onderwerp: BBS > >how ya all doing? >I have bought a NMS 1250 modem for my MSX. >But there is one problem, I don't know any BBS >in The Netherlands thats online right now >Is there a list like in the old days of MCCM, >or some thing like that. > >does anyone of you know a dutch BBS >prefer a number that is local. >somewhere in the neighberhood of Apeldoorn. >the area number is 055- Hi there! My BBS is temporarely offline, but I think it will be online on may the 23... The BBS is called: Orange Butt BBS and it is online every day from 21h-23h TEL: 0570 615281 (For other countrys: +31 (0)570 615281)... I hope to see you in my BBS!!! Grtz, SeD^NcL PS: Visit my homepage! It isn't finished yet, but I'm making some progress... -=> http://members.xoom.com/SeD_NcL/ MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Disk variables!
Konami Man wrote: > Hi people! Konami Man returns again for asking for help (strange > huh?). This > time, concerning to the disk ROM work area (again!): > > 1. Can someone explain me the difference between variables HIGHMEM > (#F349) > and CLEAR (#F34B)? F349 points to the area NOT INCLUDING MSX-DOS slot call routinesand interrupt handling routine. F34B points below them. So, area above F349 must never be changed, but area between F34B and F349 can be changed if some precautions are taken, and MSXDOS reloaded afterwards. > 2. Can I allocate memory in page 3 with the following method, without > causing > the system to be unstable?: > > LD HL,(#F349) > LD BC,-256 > ADD HL,BC > LD (#F349),HL ;HL to HL+255 = Allocated memory > RET > > I used this method before, but exiting BASIC and returning DOS after > modifying HIGHMEM, for causing MSXDOS2.SYS to be reloaded in the > appropriate > address. Is this really necessary? It IS necessary if you are palnning to run MSXDOS programs afterwards. MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Looking for Ram
Hi, > I want to upgrade the memory of my MSX Sony HBF700F, I know there > are 2 possibilities : AddRam2 Cardrige and Ese SCC 512 Ko. Has other possibility. Some MSX models have ways to upgrade the RAM adding/replacing RAM banks. For example the FS A1 WX (with 64Kb but adding RAM chips upgradable to 128Kb). My Turbo R (ST) has internal 1Mb, using a similar method. > Could anyone tell me which is the best solution (I do need to > play Metal Gear 2 on my MSX) and where I could buy/find it. If you only want play Megal Gear 2 you can buy a Brazilian MegaRAM with 512Kb of RAM... --- Giovanni Nunes http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/2472 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Let's Start Program! Let's Start Compose! Let's Start Illustration! Let's START! MSX. We Want Your Starting" - Syntax MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Allways just probblems...
> Do you running this on Turbo R? AFAIK, it has both slot-0 and slot-3 > expanded. > And since each primary slot has its own slot SSlot select register > (located at > # in THIS slot) you need to select the slot of your choice in page-3 > before > writing to This was, where I went wrong... > so a really paranoid routine should look like this: ... and this is, what I really need :-) [snip] Thanks to all of you, who answerred... this thing has relly made my days look like hell. ,_. _=_=_=_=!_MSX_!=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_, ! A1ST ~--- - I ( o o o o o o )i /`, / .::;::; ., / :::.:.:.::::!. -=- `, ~== NYYRIKKI : [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: No competition!
> > Hello Egor (and all readers in the mailinglist!) > > There's more to say about MSX Rating. For The Ultimate MSX FAQ (and also my other pages) I also have a NedStat Counter, which should work in the same way as MSX Rating. But I always have more hits on the NedStat Counter in comparison with the MSX-Rating statistics. I don't know what's the cause of this, but I think it's the slow connection to Russia. Some people may be surfin' on before the picture is loaded. In this way, quite some hits are missed, especially if you live far away from Russia Grtjs, Manuel PS: MSX 4 EVER! PPS: Visit my homepage at http://studs.sci.kun.nl:/manuelbi or http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/2653/manuelind.html (mirror, only use it when the other URL gives trouble (e.g. server offline)) MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Looking for Ram
At 04:57 PM 05/15/98 +0200, you wrote: >I want to upgrade the memory of my MSX Sony HBF700F, I know there are 2 >possibilities : AddRam2 Cardrige and Ese SCC 512 Ko. >Could anyone tell me which is the best solution (I do need to play Metal >Gear 2 on my MSX) and where I could buy/find it. If you want to play MegaROM games, use Ese SCC. I made one too and it works very well. Cracked versions are often slower than originals, or have bugs in them, but with ESE-SCC you can simply play the ROM file. In some cases you have to hack the ROM a bit if the MegaROM type is not compatible with the SCC, but this hacking is quite simple and can probably be automated. The main advantage of AddRAM is that it's a normal MSX memory mapper. You can use this memory for DOS2 or Memman programs (Compass, FastCopy). Bye, Maarten MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Problems with RuMSX
] Hello, ] ] > What is RuMSX? ] ] RuMSX is a MSx Emulator for PC which also emulates a MSX 2+ and Turbo-R! ] ] I still have some problems running software on it, but that may be my own ] stupid mistakes!? I have managed to play Zone Terra on it! Finally, I (and the other Quadrivium members) have entered the PC gaming scene with our great MSX turob R hit ;-) Though, Zone Terra ran a little slow on my pentium 166 mmx. And I missed the PCM sound effects. And the screen 11 colors, it was black&white instead. But nevertheless, I enjoyed it and I was really astonished that it did work after all... Best regards, Alex Wulms -- Alex WulmsMSX of anders NIX Linux 4 ever http://www.inter.nl.net/users/A.P.Wulms MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
No competition!
Hello Egor (and all readers in the mailinglist!) I found out that not every participant is using the MSX-rating in the right way. For Example: I found twice the MSX-rating on one HomePage, so if there's only ONE (1) HIT, the counter will get TWO (2)... So your site is always on top! This way, the list isn't as he should be, LEGAL USER are found at the END of the list! Is there something we can do about this MIS-USE!? --[ MARI ]-- -- Visit XSW-Magazine's HomePage at: http://www.tip.nl/users/m.broek -- M.H.M. van den Broek Molenweg 17 5342 TA Oss 0412-630653 / 0654-642288 -- MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Disk variables!
Hi people! Konami Man returns again for asking for help (strange huh?). This time, concerning to the disk ROM work area (again!): 1. Can someone explain me the difference between variables HIGHMEM (#F349) and CLEAR (#F34B)? 2. Can I allocate memory in page 3 with the following method, without causing the system to be unstable?: LD HL,(#F349) LD BC,-256 ADD HL,BC LD (#F349),HL ;HL to HL+255 = Allocated memory RET I used this method before, but exiting BASIC and returning DOS after modifying HIGHMEM, for causing MSXDOS2.SYS to be reloaded in the appropriate address. Is this really necessary? I need this information for making an improved version of NestorAcentos (hum... in fact, someone has interest on it?). Thanx in advance! / KONAMI MAN \ MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: AW: Looking for Ram
Hello people, Some mails I receive via this mailing list have two mime sections: One section contains the message. I can understand that section. However, the other section is of mime type 'application/ms-tnef'. I do not understand that section. What can I do with it? Does it contain anything usefull? Best regards, Alex -- Alex Wulms/XelaSoft - MSX of anders NIX - Linux 4 ever See my homepage for info on the *** XSA *** format http://www.inter.nl.net/users/A.P.Wulms MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: No competition!
Hi, > Is there something we can do about this MIS-USE!? Egor (actually, anyone) can quickly check it. You can go the the page that needs to be checked once, and then the counter on Egor's page *should* have increased by one, and only one! Unfortunately, I can't check this hypothesis now because my pages are down (booh! bad system management) for a few hours. Then, Egor could just erase abusers from the list :) and everyone is happy again... Cas Parallax Games MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: ZD -dissasembler
J.P. Grobler, Student: Wiskunde, 9258426 wrote: > > Hi > Could some one send me the source code for the ZD dissasembler? Hi, I'm the author. I shall put the source code for ZD to NOVATEC Archive (http://cisip.sonnet.ru/MSX/warez) in a day or two. > Is there a msx dissasembler for the pc? there is no AFAIK, but there is a nice multi-platform IDA interactive disassembler, which includes support for Z80. MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: SCSI as a MSX link ?
:On Tue, 13 Oct 1998 21:12:30 +0200, Laurens Holst wrote: : :>AFAIK you don't need a terminator if you just use two devices :>(interface included)... :With which interface? :I have Novaxis 1.50 with HDD and internal ZIP and if I dare to :plug off terminators the whole thing crashes. I have got a BERT interface, linked to two harddisks like this: BERT - HD2 - HD1 HD1 is always online (produces the less sound and is the most reliable). The second HD is used for backups only, so it's offline most of the time (awful lot of noise and I have experienced quite some breakdowns with it, although my former MK-interface might have been the cause of that). I don't know the ID/terminator-settings, for if I change the ID-settings it doesn't work at all so I keep them in their standard. However, my previous config was: MK (precessor of BERT) - HD2 If the interface needed a terminator on HD2, then my current configuration could not possible work, for then BERT should assume HD1 not available for HD2 has got a terminator. So I have SCSI'd for quite some time without terminator, I guess. An idea is cummin' up; might this non-availability of a terminator have caused those errors which sometimes occurred and at last the breakdown of my MK-interface??? ~Grauw "Do you, I, still get this?" MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
RE:RE:joynet serial transfer routine
Hi to all, this is the question. Is all the work you're making good for using with a real MSX2 and an emulator (ruMSX) on a PC ? I hope this because I've not another MSX, here in my town I think that my MSX2 is the last MSX alive ! Thanks & goodbye --- Fronteddu Stefano [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://space.tin.it/computer/stfront 0338/3645458 MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
RE: MSX<->PC via Midi
-Original Message- De: Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Grupos de noticias: local.msx.int Fecha: Lunes 19 de Octubre de 1998 14:35 Asunto: MSX<->PC via Midi > > Hi, guys, > > I was wondering about making a communication program between my GT >and my PC (SB16) via MIDI cable. > Does anyone already made such program? > If not, does anybody knows how to program SB16 MIDI port? > > Thanks, > > >Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >Engenharia de Computacao - UNICAMP >http://www.adrpage.home.ml.org MSX-TR:I have one.And you? > >* "640kb should be enough for anyone" - Bill Gates, 1980 * > > > >MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put >in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the >quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/) > What wanted to say Bill Gates with "640kb should be enough for anyone" and why do yo put this quote in your mail? MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
API Control Blocks
GV>How about defining an extended FCB data structure, that may >contain parameters, commands, result codes, pointers, etc? NS> No please!!! I'm very happy with the FCB to FH update of DOS2, > and I want to continue in this way! I guess I shouldn't have used the name FCB; so, let's just say a function "structure" or "record". An API Control Block (ACB)? It wouldn't need to resemble old FCBs in any way. It could hold the full file path and name, File Handle, attributes, process ID or ownership, priority codes, etc. There are operating systems that use structures for interfacing to the API. Instead of loading CPU registers with everything, a pointer is used to reference a memory-based record. This technique can provide backward compatibility. Old API calls would operate on registers, new API calls could also access the extended functions record. Greg_ http://www.netcom.ca/~telic 1998.Nov.14, Toronto, Canada MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Bar Code Reader/ORACLE/GDOS slotexpander etc.....
Hi!
I have few questions regarding a BAR CODE READER from PHILIPS
(NMS-1170/20).
I got this thingie few days ago but unfortunately there was no software
or
manual with it. I wrote a small basic program to read the ports #18, #19
to
obtain the barcode data. It seems to read the barcodez coz the read data
is
equal to the one printed below the barcode, sometimes the last number
is missing
and I didn_t figured yet why?
I would like to get any information on how to make own bar codes.
The bar codes I had tested were only some numbers. Is it possible to
make a
barcode which contains characters A-Z?
I know that there are several programs available for this cartridge but
I havn_t
yet seen any of them. I remember that I had few weeks ago downloaded
some bar code
software from an FTP but it was corrupted, and now I can_t find this
FTP. It_s
probably gone.
So, can someone help me, by e-mailing me some software for it. I_ll put
it on my
web page so other people who have a barcode reader can download it too.
I know that there are 2 versions of the PHILIPS bar code reader the
NMS1170 and
1190. The 2nd one seems to use other ports. Is this the only difference?
I would like to get a program which makes it possible to make own bar
codes and
print them or save as graphic.
I found a piece of software called BARCODE.TSR in FUNET FTP.
It seems to be an MEMMAN TSR which makes possible to use the BCR in DOS2
and BASIC
It has some commands like:
_b:]
_h:]
_dir /w]
_dir /p]
_dir /h]
_dir >prn]
_dir /w >prn]
_dir /p/h]
_xdir *.*]
_xdir b:*.*]
_copy *.* b:]
_copy *.* h:]
_copy b:*.* h:]
_copy b:*.* a:]
_copy h:*.* a:]
_xcopy a:*.* b: /e /s
_xcopy a:*.* h: /e /s
_xcopy h:*.* a: /e /s
_format a:]
_format b:]
_chkdsk /f]
_ramdisk 4064/d]
_ramdisk 0/d]
_del a:*.*]
_del b:*.*]
_tv]
_cmd tv]
_tk "Barcode/dos2"]
_cd \]
_ted]
_cd ..]
_cd \utils]
_cd \tsr]
_tp]
_print /c /d /i64]
_call system]
__system("autoexec")]
_basic]
_basic autoexec.bas]
_files,l]
_files "h:",l]
_files "b:",l]
_call chdir("\")]
_call ramdisk(0)]
_call ramdisk(4064)]
_call chdrv("b:")]
_call chdrv("h:")]
_call chdrv("a:")]
_cmd clear printbuf 0
_cmd clear ?buf 64]
_print attr$ fre ?buf
I_m wondering how it works? My guess is that by scanning a barcode a
specified
command is executed in dos2 or basic. But how to make the barcodes which
activate
the commands in this program?
Has anyone further info on who made this program or any manual for it?
Has someone got the developers package for memman tsr by MST? Is it
still
available somewhere?
And I would like to see a copy or scan of the NMS-1170/20 manual :-).
---
I received lately ORACLE V1.10 - the music program from FUZZY logic.
Does someone know if it works on a sony 700, without problems?
I_m just wondering if it_s the program that is buggy, coz it will not
start on my
sony700. It starts with loading. Prints some info about it installs
MIDAS debugger
and then returns to basic??
There is written something about ORACLE in one of the latests HNOSTAR
magazines, it
mentions at least SONY700 and ORACLE. Unfortunately I didn_t figure what
it says.
Can anyone translate it for me?
---
I was thinking about buying the GDOS 4x slotexpander. As far I know it
does use
the MSX_s internal PSU. I_m just wondering if my SONY700 will not blow
up with 4 cartridges connected to it? It seems to be working with a
PHILIPS NMS
8245 but has anyone used it with luck on a sony 700? My intention is to
connect an
FM-PAC, MSX-AUDIO, (IDE-INTERFACE), and a 4th card at once. Normally the
slot
expanders do have an external PSU connector so the computer isn_t
overloaded, but
this one seems to be ONLY powered by the MSX.
---
I got lately a program called MAGIC MUSIC MODULE PROFESSIONAL for
MSX-AUDIO.
Has someone got any MUSIC data for it? Please mail it to me:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
---
That_s all folks, hope to get some answers :-).
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Re: Bar Code Reader
On Wed, 18 Nov 1998 16:32:37 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >[barcode] >>It seems to read the barcodez coz the read data is >>equal to the one printed below the barcode, sometimes >>the last number is missing and I didn_t figured yet why? >First of all, there is more than one barcode standard. Right, ITF-14 (for big boxes containing more than one box of product) and UPC-A (USA) and then ISSN for mags. and ISBN for books, if I'm not wrong. >Commonly used in dutch shops (e.g. V&D) is EAN-13. And over all the EU I think. The exception is the EAN-8, for small products that cannot hold a complete EAN-13. Look the yoghurts, for example. >In this system, the last digit is a check number, so maybe >the number was not scanned correctly when you missed the >last digit? Posible. But couldn't be posible that the programme itself discard the last number for being so, a verification number which after accomplishing its function is discarded? Or does it happens that sometimes the programme reads it and others not? (I ask so because I erased the original message of The Red Devil) >AFAIK, EAN-13 only defines digits, no alfabethic characaters, You are damn right. CYA Get EuroLinked!!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: MSX game: an idea
[RobotZ] >Great idea! I could make it, I guess, but I can't say when it will be >finished, since I don't have so much spare time. > But please, send me exact >specifications on what the condition of an if-statement can be, and how the >radar can be used (or am I now asking just one question). Anyway, I think it >would be easy to make it hecto-multi-player (257 players at most, >simultaneously), by making use of joynet. 257? How did you cook up _that_ number? 255 or 256 or even 65536 :-) are numbers I could imagine, but 257? > I'm coding something at the moment >so that implementing that will be easy. Anyway, were you planning to make the >enemy-robots computercontrolled or humancontrolled? Human would be more fun, >of course, but you can't always find a second player... So what? Can't you write two robot-programs? :-) Another thing crossed my mind: Why develop a special programming language for the robot? The only reason for that could be that it's the only way to get more 'programs' running in parallel on _one_ MSX. But: if we take the game to JoyNet, as Shevek proposed, we only have to define the rules of the game (e.g. how the long and short range radar function, what happens if two robots want to get on the same playing field position) and the interface (how does each player receive / send its move). Then everyone can use his favorite programming language, and program his robot in the way (s)he likes. It saves us the definition and implementation of a new programming language and makes a killer app on JoyNet! Would make a heck of a competition game at a fair (wow!)... Eric MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Emulators...
Somehow I think, that maybe I'm only one, but I really don't like a picture of future, where everybody is only looking pictures about funny looking MSX computers in PC screen and trying emulators and laugh. I think, that it is as pity as a picture of future, where grass, trees, birds and all nature is only awailabble in virtual reality. I know, that there are people, that are using emulators to make software for MSX, and emulator users, that still buy MSX software (Ok, they are MSX users for me), but there is plenty of more emulator users, that do not do anything else, that asks 10 times "How to load .BAS files... I forgotted" or "I downloaded SD-snatcher, but I can't get it to work. Can somebody help me ?" Emulators have also made a plenty of new MSX file standards, that are not very usefull for real users. Like .ROM/.CAS/.TAP/.IMG (Yes I know, that there are quite a good loaders now for most of them.) I think, that it would be much easyer for MSX users, if all of these games would be just packed and cracked files. Not so much questions and answers and only a bit more work. Anyway... I don't have anything more against emulators, but I'm not ever going to support them by some special way, because that is not my job. (I almoust died, when I saw a message "press F10 to exit to MS-Dos" I don't remember where) If I think, that makeing a copy protection will help me to sell some games for MSX users, then I make copy protection. (Anyway... I don't) So what did we learn ??? . nothing ! ,_. _=_=_=_=!_MSX_!=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_, ! A1ST ~--- - I ( o o o o o o )i /`, / .::;::; ., / :::.:.:.::::!. -=- `, ~== NYYRIKKI : [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: PC-Age...
Jacco Bot wrote: > > Hi there, > This is a hobby project of mine, if anyone is interested I will upload it to > funet, if not my feelings are not hurt, =) Yep, upload it please! I for one think age is (together with ddgraph) the best graphics designer for MSX. You all know what my views regarding cross development on PC for MSX. So even if it is half as good as the msx version I'd like to have it;) Btw. Don't forget to attend the MSX-club "De Amsterdammer" meeting at friday evening. Starts at 19:30 at building Don Bosco, James Wattstraat (near Nobelweg), Amsterdam Oost. You can get there by bus (37), tram (9) or metro (Amstelstation). See ya there! Gerald Stap MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
trouble with 50hz softwares
Hello all. I'm trying to run some softwares here (most demos) in my brazilian MSX, which runs with my TV in 60hz. Those software switch to 50 hz, so my TV can't display the image right. How can i fix this? When the software does it in basic, All i have to do is delete the command VDP(10)=2, but when it does in assembly, I don't know how to fix it. Is there any software that allow me to correct this, so i can see those softwares in my msx? Thanks. Mauricio Braga. MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Partition table format
>> The problem is that MSX-DOS puts a booting program starting in #20, so >> disks formatted in this way can't be used for boot. >No sweat! >Older disk format only fills parameters up to offset 1C-1Dh (=number >of reserved sectors), MSX bootsector routine starts at 1Eh, and the >above starts at 20h, which leaves 2 bytes (at 1E-1Fh), just enough to >put in a JR-instruction to a bit further on. You are right! I was wrong for only 2 bytes!! 8-) >MSX-DOS2 formatted disks already do it that way... Yes, #1E contains: relative jump + "VOL_ID"+01+volume id. number. In MS-DOS, #20 contains: number of sectors (4 bytes)+reserved byte+#29+volume id. number. >Do note though, that on bootup, only one half of the bootsector >(offset 0-FFh, 256 bytes) is copied to C000h before C01Eh is called, >making it a bit difficult to use the other half for boot code. I learn one new thing every day thanks to this ML! 8-) - Konami Man - AKA Nestor Soriano (^ ^)v - Itsumo MSX user http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Bay/9797/msx.htm [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ#: 18281450 "In Windows 98, 3.000 found failures of W95 have been corrected..." Translation: 3.000.000 not found failures continue without being corrected... - MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: IDE-ATAPI Iomega ZIP with SUNRISE IDE interface ?
>> >> Does someone know if the Sunrise IDE interface is able to >> control the new IDE-ATAPI ZIP drive ? >> >it is able to control it, but it requires some extra software that isn't >completely finished yet. > Who is making it? Is it a kind of MSXCDEX for ZIP drive or is the ROM of IDE interface rewritten/modified ? >All ATA(=IDE) or ATApi devices can be connected to the Sunrise IDE >interface. (HD,CDROM,IDEZIP,LS120FLOPTICAL,...) BTW is someone working on a driver/IDE rom for LS drives? Gretz, Gabriel __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: About FAT16: just for information
Nestor Soriano wrote: > > >> And now, please never start a discussion about "how to determine cluster > >> size when using FAT16"! No needing for this!! ;-) > >Microsoft is again trying to simplify simple, as usual... > >The easiest way of determining cluster size is to look into > >boot sector at the BPB parametre Sectors per Cluster. > > Of course. You misunderstood me, I don't wanted to say "how to determine > cluster size of an existing partition", but "how to decide the cluster size > when creating a partition (that is, when doing logical format)". It was my > fault. Sorry for misunderstanding. Yes, those figures can be 'recommended' values, but on the other hand a user may select another possible sector/cluster value. -- EV [MSX Maniac][Pendorian Wannabe][Tubed Audiophile] [email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] [www.glasnet.ru/~msxegor] MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Extended FCB
In a message from Egor Voznessenski to Nestor Soriano... >Then, maybe best solution is to create a new system call, >A = Drive letter >B = Number of sectors to read or write >DE-HL = First sector number >> >>No place for destination memory location :-( In any case we need >>to use memory. >>-- EV How about defining an extended FCB data structure, that may contain parameters, commands, result codes, pointers, etc? Greg_ http://www.netcom.ca/~telic 1998.Nov.12, Toronto, Canada MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Java MSX Emulator
On Tue, 15 Dec 1998 21:34:26 +0100, Alex Wulms wrote: Hi all, >] Hi to You, >] I've got a question for all of You. Probably you'll already knows about >] the presence on the net of a java MSX emulator. I've never succedeed in >] using it. >] I'm sure that my computer is correctly configured. Did anybody of You have >] the same problem ? How can I solve it ? >] Help me ! Please ! >I used it with success. Though, I did have to be a little bit patient. My >pentium 166 mmx is way too slow for that java MSX emulator. Perhaps that the >merced-3 on 10 GHz will do fine whenever that hits the market. I use OS2, that has a quite fast JVM, perhaps in my system is less slow... Can you tell me where can I find it ? >Anyhows, as long as the pc's are not fast enough to run that java MSX >emulator in real time, I'm not going to upgrade my pc. It is fast enough for >all other things that I'm doing (like internetting...) :-( Java needs fast PC and very well coded JVM to be useful... by Frengo Web Editor of : Miri Software MSX Computer System Italy e-mail (Leader) : [EMAIL PROTECTED] e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] HomePage :http://Frengo.dragonfire.net/MSX.HTM *** MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
BBS
how ya all doing? I have bought a NMS 1250 modem for my MSX. But there is one problem, I don't know any BBS in The Netherlands thats online right now Is there a list like in the old days of MCCM, or some thing like that. does anyone of you know a dutch BBS prefer a number that is local. somewhere in the neighberhood of Apeldoorn. the area number is 055- gtjs, Serge Kroes [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/augusta/7431/ _ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: 3D?! help offered
> So, no more text and let's start coding... I can help you with GFX using MSX or PC > too, and you should ask Nestor Soriano for musics (he would be very very pleased) > so if you want to accept this offer just mail me and I'll start working. Bye Ok, I'll send you a personal mail... I allready have some my own musics made for it, but if anybody has some cool home made "driving musics", that are made with MoonBlaster (FM-PAC/Stereo) then here is a chance to get them used. ,_. _=_=_=_=!_MSX_!=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_, ! A1ST ~--- - I ( o o o o o o )i /`, / .::;::; ., / :::.:.:.::::!. -=- `, ~== NYYRIKKI : [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: 3D?! help offered
NYYRIKKI wrote: > On Thu, 5 Nov 1998, Nestor Soriano wrote: > > > >I allready have a workin 3D race engine for MSX tR, but I must add more > > >stages, top 10, beginning screen etc. > > > > N!! X-( > > > > One of the reasons because I continue with MSX is for escape of all the 3D > > stuff... 8-( > > I know... :-) this talk about 3D games made me to start this project. > Anyway if it makes you feel any better, then I can tell you, that it is > not just behind a car. It is from bird view like F1 spirit, but stage is > rotating around your car Another thing, that will probabbly make you > more than happy is, that this game is partly made with Nestor BASIC. :-) > > > Make it 2D, it is more easier, will take less time, and will be faster and > > more funny! > > Well... makeing 2D driveing game is not a bad idea too, but it is not that > fun and challenching to make. Another thing is, that there is not so many > 3D games that 2D games and why not give a change people to choose what > they really like to play. > > ,_. > _=_=_=_=!_MSX_!=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_, >! A1ST ~--- - I ( o o o o o o )i > /`, > / .::;::; ., > / :::.:.:.::::!. -=- `, > ~== >NYYRIKKI : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put > in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the > quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/) > Well, I mailed you about your software corner some days ago, I'm Iván from Spain and I really enjoyed your demo with 3D mapped cubes and zooms on my Turbo R. Now I'm planning to start programming some games, also for the GFX9000, but as far as I program in Basic I'm thinking in small projects as a Scalextrix 2D racing game. What I want is to offer myself to help you, specially in GFX to finish that 3D game you are doing because I CAN'T WAIT TO START MY ENGINE and play it for hours. I could work for you freely (I don't want money or anything like that) if it helps you to finish it faster, and perhaps We could also share ideas about games because I think you would like to do an Ayrton Senna racing game for the MSX (It's a dream I have for ages) So, no more text and let's start coding... I can help you with GFX using MSX or PC too, and you should ask Nestor Soriano for musics (he would be very very pleased) so if you want to accept this offer just mail me and I'll start working. Bye MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Emulators...
-Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Alex Wulms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Datum: zaterdag 14 november 1998 00:03 Onderwerp: Re: Emulators... |I think that this is not much work at all. Where do you think most of the |legal stuff on the xtory cd's came from? There won't be much legal stuff to |upload to the internet which is not already present on the internet ;-) You are absolutely right I am afraid. I also come across some sites that have software available that's still distributed by active groups. Normally I just send an e-mail to them, and then those titles dissapear. But sometimes this doesn't work. If you take a look at my site, you can also find a lot of software there. But you will not find any current titles there, only "old stuff". Of course I can make mistakes, so I even put a notice on every screen that if someone sees a program in my list that doesn't belong there, they should warn me... If everyone had the same idea, then the new MSX-software wouldn't be found on the net, and than probably those xtory CD's wouldn't be able to get them, but I am afraid this is not the way it really is.. A shame indeed. Kind regards, Arnaud de Klerk Go visit the MSX Emulator Page (M.E.P.) http://surf.to/msxemu http://www.casema.net/~tfh ICQ:1446 MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Snatcher Wanted
>Hi.. does anyone have a SD-Snatcher (Disks+ROM) or even a Snatcher to sell? Harhar, you must be kidding... Indeed wasting your time... Greetz, Anne de Raad p.s. I do have an original SD-Snatcher, by the way MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Emulators...
-Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Ricardo Jurczyk Pinheiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Datum: zaterdag 14 november 1998 02:42 Onderwerp: Re: Emulators... | | |I've got a XTory II CD-ROM only because the MSX Brazilian Team user |group didn't have money to pay me a debt that they had with me. I'd rather |prefer the money, not the CD-ROM. But unfortunately, I needed to get it. | Even that is not really a problem if it was up to me. But if you find programs on that CD that you regurly use, just buy them. Then there is nothing wrong with having that cd... Kind regards, Arnaud P.S. Don't get me wrong.. I'd rather have that these CD didn't exist... Go visit the MSX Emulator Page (M.E.P.) http://surf.to/msxemu http://www.casema.net/~tfh ICQ:1446 MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: No Tilburg 99??
> > Manuel wrote: > > > > there is still enough time for CGV to get more people interessted for > > > > comming to the fair... > > > > > > YES! SO ENLIST YOURSELVES!! (NOW!) > > > Okay, Where? Just mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or to one of the organisers in person, like [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Preferably both!) Grtjs, Manuel PS: MSX 4 EVER! (Questions? See: http://www.faq.msxnet.org) PPS: Visit my homepage at http://www.sci.kun.nl/marie/home/manuelbi MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: MSX game: an idea
Re: SCSI as a MSX link ?
> 6) Turn of your harddisk and pray that your computer does not crash because > of the possible powerpeaks It doesn't crash. I know because I'm used to turn off my HDD, because my power supply makes so horribble sound, that if I want to forexample make music with MoonBlaster, it is not nice at all. :-) BTW this is almoust plug and play, because I can turn my HDD back and continue without probblem. :-) Ok, I can imagine, that it does not work, if I change HDD, but so what. PC computers have also plug and pray system, that does not usually work. :-) ,_. _=_=_=_=!_MSX_!=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_, ! A1ST ~--- - I ( o o o o o o )i /`, / .::;::; ., / :::.:.:.::::!. -=- `, ~== NYYRIKKI : [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
TP 3.3 / MCCE copyright issues
Hi all,
Several people have mailed me about Turbo Pascal 3.3 and its
copyright issues. Instead of answering you all personally, I will
answer most of you by sending this statement to the mailing-list
('cause I know you're on it).
Most software by the former MSX Computer Club Enschede clearly states
a copyright in the software itself, and/or in documentation that goes
with it. Unless clearly stated otherwise by the copyright holder,
this is still valid. Just run the program or read the docs.
In most cases, something like '(c) MSX computerclub Enschede' is to
be read, but this doesn't exist anymore. Its successor, the CCE
(which is probably about to stop its activities soon too), has
strictly nothing to do with this (although we're largely the same
people).
These copyrights then simply fall back to the makers themselves.
I will give you an overview here (I hope I get this right):
Turbo Pascal 3.3
---
This is still copyrighted software. I have done some asking around a
while ago, and had some discussions about it.
Copyrights on MSX Turbo Pascal were originally with Borland, but this
is limited to the original CP/M version (3.0) only. Copyright holder
of the 3.3 version is the maker, Frits Hilderink.
I know of these 2 ways to get a copy, that will allow you to consider
yourself a legal user:
-Get someone who bought it him/herself once, to sell/give it to you,
which transfers the right to use it to you
-Order a copy of the final Millenium double-CD from the Dutch MSX
Computer & Club Magazine (http://www.database.nl/mccm). As far as I
know, this CD is still for sale, together with a set of the last
issues (I saw it on sale on the Zandvoort fair).
The latest version of TP 3.3, which calls itself version 3.3e, is
included on this CD (directory \software\copyrght\mcce, in the file
'tp-3-3.di2'). The permission to include TP 3.3 on this CD, and use
it when you own it, is limited to this CD only, so it's not legal to
copy it from there on, but strictly limited to those who have a
(legal) copy of this CD.
Tetravex / Minesweeper
-
These are both made by Olaf Benneker, and are being spread as
shareware. Copy these freely, and if you like these games, you can
show your appreciation by sending this guy a small donation, which
could make his day, and allow him to go out and have some beers on
your costs, and enjoy himself.
That won't make you poor, nor will it make him rich, but may give him
a fresh start to produce some other nice piece of software.
He also made Age8, for which the same goes as for TP 3.3, although I
think this was not included on the Millenium-CDs.
Logi-Bal
---
The maker of this game, Herman Post, has agreed to distribute this
game as postcard-ware. In other words, copy and use it freely, and if
you like it, show your appreciation by sending him a postcard, some
packs of beer or some pizza's, a Cadillac or such (a postcard showing
something of the place were you live, would be a good choice).
He agreed to let me prepare a distribution archive, and put it on the
web somewhere, I just didn't find the time yet.
For most or all of these things, the makers have since moved into
other activities, don't write any new MSX software anymore, and don't
feel like spending any important amount of time on it anymore
(neither do I).
If you sell it, buyers expect some added value for that:
-maybe a disk with a nice label
-a printed manual
-some help, or updates if bugs are found etc. etc.
This all takes time and effort, and if no-one is prepared anymore to
spend the amount of money you ask for it, what's the use then?
Given the current situation, my argument was this: with all these
FTP-sites full of Konami ROMs, and no time/willingness to actively
try and sell your software, why not make it available as freeware or
shareware then? If people are copying it anyway, you might as well
put it on the web yourself, so that they at least can get a decent
copy of the latest version.
Given a proper declaration about it, that way you're not obligated to
support it, you can just put it on a webpage, saying: "here it is,
use it if you like it, don't bother me about it, but you may send me
something nice to show your appreciation, if you like it".
Actually, there are even some companies who do this, even for
'commercial' software, like Konami's. I learned recently, there are
some companies who sold Sinclair ZX Spectrum software once (in large
numbers), that put some of these things on a website of there own, as
a way of saying: "look what nice things we made back in the
old days!".
Sinclair ZX Spectrum ROMs seem to be freely available too, and
OFFICIALLY okay-ed (by Amstrad in this case, who took over that
Spectrum stuff), for a similar reason.
So this is certainly not a 'can't do'.
The main argument against it was this: if you sold it to a number of
people for xx bucks, how are they gonna feel if
Re: TP 3.3 / MCCE copyright issues
AFAIK the socalled TP3.3 at TFH's page that initiated this (I guess), is TP3.0. I just looked at the files (didn't try to run it) but couldn't find any mentiond of v3.3 or MCCE, just v3.0 and Borland... Hope this clears that up. Patriek MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
The Lost World
I have a problem with "The Lost World" (great game!) I'm in Chelestra, waiting for King Kleitus (who is in Callahorn). I need to see King Kleitus because his son want to speak with him before opening the crypt of King Adramelek. I have visited all towns, and I don't know what I must do for continue the game... Please, what can I do? Thanks Antoni Burguera [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Emulators...
-Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: NYYRIKKI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Datum: vrijdag 13 november 1998 20:36 Onderwerp: Re: Emulators... |I have one idea... Maybe someone, who has this CD or copy of it could |remove all of the illegal files from it and then upload it to funet or |something. It is huge work, but that may cause less people wanting to buy |it anymore... (Ok, it was a bad idea.) I don't think that's a stupid idea... I think it's quite good. Maybe if Tristan has this CD, he can upload it himself... Or I don't know if I am missing a lot from those CD's, but I think I already have most programs on that CD online (exept from the newer programs then) Kind regards, Arnaud Go visit the MSX Emulator Page (M.E.P.) http://surf.to/msxemu http://www.casema.net/~tfh ICQ:1446 MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: New User
Hi Friends! > I'd want to present to You a new user I've suggested to join the > list. > He's Marco Casali (Italian User), he's involved in ICM magazine, and > he's a good >guy ! Thanks Stefano 4 this! So I want to put some question to u. I know that there are problems with MAP and Panasonic Computers with 64Kb. The computer crash. Who know this bug? And who is able to fix it? Marco MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Bigger sector numbers
On Fri, 13 Nov 1998, Maarten ter Huurne wrote: > >A: might be 1st HD partition -> program treats HD partition as if it > >were a floppy disk. > > What kind of programs are these? Will these programs ever be able to work > well on a harddisk? Yes they will... I have allready a working version about proggram called FDD-EMU for Novaxis SCSI & MSX2. Anyway this project has been stopped for a long time now, but I'll try to upload a working version to my page in few weeks without copyprotection copy, because this feature still has serious security probblems, and it is still not even near 100% perfect. Actually I think, that this is going to be first really good working one because of it's totaly different working method. ,_. _=_=_=_=!_MSX_!=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_, ! A1ST ~--- - I ( o o o o o o )i /`, / .::;::; ., / :::.:.:.::::!. -=- `, ~== NYYRIKKI : [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Hardware schematics
I already posted a message like this on comp.sys.msx, but got no answer:( I'm looking for schematics/diagrams for homemade MSX hardware. If possible using old/spare MSX parts. I'm looking for schematics to add more memory (on a NMS8250) intern or extern. Also fun, would be a cartridge expander. I'm also looking for schematics to put on my homepage. Thanks, Hans Hans 'Serial Killer' Korving Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.multiweb.nl/~hawk ICQ:16495519 ---
Re: MSX game: an idea
On Sun, 29 Nov 1998, Stefano Fronteddu wrote: > Hi MSX people ! > I'm writing to all of You to explain an idea I had a lot of time ago. > I was thinking to develop a battle game: blah, what the news !!! > No this was my idea: > > I intended to develop a program that was able to read 2 files. > These files were the source code to control the action of a simulated > 'robot'. Great idea! I could make it, I guess, but I can't say when it will be finished, since I don't have so much spare time. But please, send me exact specifications on what the condition of an if-statement can be, and how the radar can be used (or am I now asking just one question). Anyway, I think it would be easy to make it hecto-multi-player (257 players at most, simultaneously), by making use of joynet. I'm coding something at the moment so that implementing that will be easy. Anyway, were you planning to make the enemy-robots computercontrolled or humancontrolled? Human would be more fun, of course, but you can't always find a second player... Are there many other people that would want to be a beta-tester anyway? (this question is to the others, of course) Bye, shevek MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: MSX game: an idea
Hey, I for sure would like to be a beta-tester! It's great to see that people still are (willing to) make games for the MSX. Later, Hans -Original Message- From: shevek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: MSX mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: woensdag 2 december 1998 20:42 Subject: Re: MSX game: an idea >On Sun, 29 Nov 1998, Stefano Fronteddu wrote: > >> Hi MSX people ! >> I'm writing to all of You to explain an idea I had a lot of time ago. >> I was thinking to develop a battle game: blah, what the news !!! >> No this was my idea: >> >> I intended to develop a program that was able to read 2 files. >> These files were the source code to control the action of a simulated >> 'robot'. > >Great idea! I could make it, I guess, but I can't say when it will be >finished, since I don't have so much spare time. But please, send me exact >specifications on what the condition of an if-statement can be, and how >the radar can be used (or am I now asking just one question). Anyway, I >think it would be easy to make it hecto-multi-player (257 players at most, >simultaneously), by making use of joynet. I'm coding something at the >moment so that implementing that will be easy. Anyway, were you planning >to make the enemy-robots computercontrolled or humancontrolled? Human >would be more fun, of course, but you can't always find a second player... >Are there many other people that would want to be a beta-tester anyway? >(this question is to the others, of course) > >Bye, >shevek > > > >MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put >in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the >quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/) > > MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Grafix-Designer
Hi! Does anybody know a pattern(!) editor for GFX9000? Or maybe somebody knows a PC-Programm which allows to limit the number of colors to 16, and the depth to 5 bits... greetz Wolfgang btw: theoretical stuff is boring - I'm born to code... -- Chief-Gavaman Programmers' Affair - The Vampyre of MSX Empire <___ACTIVE - GROUP___>> http://www.myworld.privateweb.at/gavaman/default.html MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Bigger sector numbers
At 01:57 PM 11/25/98 +0300, you wrote: >I have only one correction to "2 Gb per partition" sentence. NOT per >partition - per whole disk at BIOS I/O level (per partition only for DOS >level)! This is not the case. The routine that was discussed (#4010) reads/writes a sector from a logical disk (partition), not a physical disk. The maximum physical disk size is an internal matter of the diskROM. Bye, Maarten MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: What about an MSX marathon!?!
Ah, I forgot: ofcourse I will put my complete MSX hardware there so if you don't have a stand you can still try some stuff out, make some music on the MoonSound (and Audio), etcetera etcetera. Time enough, I'd say... But you won't have HD-access. Too bad :-o!!! And reacting to Antal van Kalleveen: Don't worry, I will organize it well... But thnx for ur hints! Antal van Kalleveen wrote: :Laurens Holst wrote: :> :> Hey people, I -and someone else- had a great idea: :> :> To organize a MSX 24-hour marathon!!! :> :> This is meant to be a fair to be held from saturday 12:00h 'till sunday :> 12:00h... :> Date: about the same as the fair in Zandvoort. :> :> This could be really cool and big fun. :> :> I already have a location... it's in Bussum, near Hilversum, in the centre :> of Holland. So everyone must be able to get there. :> :> We can do some contests, have some talks about everything, show off some :> games in development, sell stuff etc. MSX only! :> :> Hey, let me know how you think of this, if you will come and if you will :> hire a stand!!! (I think it will be about fl.20,- for 24 hours long 4 :> metresof stand). :> :> ~Grauw : :Well, i think the idea is great but it must be very well organised or :else everybody is just doing some stuff and there be no clue as :of whats everyone doing... :The whole 24 ours must be described in some sort of agenda. The agenda :consists of hours in which a game contest will be held, hours in :which everybody is visiting some else stand and the developer talks :about his/her project/game. Hours in which you just can do something :for yourself, hours when all developers take place in discussions :on ASM stuff or GFX stuff, etc. etc. : :That's my 2 cents... : : MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: IDE driver & documentation
There is a Z80 disassembler called Z80DIS which has some sort of "Artificial
intelligence". It ('till now succesfully) detects all kinds of areas like
Instructions, Byte data, Word data, Text data etcetera. But it has some
disadvantages. 1: It can only disassembleup to about 14k of code. After that
the memory is full and it'll break to Dos. 2: it doesn't support "illegal"
(read: unndocumented) z80-instructions.
But ummm... If someone has the Dos2 ROM (&RAM) disassembled (in a format so
that I can immediately assemble it again with gen80 without modifications)
could you please send it to me??? I ofcourse prefer a disassembled source
with Ins/Byte/Word/Text-areas...
~Grauw
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Re: Robocop file version released
> Manuel, > > > Well, I downloaded the DD2 from that page, and I tested it on my Sony > > HB-F700D. It did not work! The game loads normally. After starting, I get > > the > > little story. Then stage 1 is loaded. And after that: the MSX hangs (I > > see > > a little part of the screen (the garage), and the sound is 'hanging', you > > know: "B..p!" (infinitely)). > > Yeah, I got this problem once. In a MSX2. But DD2 runs fine in my > MSX1, my MSX2 and my TR-GT. Even in BrMSX, VMSX and CJS MSX2 Emulator > (not in fMSX). On my Philips VG8235 and NMS 8245 (both MSX2) exactly the same happened, but now I have a Philips NMS 8255 (MSX2 and with 512 Kb RAM) and the game works perfectly with it! Greetings, See Loy. MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: SCSI as a MSX link ?
:Laurens Holst wrote: :>First of all, IF I should get another one, then I'd get MEGASCSI. :>Second, I bought BERT because I saw a test in MCCM about Bert 2.8 which :>would be faster than Novaxis on a MSX2... So I ordered BERT... v2.7... v2.8 :>was never released so I bought v2.7 (not knowing the difference), a slower :>one. : :If you're not using the BERT on a turboR, you can upgrade to BERT v3.0 :which works faster than Novaxis. Since when does this version exist??? I bought my BERT quite recently but it is still v2.7... :I'm not sure how the situation is right now, because work on BERT is always :progressing, but last time I checked the v3.0 didn't run on turboR because :of timing-problems, it was going TOO fast or something... Hmmm... ~Grauw MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: MSX at work
>>Anyway this was my experience, thanks & goodbye >Do you wanna another one? At Spain, two/three years ago I >saw at the Finance Delegations that the computer at Payments >department was a 8235 with a green monitor. Also, when I have done some "tests" for my conduction license (is this the correct expression? ), they tested my "reflex", or something like that with a program running on a... !!! MSX-1 !!! MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Big sector numbers: worrying too much?
On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Nestor Soriano wrote: > >> Use of #4010 allows DOS to be hardware independent. But then sector numbers > >> are limited to 16 bit. How to solve this? With drivers? > >What problem do you mean? > >In general #4010 is only called by DOS kernel. In all other cases when > >your own program makes use of #4010, you know what size the disk you want > >to access has. So if it is >32MB, use the 'new diskio' otherwise use > >#4010. > > Of course, #4010 is used by DOS kernel; then what happens when DOS needs > access to 32 bit sectors for accessing files? We have the same problem: > #4010 entry supports 16 bit sectors only! eh.. you didn't understand me; DOS kernel uses both 4010 and the new entry depending on the situation. When a disk is accessed for the first time (or maybe when booting up the system) DOS can make a table with drivetypes: 4010 or new entry. To obtain the drivetype bootsector(=sector 0) can be read by using normal 4010 even if it is drive >32MB. Jon MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Bigger sector numbers
Hi again (we keep trying), > > My idea: why not indicate a big sector number with the highest bit of > > the drive number (passed with A register)? (chop, chop...) New calling convention: (drive numbers: for BIOS-routine 0144h: 0=A, 1=B, etc., for driver entry 4010h: drivenumber = 'local' drive) For the programmer: - 'old' disk-I/O: as normal - 'Big disk-I/O': LD A,drivenumber SET 7,A LD DE,pointer to 32-bit sectornumber CALL DSKIO (other parameters as usual) The pointer simply points somewhere in memory. Although diskROM is switched into 4000-7FFFh during the call, I think this pointer can point anywhere. For the BIOS-routine (0144 or FFA7h), DOS can copy the contents at the pointer address to an internal save address (in page 3-workspace, for example). For calls from disk-system to driver via 4010h, this pointer will already point somewhere else. If diskROM is directly called at 4010h by an old program, pointer will be 16-bit sector-number, and things will work as usual. If called for 'Big I/O' directly from a (new) non-standard-obeying proggie, only problem will occur if pointer address is in 4000-7FFF range, but is no problem either, because this would be -illegal- (directly calling 4010h for 'Big I/O', that is) For the DSKIO entry (4010h) in the driver ROM: (check read or write) Bit 7 of A register: if 0, higher bits of sector number = 0, or other 'base' lower bits are in DE register if 1, memory address (DE) contains big sector number (treat equally from here) For those of you who worry about performance: Suppose you need an extra of say, 20 Z80-instructions, with an average time-consumption of say, 10 clockcycles, that would take about 200/3.58e6 is about 0,06 milliseconds (@3.58 MHz). (there go these 10 milliseconds access times...) So don't complain about this, any single interslot-call consumes a big multiple of that. With an extremely fast driver (like one using a HDD with read-ahead cache memory), this could even allow sector-reading from an interrupt-routine (!!) Probably not allowed, but this calling method method wouldn't stand in the way. So, this calling method is: -100% Compatible: if you call an old driver with it, nothing will happen, and an error gets returned. Any old calling methods have the normal effect -'Interslot-call proof' -Fast -Easy for programmers I challenge you to come up with a better way. Greetings, Alwin Henseler([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://huizen.dds.nl/~alwinh/msx (MSX Tech Doc page) MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Emulators
I've got a question for MSX emulators' developer. Why don't You work together to combine the better elements of each emulator to one. I've also heard of a java emulator for MSX. Why do You work all on the same problem with different result. Make a discussion, try to develop one emulator. I think this will be a good thing ! Goodbye, -- Fronteddu Stefano [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://space.tin.it/computer/stfront MSX, Sardinia, Robotics, Friends http://computer.digiland.it/1461 MSX Soft Tips Page ICQ: 21401454 0338/3645458 MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: For Gerald and for C user on MSX
Stefano Fronteddu wrote: > in my archive I've got a disk with a C compiler on it. I've never used it, > but I think that is good for a C programmer. > If You want to see it send me an E-mail. > If there will be a lot of people asking for it I'll try to put it on the > net. Yes! Send it please. I'm always interested in obscure msx c-compilers. Gerald MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Fw: Evolution of MSX
Hi I wrote : about using z380 and FPGA e.t.c ( topic "Evolution of MSX" ) I want to know. Who want to build new harware for next MSX? You can to Send me Your messages. :-) Valery MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: About FAT16: just for information
>> And now, please never start a discussion about "how to determine cluster >> size when using FAT16"! No needing for this!! ;-) >Microsoft is again trying to simplify simple, as usual... >The easiest way of determining cluster size is to look into >boot sector at the BPB parametre Sectors per Cluster. Of course. You misunderstood me, I don't wanted to say "how to determine cluster size of an existing partition", but "how to decide the cluster size when creating a partition (that is, when doing logical format)". It was my fault. - Konami Man - AKA Nestor Soriano (^ ^)v - Itsumo MSX user http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Bay/9797/msx.htm [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ#: 18281450 "In Windows 98, 3.000 found failures of W95 have been corrected..." Translation: 3.000.000 not found failures continue without being corrected... - MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Emulators...
Hi! >So what did we learn ??? . nothing ! At least you are honest :-) Collin MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
R: For Gerald and for C user on MSX
I'll try to put the .dsk zipped on my download section of my home page before sunday, so if You want it get it there. Let me know if it is usefull to You. Goodbye --- Fronteddu Stefano [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://space.tin.it/computer/stfront MSX, Sardinia, Robotics, Friends http://computer.digiland.it/1461 MSX Soft Tips Page ICQ: 21401454 0338/3645458 MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Emulators: just my opinion.
I will not make judgements about if emulators users are "true" MSX users or not, I will only tell my opinion. Well, the fact is that I'm in the MSX world since year 86, and I can say this: the feeling I have when using real MSX is not present when using any emulator. I mean, I can't release of my mind the idea that I'm not using my MSX but a bad copy. So, even if they can become perfect some day, I don't like emulators. If other people likes, no problemo of course. Someone says that real MSX computers will be all broken some day. Well, we ourselves must also die some day, but we don't mind about this, right? We just live our life. - Konami Man - AKA Nestor Soriano (^ ^)v - Itsumo MSX user http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Bay/9797/msx.htm [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ#: 18281450 "In Windows 98, 3.000 found failures of W95 have been corrected..." Translation: 3.000.000 not found failures continue without being corrected... - MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Emulators...
Jun-Sung Kim escreveu:Greetings, > > Also keep this in mind when creating a copy-protection. I only buy MSX-games > > I can use on my emulator as well !!! And if you make a game which you can't > > play on a emulator, noone will be able to play it in the future ! > > > Well, I think you are a very GOOD MSX emulator user. I've never seen > a guy who buy softwares for MSX emulator. However, I don't consider > making such a copy-protection in my softwares. Well, now you met another one. :-) I've been usiing emulators because my MSX is broken for 2 years, and now i'm buying a new MSX with things i never thought i could have someday, when i had my MSX2.0 working. I had forgotten MSX after my msx broke, and I come back to Msx world when i saw that CJS emulator 0.2b was released. You can't imagine how happy I was at that time. I was in home again. :-) So MSX emulators brought me back. Without them i probably woulsn't buying a new MSX now. In this time using emulators, i bought future disks magazines, printed Msx magazines and Msx's CD's, altough Future disk doesn't work very well in emulators. I don't think that people with msx emulators doesn't buy/use/produce softwares (i'm here to prove it). And i fully agree with what was mentioned, even my new MSX will die someday, so i'll only buy softares that work with emulators, they may not work very well due to emulator bugs, but it's necessary that they aren't copy-protected, because in this case i could at least wait for a better version of thee emulator to run them. Mauricio Braga. MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: SCSI as a MSX link ?
Laurens Holst wrote: >First of all, IF I should get another one, then I'd get MEGASCSI. >Second, I bought BERT because I saw a test in MCCM about Bert 2.8 which >would be faster than Novaxis on a MSX2... So I ordered BERT... v2.7... v2.8 >was never released so I bought v2.7 (not knowing the difference), a slower >one. If you're not using the BERT on a turboR, you can upgrade to BERT v3.0 which works faster than Novaxis. I'm not sure how the situation is right now, because work on BERT is always progressing, but last time I checked the v3.0 didn't run on turboR because of timing-problems, it was going TOO fast or something... Greetz, Patriek [EMAIL PROTECTED] ,-. ,. ,-. TNI on the web: | '-.| ,-. \ '-' http://www.xs4all.nl/~newimage/ Member of| ,-'| | | | ,-. The New Image | '--' | | '-' | Check out "MSX Banzai!" at: since 1991`--' '-' http://www.xs4all.nl/~newimage/MSXBanzai!/ MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Commands in Pattern Mode?
Hi > > Theoretically they do work. But you'll have to set the correct writemask > bits > in R#46 and R#47. See page 53 of the V9990 E-VDP-III application > manual. It says: > In P1 mode, writing is prohibited on the side not specified as the > transfer destination. Screen A R#46, Screen B#47. > I read this. But it is not clear for me. Can anybody explain kindly the above sentence in detail? Greetings, - Jun. MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Evolution of MSX
On Wed, 11 Nov 1998, Ricardo Bittencourt Vidigal Leitao wrote: > I give you a challenge: to make a program that detects if it's > running on BrMSX or a real MSX-1. It's very difficult to make such a > thing!! Of course, please give me a copy of your program if manage to > build one. Hey this BrMSX seems to be good. :-) Hmm... Maybe I should try it someday. ;-) > Right now, the most safe way to make sure that a program will not > run in BrMSX is to check for MSX2/2+/T-R. These things are not emulated > and will not be in a near future. Ok, don't get me wrong... My goal is not to make proggrams, that are not usabble in emulators. This thing I said was just speculation of my mind. Anyway one thing, that I don't belive, that Any MSX2 emulator has is a correct VDP speed... So if we make a proggram, that waits lineinterrupt, starts a massive copy, waits few scanning lines and terminates copy operation before it was completed and then calculates, how much it copyed then... I bet there is no emulator, that can make this right. (Hey I have only once heard about software, that changed color of box before it was completely drawn. So maybe there is no any need to emulate that right ?) ,_. _=_=_=_=!_MSX_!=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_, ! A1ST ~--- - I ( o o o o o o )i /`, / .::;::; ., / :::.:.:.::::!. -=- `, ~== NYYRIKKI : [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Emulators...
Jun, > You are right. Almost all MSX emulator users had MSXs. When they met > the emulator, they was very happy because they could use great MSX softwares. > And ... it's all. It's end. They just tried to run softwares once and then > never tried after. The real MSX users do it. They prefer their real MSX than an emulator. An emulator is just for test, for experimenting, or maybe help (come on... The BrMSX debugger helps me a lot!). > But the important point is that the number of real MSX usres decreases > due to the emulator. Many emulators users prefer emulators for comodity. 'Cause they don't need to build software, there are tons of ROMs anywere; getting a TV to put in their MSX is very complicated to do; they don't want to spend their time searching for a 3 1/2 drive ["my pc has one 1.44 here! why searching for another???"]; they can spend the money of MSX with their PC ["nah! pc is better than msx! pc can run msx emulator! emulator is equal to real machine! i don't need real machine!"]. That's a common situation here in Brazil. > A lot of real MSX users putted their MSXs into somewhere > untouchable-place because they could run some MSX softwares on PC. > They do not use real MSX anymore and they do not use even the emulator now. Yeah, there are these, too. But these guys don't like MSX anymore. They don't use real MSX. But they don't use emulators too. > I've never seen > a guy who buy softwares for MSX emulator. That's another problem. Emulator users love getting free ROMs in the Internet. So they think "Why would I pay for a MSX software if I can find thousand games for free on Internet?". Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Engenharia de Computacao - UNICAMP http://www.adrpage.home.ml.org MSX-TR:I have one.And you? * DISK CRASH: (A)bort, (R)etry, (K)ill innocent bystanders * MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Big sector numbers: worrying too much?
On Wed, 11 Nov 1998, Nestor Soriano wrote:
> ...
>
> >it is an almost perfect way, but I think it can be done faster. (each time
> >loading into a register, checking for , ...)
>
> LD HL,sectornumber
> INC HL
> LD A,H
> OR L
> JP Z,big_sector_number
> DEC HL
> JP small_sector_number
or even better:
LD HL,sectornumber
LD A,H
AND L
INC A
JP Z,big_sector_number
small_sector_number
Anyway, I think that we can use every cycle @3.58MHz. I still prefer a new
entry. Disk access times will become smaller and smaller.
>
> Is this so slow compared with the disk access time?
>
> >Perhaps we can add a new entryaddress(es) into the diskroms: DISKIO for
> >32bit sectors, ...
>
> This is also a good idea. In fact, when BIOS was updated for MSX2, new VRAM
> read and write routines for accessing 64K VRAM were added. Theoretically,
> old VRAM access routines can only access first 16K VRAM. This is the same
> case, then.
indeed!!!
>
> >If DOS3 will read/write a large drive it should use this routine instead
> >of #4010. (normal DISKIO)
>
> Use of #4010 allows DOS to be hardware independent. But then sector numbers
> are limited to 16 bit. How to solve this? With drivers?
What problem do you mean?
In general #4010 is only called by DOS kernel. In all other cases when
your own program makes use of #4010, you know what size the disk you want
to access has. So if it is >32MB, use the 'new diskio' otherwise use
#4010.
Remark: you can always read the bootsector of a disk with #4010. Useful
to determine its size. This can also be done by DOS3 kernel.
(Like I've mentioned before: current DOS2 fetches the #4010 address from a
kind of diskparametertable. (I'm not 100% sure of this))
>
> >BTW. I was wondering: what has FAT16 to do with partitions >32MB. Can't
> >you use FAT12? The clustersize will be large though.
>
> Cluster size in sectors must be a power of 2. So, maximum sectors per
> cluster is 128; using 4096 clusters we get a maximum partition number of
> 256Mb.
>
> But hey, you really think that 64Kb clusters are practical? If we can
> modify DOS in order to use 32bit sector numbers, let's do it complete and
> implement also FAT16!!
I totally agree. I only wanted to be sure that FAT16 is theoretically not
necessary for >32MB partitions.
Like some people said before; 24bit sectornumber will be enough to fit all our
needs for the coming decades ;-) (8GB partitions)
>
> >On the other hand I think FAT16 will be faster, because you can manipulate
> >16bits instead of 1byte and a half. Anyway that's something for DOS3.
>
> Well, this is an extra advantage. But I think that such speed problems are
> not critical; remember that disk access times are much bigger that any
> cluster calculation time.
any gain of speed is welcome
jon
('first think and then do')
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Re: JoyNet serial transfer routines
Maarten ter Huurne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What you call an 'extra' signal, is just as much part of the signal > as the data signals are. Dependant on the encoding, it may not even > be possible to say "these bits are data and these bits are timing". I agree completely. > Take for example the encoding I proposed on this list a while ago: > There are 2 signal bits: D0 and D1. Flipping of D0 means "a 0 is > transmitted". Flipping of D1 means "a 1 is transmitted". With the above example, the transmitted information depends not on the state of a signal at certain times, but on the TRANSITIONS of the state of the signal(s). The receiver can determine a transition by comparing the state of a signal with a previous state. But consider this: Suppose the sender would toggle the signal, sending a (whatever), toggle it again, sending another (whatever). And then suppose the receiver would miss these 2 transitions somehow, and see no change. If sender and receiver work at different speeds, or check the signals at different times, this would be easy. To prevent this, they might: check the state of a signal against another signal (data/clock/changing function, doesn't matter). That would be a SYNCHRONOUS communication method / protocol. I assume that's not the idea here. Another way might be, to use such a timing, that the receiver(s) will ALWAYS have enough time to check the status of the signal(s). That would use a fixed timing when sending, and not using another signal, and therefore be a Asynchronous method. I assume that's not meant here either. Yet another method would be, to signal the sender a return signal, that a sent 'unit' of information (here: probably 1 bit) was received. In this case: using the "ACK" signal. That would again be a SYNCHRONOUS method (every transfer synchronised with the returned acknowledge). It seems that's the idea with JoyNet. > > Since the timing information is part of the communicated message, > the sender and receiver need not be synchronized. The matter synchronous <-> aynchronous has NOTHING to do with the sender and receiver being synchronised somehow, when you mean they would be 'working' on the same thing, at the same time. That need ofcourse not be the case, but the protocol could be synchronous nevertheless. But they ALWAYS have to be synchronised with the SIGNAL somehow. The receiver would be synchronised at the point in time, that it has determined the start of a particular unit of information. In this case, upon seeing a transition on one of these bit lines, that would make it synchronised with the bit-stream, but still not tell the receiver where a 'pack' of information started. That might be when receiving a special signal (here: not available), or when using a sort of 'Escape sequence' (like toggling the 2 data lines above simultaniously, or receiving a special bit sequence, that does not occur in normal data). The sender also has to be synchronised with the transmitter. For instance, by only sending when any receiver(s) is known to be ready. Or, when assuming receivers are always ready, such synchronisation would be immediate. In this case, the transmitter would be synchronised with the receiver, at the moment it receives acknowledgement that the receiver is ready for (a) new bit(s). Here, when the return "ACK" is seen, indicating: "got it, send next bits now". > I just strongly recommend an delay-insensitive asynchronous > communication protocol, because that will give far less trouble. For > example, it is insensitive to cable lengths and it will run at any > clock speed. I agree, that would make the practical use of it much more easy, and 'robust'. Eehh, delay insensitive -> not using some fixed timing -> thus a SYNCHRONOUS (sorry ;-) method / protocol. NOT meaning the computers involved need to do things simultanious... For any applications, the use (protocol) depends HIGHLY on what you use it for: If it's *only* data-transfer (moving the contents of a harddisk to another computer or such), you'd best use either as many signals of a joystick port as possible, allowing maximum tranfer speed, OR use as few signals, you feel you need for programming it, to make a connection cable as simple as possible. > I too think reliability is important. But you suggested 32 bit CRC > without any proper argument why what error detection would be the > right one. Besides, error detection depends on message size as well. > One 32 bit CRC per kilobyte offers far better error detection that > one 32 bit CRC per megabyte. The message size depends on how many errors occur (I hope 'few'), and the overhead it would give to respond on this with resending a block. For data-transfer, I would take anything convenient, that is far bigger than the checksum itself, so that the overhead is small. For instance, with a CRC-32 (4 bytes), take >>4 byte blocks, like a couple of KB.'s. When you use a simple checks
Re: F1-Spirit
At 09:46 11/11/98 +, you wrote: >Yes I know that but can't I get an enddemo by finishing al 16 >races??? As I can remember, only if you won EVERY race: Stock-cars, Rally, F-3, F-3000, Endurance and the 16 F-1 races. Wow. _ __ M. Sc. In Computational Mathematics - UFF | __ \ (_| | | Niteroi - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil | |__) | _ __ _ _ __ __| | ___+-+ | _ / | |/ __// _` | '__/ _` |/ _ \ | Sola Scriptura | | | \ \ | | (__| (_| | | | (_| | (_) | | Sola Gratia | |_| \_\|_|\___\\__,_|_| \__,_|\___/ Jurczyk Pinheiro |Sola Fide| http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/9822/ | Solo Christi | [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Soli Deo Gloria | [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] +-+ MSX freak, X-Phile, Trekker, Christian, Anime and Yamato fan, Transformers, CuD junkie, Gospel Rock, Comics, Anti-Microsoft guy! MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Emulators...
At 19:38 11/11/98 +0100, you wrote: >Why.. Why... Why... > >Can someone tell me what is wrong with the fact I use an emulator ? Lot's of >people say I'm not a real MSX-er because I use an emulator insted of the >real thing. Well... Let me tell you. I only have a Philips MSX-2 with 128kb >left, my sony MSX 2+ with 256kb and MSX-music broke down a few years back, >and it's not possbible to get a new one, or to get that thing fixed for a >reasonable price. At this moment I am very glad I can still use all my >MSX-software, although it's via an emulator ! Well, if you want, I can find 4 u a real MSX 4 sale. It isn't easy, but it isn't impossible. Ademir Carchano, in Brazil, has NEW MSX 2/2+ motherboards 4 sale. Although, he is finishing a new motherboard, the ACE001. U can place it into a PC case, connect it to a PC power source, a PC keyboard, a PC mouse, a VGA monitor, uses 1 and 4 Mb SIMM 30 pin memories... But it is a new MSX. Well, I dislike the PC peripherals, but unfortunately there isn't enough MSX keyboards, MSX monitors and MSX mouses 4 sale. So... Leonardo Padial, in Spain, are finishing his MMSX project, but I don't have enough information about the MMSX (does anyone can tell 4 us about the project? I would be very interested). And, if my T-R will be broken in the next 10 years... When it'll be broken, I think about it. Maybe in 2010, 2020... Well, only one question (please only think about it, don't worry sending me a mail to answer): Do u prefer a MSX emulator or the real MSX? Bye! _ __ M. Sc. In Computational Mathematics - UFF | __ \ (_| | | Niteroi - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil | |__) | _ __ _ _ __ __| | ___+-+ | _ / | |/ __// _` | '__/ _` |/ _ \ | Sola Scriptura | | | \ \ | | (__| (_| | | | (_| | (_) | | Sola Gratia | |_| \_\|_|\___\\__,_|_| \__,_|\___/ Jurczyk Pinheiro |Sola Fide| http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/9822/ | Solo Christi | [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Soli Deo Gloria | [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] +-+ MSX freak, X-Phile, Trekker, Christian, Anime and Yamato fan, Transformers, CuD junkie, Gospel Rock, Comics, Anti-Microsoft guy! MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: About FAT16: just for information
Nestor Soriano wrote: > > Some time ago I find in the Micro$oft page the following information about > how to determine the cluster size, based on the disk size: > > Disk size FAT typeSectors per cluster > - --- > > 0 - 15M 12 bit 8 > 16M - 127M 16 bit 4 > 128M - 255M 16 bit 8 > 256M - 511M 16 bit 16 > 512M - 1023M16 bit 32 > 1024M - 2048M 16 bit 64 > > And now, please never start a discussion about "how to determine cluster > size when using FAT16"! No needing for this!! ;-) Microsoft is again trying to simplify simple, as usual... The easiest way of determining cluster size is to look into boot sector at the BPB parametre Sectors per Cluster. -- EV [MSX Maniac][Pendorian Wannabe][Tubed Audiophile] [email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] [www.glasnet.ru/~msxegor] MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Evolution of MSX
Nestor and Nyyrikki, > > What about putting PC virus in MSX games, activated when detecting that > > emulator is used? (Wow I'm really sadist...) X-D Hehehehehehe... We both know that it IS possible, Nestor... >:) > (For anybody who want's to do something like this, then test diskrom slot > #4010 is there #C3) Nah! It is not a secure test! It works with emulators that patch the DiskROM. For example, BrMSX don't patch DiskROM, so this test fail. But there IS a secure routine to test if the program are running under an emulator. What? Me? Tell it? No! >:) Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Engenharia de Computacao - UNICAMP http://www.adrpage.home.ml.org MSX-TR:I have one.And you? * "Apple" (c) Copyright 1767, Sir Isaac Newton. * MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Evolution of MSX
On Wed, 11 Nov 1998, NYYRIKKI wrote: Hello NYYRIKKI, > Anyway Emulators are so full of bugs, that they can > be probabbly detected quite a easy by: I'm sorry but: > CPU speed test, BrMSX emulates the Z80 clock counting, including the extra waitstate in M1 cycles. It also emulates faithfully the R register. > VDP test, BrMSX emulates all documented features of TMS9128 and most of the undocumented ones. > undocumented/illegal commands test BrMSX emulates all undocumented opcodes of Z80 and almost all of the undocumented flags (exception are the block-commands, I'm working on this right now). I give you a challenge: to make a program that detects if it's running on BrMSX or a real MSX-1. It's very difficult to make such a thing!! Of course, please give me a copy of your program if manage to build one. Right now, the most safe way to make sure that a program will not run in BrMSX is to check for MSX2/2+/T-R. These things are not emulated and will not be in a near future. Ricardo Bittencourt http://www.lsi.usp.br/~ricardo [EMAIL PROTECTED]"Save the trees: eat more woodpeckers" MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: R: Evolution of MSX
At 18:04 11/11/98 +0100, you wrote: >>At 22:15 09/11/98 +0100, you wrote: >>>So why not extend e.g. fMSX or RuMSX (or whatever it is called these days) >>>with Glide (3Dfx) support, so MSX games can become really 3D? >> >>Please, tell me I didn't read this mail into this list... >>If we think like this, why still using MSX? >> >>I don't wanna emulator evolution, I just wanna MSX evolution. > > >I agree with You, I love MSX (the real one), and I'd want to see someone >like Philips investing in a new project related to MSX (e.g. OmegaMSX). >Sony developed his playstation, a stupid consolle, with a wonderful graphics >engine, that is sold everywhere ! Right, but I don't think PSX is a stupid console... But Sony in Brazil IS stupid, 'cause PSX isn't sold here (almost by the 'official' ways)... =) _ __ M. Sc. In Computational Mathematics - UFF | __ \ (_| | | Niteroi - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil | |__) | _ __ _ _ __ __| | ___+-+ | _ / | |/ __// _` | '__/ _` |/ _ \ | Sola Scriptura | | | \ \ | | (__| (_| | | | (_| | (_) | | Sola Gratia | |_| \_\|_|\___\\__,_|_| \__,_|\___/ Jurczyk Pinheiro |Sola Fide| http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/9822/ | Solo Christi | [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Soli Deo Gloria | [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] +-+ MSX freak, X-Phile, Trekker, Christian, Anime and Yamato fan, Transformers, CuD junkie, Gospel Rock, Comics, Anti-Microsoft guy! MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Printer driver
At 07:45 p.m. 16/09/98 +0200, you wrote: Hi Try with IBM PROPRINTER II . you´ll only have two initial characters no graphical in each printing but all other it´s OK. I have seen it Yesterday. Bye MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
RE: Some questions about MSX hardware...
At 22:04 07/10/98 +0200, you wrote: >Turbo-R (A1GT, don't know about ST...) uses 2 AA batteries to keep S-Ram >information. If I remove those batteries all data on D: drive (SRAM) is The ST has 2 AA batteries, too. But it doesn't have a D: drive. []ao! _ __ M. Sc. In Computational Mathematics - UFF | __ \ (_| | | Niteroi - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil | |__) | _ __ _ _ __ __| | ___+-+ | _ / | |/ __// _` | '__/ _` |/ _ \ | Sola Scriptura | | | \ \ | | (__| (_| | | | (_| | (_) | | Sola Gratia | |_| \_\|_|\___\\__,_|_| \__,_|\___/ Jurczyk Pinheiro |Sola Fide| http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/9822/ | Solo Christi | [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Soli Deo Gloria | [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] +-+ MSX freak, X-Phile, Trekker, Christian, Anime and Yamato fan, Transformers, CuD junkie, Gospel Rock, Comics, Anti-Microsoft guy! MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Evolution of MSX
On Wed, 11 Nov 1998, NYYRIKKI wrote: > > (For anybody who want's to do something like this, then test diskrom slot > #4010 is there #C3) > This won't work in BrMSX since it does direct emulation of the FDC through the I/O ports, without the need for patches, like fMSX. Ricardo Bittencourt http://www.lsi.usp.br/~ricardo [EMAIL PROTECTED]"Save the trees: eat more woodpeckers" MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Nice touch, Zilog!
Not only does Zilog make nice microprocessors, they're also a great group of people... A few days after e-mailing Zilog my Z-380 TASM implementation files, I got an e-mail from their Customer Service, asking for my address. Today I got a package via FedEx: I now have a very attractive Zilog coffee mug and mouse pad. "Thanks for the personal touch, Zilog!" Greg_ http://www.netcom.ca/~telic 1998.Oct.09, Toronto, Canada MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
R: MSX at work
Excuse me for the gaffe ! I know that my English is not perfect ! -Messaggio originale- Da: Ramon Ribas Casasayas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Data: martedì 13 ottobre 1998 19.42 Oggetto: Re: MSX at work >On Sun, 11 Oct 1998 16:39:52 +0100, Stefano Fronteddu >wrote: > >>all the ships of 'Tirrenia' (an italian company) are equipped by a >>MSX NMS8280. It's used only to display on all the monitor of >>the sheep the informations about navigation. >You surely mean ship! Otherwise it might be a cattle cargo >freight! >Besides, do you think sheeps could be interested in the details >of navigation? X-D > >>When I see it the first time I was very happy, but now I'd like to >>know if one day all this MSX will be destroyed or will be sold to >>MSX lovers like us. >Well, you can start to bother the company about the final >destination of the computers once they replace them. > >>Anyway this was my experience, thanks & goodbye >Do you wanna another one? At Spain, two/three years ago I >saw at the Finance Delegations that the computer at Payments >department was a 8235 with a green monitor. > >CYA > >Get EuroLinked!!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put >in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the >quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/) > > MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: F1-Spirit
> >My brother and I finished this game in the 2 player mode but we were > >little bit surprised there was no end-demo or something like that. > > > >When I played it alone I thought there was one but it can also be > >"een hersenspinsel" (don't know the English word) > > You can start the enddemo by entering the password 'MITAIYOENDDEMO'. > Yes I know that but can't I get an enddemo by finishing al 16 races??? > Jasper. Greetinx Jochen "we're off to never, never land!" MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: R: Evolution of MSX
>MSXers, are not a lot, but they are an heart that is still alive, here after >a long time, and ready to believe in a new age for MSX ! Very nice words. But from long time ago, computer world is only a question of "$". Else, why to release a new processor & cards and put the stamp of "obsolete" to previous ones, every six months? Only for win more money. Don't expect a "new MSX era" if we must rely in big enterprises. And if we must rely in ourselves... well... if we finally are able to stop speaking and start the FAT16 driver/DOS3, then there is any hope, else... 8-) - Konami Man - AKA Nestor Soriano (^ ^)v - Itsumo MSX user http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Bay/9797/msx.htm [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ#: 18281450 "In Windows 98, 3.000 found failures of W95 have been corrected..." Translation: 3.000.000 not found failures continue without being corrected... - MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
R: Evolution of MSX
>At 22:15 09/11/98 +0100, you wrote: >>So why not extend e.g. fMSX or RuMSX (or whatever it is called these days) >>with Glide (3Dfx) support, so MSX games can become really 3D? > >Please, tell me I didn't read this mail into this list... >If we think like this, why still using MSX? > >I don't wanna emulator evolution, I just wanna MSX evolution. I agree with You, I love MSX (the real one), and I'd want to see someone like Philips investing in a new project related to MSX (e.g. OmegaMSX). Sony developed his playstation, a stupid consolle, with a wonderful graphics engine, that is sold everywhere ! I think that someone could try to develop a new MSX, better than playstation for games, of low cost, and pheraps good for internet, ready to control new device, like DVD or home allarm control. A true Home Computer, good for playing as for study or work. No one rest in Philips, Sanyo, ... that believe in a such great project. Money is the only thing needed. But money invested in a such way, is good spent. MSXers, are not a lot, but they are an heart that is still alive, here after a long time, and ready to believe in a new age for MSX ! Goodbye, Stefano MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Incomplete ATA.PS ?
> Egor Voznessenski wrote: > >The file is being uploaded (ATAROM.ZIP) > >But the most fresh copies of my software are ofcourse on my server: > >http://cisip.sonnet.ru/MSX > > I've tried to view and print ATA.PS using Ghostview, but the sheet > seems to be incomplete. > > Does anyone else have a problem with that file? I just checked the file with GS 4.01 and everything is OK. Just set A3 media for Ghostscript - the drawing is large. -- EV [MSX Maniac][Pendorian Wannabe][Tubed Audiophile] [email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] [www.glasnet.ru/~msxegor] MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Evolution of MSX
> What about putting PC virus in MSX games, activated when detecting that > emulator is used? (Wow I'm really sadist...) X-D I had a though once too to update my Shoot the flying windows game with whole screen error message, where is hand middle finger up and text "Get a real shotgun !" ... but I din't :-) (For anybody who want's to do something like this, then test diskrom slot #4010 is there #C3) ,_. _=_=_=_=!_MSX_!=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_, ! A1ST ~--- - I ( o o o o o o )i /`, / .::;::; ., / :::.:.:.::::!. -=- `, ~== NYYRIKKI : [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Evolution of MSX
Arjan Steenbergen wrote: > > > Hi All, I don't know why all of you are so negative! The suggestion of Arjan may not be as bad as it seems. Perhaps now is NOT the right time to EXTEND the emulator with 'new' features. Perhaps NOW is is the time to build in everything that is known to MSX today (GFX9000, Moonsound, Videodigitiser, Hard disk, ...). And after that... who knows? To get back to the suggestion of Arjan: My reason NOT to program on PC (at least not in my spare time ;-) ), is that I know my MSX 'through and through' and can program something very quickly on it. As I believe my MSX won't last forever (I do HOPE it does), there will come a time I can only access my MSX via PC. If that MSX has more possibilities, then. WHY THE NOT. I must however, insist that the current hardware is emulated first (where is that HARD DISK emulation :-( )! Jeroen Smael FutureDisk Homepage: http://www.futuredisk.msxnet.org/ MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: SCSI as a MSX link ?
See Loy Lin wrote: >> I'm not sure how the situation is right now, because work on BERT is always >> progressing, but last time I checked the v3.0 didn't run on turboR because >> of timing-problems, it was going TOO fast or something... > >How can I upgrade to v3.0 and how much money does it cost? You have to contact Hans Oranje, but I'm afraid I don't have his e-mail address. :( Someone please tell us what his address is! About the costs, you just need a EPROM replacement which AFAIK is NLG 25,-. Greetz, Patriek [EMAIL PROTECTED] ,-. ,. ,-. TNI on the web: | '-.| ,-. \ '-' http://www.xs4all.nl/~newimage/ Member of| ,-'| | | | ,-. The New Image | '--' | | '-' | Check out "MSX Banzai!" at: since 1991`--' '-' http://www.xs4all.nl/~newimage/MSXBanzai!/ MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: Evolution of MSX
> We want real MSX, not MSX emulations. Please, forget this crazy idea... > Have you noticed that almost all people here is LAUGHING about your idea? I > don't think it's very useful. Rest are crying. ,_. _=_=_=_=!_MSX_!=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_, ! A1ST ~--- - I ( o o o o o o )i /`, / .::;::; ., / :::.:.:.::::!. -=- `, ~== NYYRIKKI : [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: SCSI as a MSX link ?
>>MSX tR -> Novaxis SCSI -- HDD -- CD ROM -- Zip -- Novaxis SCSI <- NMS 8250 >>ID#: ??? 1 25 ??? >> >>... but I'm not sure anymore, is it a good idea :-( >> > > Well, if you don't change, all SCSI boards (like Novaxis) are SCSI ID 7. >Well, with a Mega-SCSI utility u can change its ID, I don't know 4 Novaxis. >And in Japan, users used to connect 2 computers using SCSI in order to >exchange programs. I don't know how, either. > With Novaxis goto setup be pressing DELETE on reboot or startup of the computer. in this screen you can change host-ID to 4 - 7. When in Basic you can use this basic command: call sethostid(var) the var must then contain the value 4 to 7 and can be a varibele or just a number. Greetings Maico Arts MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
