Re: [Ql-Users] Hi Resolution Colour Graphics on a Standard QL

2008-06-24 Thread Malcolm Lear
Jan Palenicek wrote: I don't think the software can run on an emulator (no mc.stat register and probably timing issues too). The issue is rather timing of the CPU with ULA. There is no QL emulator that does it. Well, there was no need for it. Well there is the MESS emulator f

Re: [Ql-Users] Hi Resolution Colour Graphics on a Standard QL

2008-06-24 Thread sinclairql
Jan Palenicek escribió: Try to LBYTES the file and SEXEC it with e.g. 1024 bytes of data stack. If it would crash, try to increase it it's a good idea Another cuestion: this code will run whit a RGB TTL monitor? Absolutely, as you can see it my QL is connected to Commodore 1084 monitor.

Re: [Ql-Users] MESS - was Hi Resolution Colour Graphics on a Standard QL

2008-06-24 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Well there is the MESS emulator found at: http://www.mess.org/ Its seems highly unstable at the moment, but it does aim to emulate all the hardware correctly. Malcolm I've downloaded this and the sheer number of files makes its name appropriate. It claims to support QL alright, but in the do

Re: [Ql-Users] MESS - was Hi Resolution Colour Graphics on aStandard QL

2008-06-24 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Well there is the MESS emulator found at: http://www.mess.org/ Its seems highly unstable at the moment, but it does aim to emulate all the hardware correctly. Malcolm Well, I've got so far with this - here's what I found so far, in case anyone else wants to try this ql emulator (well, ql is on

Re: [Ql-Users] MESS - was Hi Resolution Colour Graphics on a Standard QL

2008-06-24 Thread Malcolm Lear
Hi Dilwyn Yes it is big! I wrote a few drivers for MAME which MESS is a derivative. It was very easy to remove unwanted drivers and recompile. To use first download the mess0125b.zip binaries and unzip it. You should place the QL ROM's in the roms subdirectory, but I found I could only get the

Re: [Ql-Users] MESS - was Hi Resolution Colour Graphics on aStandard QL

2008-06-24 Thread Malcolm Lear
Thanks Dilwyn Malcolm Dilwyn Jones wrote: Well there is the MESS emulator found at: http://www.mess.org/ Its seems highly unstable at the moment, but it does aim to emulate all the hardware correctly. Malcolm Well, I've got so far with this - here's what I found so far, in case anyone else

Re: [Ql-Users] Hi Resolution Colour Graphics on a Standard QL?

2008-06-24 Thread George Gwilt
On 23 Jun 2008, at 20:19, Dilwyn Jones wrote: (no mc.stat register and probably timing issues too). And Jan says on his website it might not work on anything faster than Sandy SuperQBoard interface, so no Gold Card, no Super old Card :-( Oops...variation of Super God Card ;-)) Could I have

Re: [Ql-Users] Hi Resolution Colour Graphics on a Standard QL?

2008-06-24 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Roy wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Malcolm Cadman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dilwyn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes (no mc.stat register and probably timing issues too). And Jan says on his web

Re: [Ql-Users] MESS - was Hi Resolution Colour Graphics on a Standard QL

2008-06-24 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dilwyn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes Hi, If this does get sorted, and has the right potential, then maybe it could be made available on a CDROM at some time. Well there is the MESS emulator found at: http://www.mess.org/ Its seems highly unstable at the m

Re: [Ql-Users] MESS - was Hi Resolution Colour Graphics on aStandard QL

2008-06-24 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dilwyn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes Hi, Well done, Dilwyn. A hero getting that far ... There has been talk for some time about the possibility all of the different Operating Systems being able to be run on just the one machine. I guess this is someway t

Re: [Ql-Users] MESS - was Hi Resolution Colour Graphics on a Standard QL

2008-06-24 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Yes it is big! I wrote a few drivers for MAME which MESS is a derivative. It was very easy to remove unwanted drivers and recompile. To use first download the mess0125b.zip binaries and unzip it. You should place the QL ROM's in the roms subdirectory, but I found I could only get the emulator wo

Re: [Ql-Users] MESS - was Hi Resolution Colour Graphics on a Standard QL

2008-06-24 Thread Malcolm Lear
Dilwyn Jones wrote: I look forward to trying out the 68040 version when you've got it working, Malcolm ;-)) Hmm, I've yet to compile the original yet. Has anyone got hardware info on the Gold card such as memory maps? Malcolm ___ QL-Users Mailin

Re: [Ql-Users] MESS - was Hi Resolution Colour Graphics on a Standard QL

2008-06-24 Thread Dilwyn Jones
I look forward to trying out the 68040 version when you've got it working, Malcolm ;-)) Hmm, I've yet to compile the original yet. Any idea how to get the .MDV images working. I tried getting the MessQL to mount an .mdv image from QLay and it doesn't work with that, so it can't be the same. I

Re: [Ql-Users] Hi Resolution Colour Graphics on a Standard QL

2008-06-24 Thread omega
From: Francois Lanciault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I know I have the demo disk, with some images and the binary code to display them. ... I will email you the files when I find time to do it. Thanks Francois for nice message with history of your driver, it reminds me the enthusiasm I also had w

Re: [Ql-Users] MESS - was Hi Resolution Colour Graphics on aStandard QL

2008-06-24 Thread Stephen
Thanks - that works. I only managed to get Minerva working by adding my own Minerva rom file to the saved ql.zip. On 24/06/2008 14:54, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Well, I've got so far with this - here's what I found so far, in case anyone else wants to try this ql emulator (well, ql is one of huge

Re: [Ql-Users] MESS - was Hi Resolution Colour Graphics on a Standard QL

2008-06-24 Thread omega
EightyOne is on the right way to emulate QL. According to the author - it does nothing at the moment, but you could see that it has some support. See: http://www.aptanet.org/eightyone/ I am a bit sceptical about MESS emulating ULA memory contention correctly... let's see who will first make it

Re: [Ql-Users] Hi Resolution Colour Graphics on a Standard QL

2008-06-24 Thread Francois Lanciault
I found all the files: the display drivers, with source, about 9 hi colour images and even the source of the GIF decoder (but not the executable). I will PM you the files later today. François > Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:44:44 +0200 > From: [EMAIL PROT