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by plbyrd
Fri Aug 25, 2017 5:10 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: g – a multitasking OS for Ultimem/VICMIDI (WIP)
Replies: 88
Views: 32482

Re: g – an Ultimem OS/GUI under construction

Finding this made my day. What license is this under? I want to use some of your boot loader code with my project. BSD. Free as a bird. :) Superb. We need to get together and talk about combining efforts. You've done everything I've planned to do on the back-end, but I think a more modern approach ...
by plbyrd
Thu Aug 24, 2017 6:27 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: g – a multitasking OS for Ultimem/VICMIDI (WIP)
Replies: 88
Views: 32482

Re: g – an Ultimem OS/GUI under construction

pixel wrote:If it makes another single person's worry wrinkles go away – priceless.
Finding this made my day. What license is this under? I want to use some of your boot loader code with my project.
by plbyrd
Thu Aug 24, 2017 11:31 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: Robo-VIC: An Android Inspired GUI
Replies: 15
Views: 3360

Re: Robo-VIC: An Android Inspired GUI

I wrote a quick memory configurator for Ultimem last night and saw a consistent behavior. When I applied a value to the registers and the Ultimem was there, leaving the program resulted in a soft-boot with the correct configuration. When I didn't have Ultimem in place, the program just drops back to...
by plbyrd
Thu Aug 24, 2017 8:52 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: Robo-VIC: An Android Inspired GUI
Replies: 15
Views: 3360

Re: Robo-VIC: An Android Inspired GUI

Is there a way to safely detect the presence of the Ultimem?
by plbyrd
Wed Aug 23, 2017 7:35 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Robo-VIC: An Android Inspired GUI
Replies: 15
Views: 3360

Re: Robo-VIC: An Android Inspired GUI

I got my Ultimem today. O. M. G. I've wondered if an EasyFlash like thing would ever be created for the VIC20..... I cannot believe it's not more widely known about. I bought it on a whim to get a memory expander. I didn't even know it had a writable flash system. Now, posting this in the Robo-VIC t...
by plbyrd
Wed Aug 23, 2017 6:20 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Robo-VIC: An Android Inspired GUI
Replies: 15
Views: 3360

Re: Robo-VIC: An Android Inspired GUI

I have an idea after installing JiffyDOS in my VIC20. I wonder if it'd be useful to make a Robo-VIC Kit available that would have replacement ROMs for the chargen and basic. Instead of booting to basic, you'd boot to Robo-VIC. We could make the chip switchable like JiffyDOS so you can still use the ...
by plbyrd
Tue Aug 22, 2017 6:01 pm
Forum: Emulation and Cross Development
Topic: How to use redefined characters in CC65
Replies: 30
Views: 19524

Re: How to use redefined characters in CC65

The goal of my personal project is to write a little fun game for nearly all 8 bit computers (+ TI/994a which technically is 16 bit) Whatever makefile solution I decide to use, should work with CC65 (6502), SDCC (Z80), ZSDCC (Z80), SCCZ80 (Z80) and CMOC (6809), GCC for TI (TMS9900), C99C (TMS9900)....
by plbyrd
Tue Aug 22, 2017 4:06 pm
Forum: Emulation and Cross Development
Topic: How to use redefined characters in CC65
Replies: 30
Views: 19524

Re: How to use redefined characters in CC65

Thanks a lot! I am trying to understand more now how the CFG works. I did not know that one should use pragmas to specify the segment. I thought it was done automatically by the linker. So, I need to figure out which part of the code should go to which segment. I guess I can do this by looking at t...
by plbyrd
Tue Aug 22, 2017 4:03 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: SuperCPU for the Vic-20
Replies: 176
Views: 118334

Re: SuperCPU for the Vic-20

So the DB25 will basically be a breakout? It would be nice to have another joystick port, at least one USB host port, and the aforementioned PS/2 port. A breakout box to this would be perfect. BTW, will you be sourcing and selling cases for this? I think that'd be worth some extra $$$ to me so I don...
by plbyrd
Tue Aug 22, 2017 4:00 pm
Forum: Emulation and Cross Development
Topic: How to use redefined characters in CC65
Replies: 30
Views: 19524

Re: How to use redefined characters in CC65

Oliver Schmidt's universal makefile for cc65 is just about perfection.

https://github.com/cc65/wiki/wiki/Bigger-Projects
by plbyrd
Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:57 pm
Forum: Emulation and Cross Development
Topic: Cross development with real hardware
Replies: 3
Views: 4593

Re: Cross development with real hardware

I think the Princess4 Ultra is what you need ? You can use the built in Bluetooth to access the executables on your PC directly on the VIC20 http://www.manosoft.it/?wpsc-product=c64sd-v4-0-princess-ultra#more-3920 The new board included Jetgrab logical for work also at Standalone Mode . The new C64...
by plbyrd
Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:16 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Robo-VIC: An Android Inspired GUI
Replies: 15
Views: 3360

Re: Robo-VIC: An Android Inspired GUI

Is there a way to split the VIC screen into two modes, like the VIC-II can? I would like to offer the ability to mix multicolor graphics with the standard text mode of the UI. It would be really cool to allow the app to determine where the split would happen (example, lines 0-16 are always text for ...
by plbyrd
Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:56 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: SuperCPU for the Vic-20
Replies: 176
Views: 118334

Re: SuperCPU for the Vic-20

Without high volume its basically a quest to find a manufacturer that deliver good enough specs for a 0.8mm pitch BGA-256 with enough layers to enable proper routing. Most EU and US based companies will charge upwards from 150USD per PCB for 10pcs, so I had to go to Asia to find one that would add ...
by plbyrd
Tue Aug 22, 2017 5:55 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: Robo-VIC: An Android Inspired GUI
Replies: 15
Views: 3360

Re: Robo-VIC: An Android Inspired GUI

Disclaimer: Just my opinion, so please don't take this the wrong way, but... I struggle to see the merit in creating something like this, unless it's just for personal enjoyment of course and you aren't expecting anyone to actually use it? The number of Vic owners, with access to MB memory expansio...
by plbyrd
Tue Aug 22, 2017 5:23 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: Robo-VIC: An Android Inspired GUI
Replies: 15
Views: 3360

Re: Robo-VIC: An Android Inspired GUI

Yeah, I've decided to leave the kernel alone for compatibility to various devices that use the IEC port. I do highly recommend JiffyDOS to be used with it. I'm doing all my testing with JiffyDOS and 32K expansion. Eventually the core parts will be re-written in assembler. The current wave of work is...