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by javierglez
Mon Sep 06, 2021 10:41 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: out of memory
Replies: 9
Views: 624

Re: out of memory

This subroutine uses the pixel set command and test function of MINIGRAFIK . Additionally I guess the algorithm you posted produces a nice graphical effect while it is displaying the intermediate results. Any ideas? E At each subroutine add a sentence placed so as it executes just once each time th...
by javierglez
Mon Sep 06, 2021 5:09 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: out of memory
Replies: 9
Views: 624

Re: out of memory

I remember reading a magazine, probably a Your Computer issue belonging to a friend. There was a recursive bitmap fill routine for the Spectrum which was something like 10 if not point(x,y) then plotx,y: x=x+1: gosub 10: x=x-2: gosub 10: x=x+1: y=y-1: gosub 10: y=y+2: gosub 10 20 return I was so imp...
by javierglez
Sat Aug 28, 2021 12:35 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Cv/gate/midi
Replies: 28
Views: 1288

Re: Cv/gate/midi

I've been working on a (windows .NET) program to import a midi file and export part of it as data for the VIC 20 in the form of lines of code. Then I append them to the code of a kind of generic player program and finally I assemble it. The program lets you select 3 of the channels to be exported as...
by javierglez
Thu Aug 19, 2021 4:41 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Welcome! Please add your programs.
Replies: 55
Views: 79810

Re: Welcome! Please add your programs.

I've been browsing the code samples for CC65 here https://github.com/cc65/wiki/wiki/Applications-written-in-C-or-C-with-assembler As a tutorial I've modified the 2048 puzzle game for the VIC 20. The original repository is here https://github.com/nanoflite/2048-cc65 . I guess I should request a branc...
by javierglez
Fri Aug 06, 2021 3:34 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: VIDEO: TheVIC-20 vs Commodore VIC-20
Replies: 12
Views: 1242

Re: VIDEO: TheVIC-20 vs Commodore VIC-20

Noel comments in the video that Blitzkrieg feels like a BASIC program and it is indeed a BASIC program. I think it is basically a copycat of Blitz although Minter is quoted as the author, maybe to increase sales. I own an original tape. I may have uploaded a photo of it or the code some time ago. An...
by javierglez
Mon Jul 05, 2021 3:28 am
Forum: Buy, Sell, and Trade
Topic: Vic hardware peripherals by Stack/Adman
Replies: 8
Views: 3691

Re: Vic hardware peripherals by Stack/Adman

I got a Storeboard together with a VIC20 I bought from the UK on eBay a while ago. Moving the switches I was able to get +3k or +16k RAM configurations. I'm not into electronics, so I consider silly ideas such as to use the socket to test RAM chips or read EPROMs. Anyway thanks for providing the man...
by javierglez
Sat Jun 12, 2021 2:15 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Why not better composite video like C64?
Replies: 25
Views: 2389

Re: Why not better composite video like C64?

Wow! That's much, much better! I'm pretty sure that my Sony 14" Trinitron CRT doesn't support s-video internally, so the cheap adaptor must be generating a composite signal, but somehow it does it a lot better than what I could do directly on the board of the VIC 20! I'd bet you have a 14"...
by javierglez
Mon May 24, 2021 8:36 am
Forum: Announcement Board
Topic: VIC-20 Software Releases of 2021
Replies: 36
Views: 21986

Re: VIC-20 Software Releases of 2021

Name : Sidelsa Author : Javier Gonzalez Genre : Arcade game Code : ML Requirements : VIC-20 and 16k RAM expansion Description : A recreation of the 1st level of the 1981's spanish arcade game "Draco". It features a demo mode. https://youtu.be/5vYkcGLmBTw Instructions The arcade had 2 joys...
by javierglez
Sat Feb 27, 2021 1:30 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: SD2IEC VIC 20 DEVICE NOT PRESENT
Replies: 13
Views: 1227

Re: SD2IEC VIC 20 DEVICE NOT PRESENT

I have this issue with one of my VICs, loads from tape but not from disk (bad 7406 I understand).
Also somehow I saved a file into some kind of memory inside the SD2IEC instead of the SD card. I think it shows up when I load the directory with no SD card inserted.
by javierglez
Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:42 am
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Programming resources for the Commodore Pet?
Replies: 6
Views: 3105

Re: Programming resources for the Commodore Pet?

I found this resource http://www.primrosebank.net/computers/pet/pet_docs.htm and there's some scanned books on the topic of PET programming, Programming The PET/CBM by Raeto West and some other.
I'm not interested in PET programming, but I wonder if they are good.
by javierglez
Thu Jan 14, 2021 3:56 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Nyan cat meme with raster split
Replies: 4
Views: 571

Re: Nyan cat meme with raster split

Thanks Mike, it's important to refloat these old threads, I've downloaded many things and read interesting posts from before I joined, but from time to time I come across another bunch of things.
by javierglez
Thu Jan 14, 2021 6:07 am
Forum: Announcement Board
Topic: VIC-20 Software Releases of 2021
Replies: 36
Views: 21986

Re: VIC-20 Software Releases of 2021

Title: Nyan cat meme Author: Javier Gonzalez Released: 14th January 2021 Genre: Demo Code: Assembly Requirements: +8k Tested on VICE emulator in PAL and NTSC. It uses 26 columns, so I'm not sure how it fits real monitors, specially NTSC. Discuss: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9995 https://youtu.be/9pbfXNn...
by javierglez
Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:58 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: Nyan cat meme with raster split
Replies: 4
Views: 571

Nyan cat meme with raster split

I coded the Nyan Cat meme for the VIC 20 +8k (I'll post the binary in the releases thread). It uses the stable raster split method discussed in some threads on this forum (notably the Pitfall port with has improved graphics). The animation has 12 frames but the color attributes barely change, which ...
by javierglez
Sun Dec 06, 2020 8:01 am
Forum: Collecting and History
Topic: Cartridge Read: Mystery Eprom now dumped
Replies: 12
Views: 1209

Re: Cartridge read

srowe wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 1:08 am
Vic20-Ian wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:02 pm I purchased this from Ebay, would anyone be able to help me read the Eprom?
[Edit] here it is viewtopic.php?t=676&start=6
Thanks that thread is gold
by javierglez
Mon Nov 16, 2020 9:49 am
Forum: Announcement Board
Topic: VIC-20 Software Releases of 2020
Replies: 30
Views: 20120

Re: VIC-20 Software Releases of 2020

Name : Oflain Author : Javier Gonzalez Genre : Game Code : ML Requirements : VIC-20 and 8k RAM expansion Description : One button jump game for the VIC 20, G's chrome Dino themed http://youtu.be/RY7heUkOMww Remarks: - It checks for NTSC machine to adjust speed parameters but I haven't bothered test...