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by Mike
Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:59 pm
Forum: Emulation and Cross Development
Topic: The optimal VICE PAL VIC aspect ratio
Replies: 14
Views: 5853

I suppose you're referring to the menu option 'Snapshot > Save/stop media file ...' in VICE. In that case, this has nothing to do with your graphics adapter card. VICE always saves the screen buffer contents before any filters (such as rescaling and TV system emulation) are applied. And this screen ...
by Mike
Sun Feb 24, 2013 7:28 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: Jiffy and ML
Replies: 6
Views: 1758

The low-byte of the jiffy clock is counted up by 1 every 1/60 second, and wraps from 255 to 0. That means, on entry to this sub-routine the byte is either in the range of 0 to 59, and then the routine waits the remaining time until the byte becomes 60 (which already is not constant), or the byte has...
by Mike
Sun Feb 24, 2013 2:38 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: Jiffy and ML
Replies: 6
Views: 1758

The subroutine mentioned in the posting below should do the trick. :mrgreen: http://sleepingelephant.com/ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=676&start=17 If you want to implement something like a clock, this would however always add the processing time between the delays into the calculation, so...
by Mike
Sat Feb 23, 2013 1:58 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: MG Text Edit
Replies: 15
Views: 6582

I just tried the SPLASH file from your Spidey vs. Doc Ock game. It loads fine without issues. Most of the white colour 'background' is actually drawn from foreground colour, with multi-colour enabled. These cells change to display vertical stripes in hires mode. So far, expected behaviour. If this i...
by Mike
Sat Feb 23, 2013 1:41 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: MG Text Edit
Replies: 15
Views: 6582

It is most probably an attribute cell with multi-colour data that changed into hires when you overtyped it with a character. As I wrote in the OP, the attribute cells are tiles of 8x16 (hires) pixels, i.e. the area of 2x2 (small) characters is always affected when the colour RAM needs to be changed....
by Mike
Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:40 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Spidey vs Doc Ock
Replies: 39
Views: 13231

Nice! 8) Yes, awesome splash screen! Awesome... I love splash screens! I love them too ... :mrgreen:: https://dateipfa.de/.Public/denial/images/minigrafik/spider-man.png ( download ) After you have started a program with a boot loader created from ' makeboot.prg ' in the MG batch suite, MINIGRAFIK ...
by Mike
Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:40 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Gaming like it's 1983...
Replies: 2
Views: 848

Ghislain got the Comet64 to work on the VIC-20 in general with a suite of programs detailed in the thread ' Internet Connectivity with Comet64+VIC-20? (IT WORKS!!!) '. Three years ago, there had been a demonstration of a VIC-20 posting on Twitter that even got broadcast coverage. See the thread ' VI...
by Mike
Tue Feb 12, 2013 6:14 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Alternative SD2IEC 5v power source
Replies: 15
Views: 3910

eslapion wrote:- Video port
Pin #1 supplies an unstabilized voltage of +6 VDC from the rectified 9 VAC, which may be loaded with a maximum current of 10 mA.
by Mike
Mon Feb 11, 2013 4:25 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Hires Graphics
Replies: 111
Views: 88726

Just a small remark about this section: [...] lda $10fe sta $900e [...] The original code in MINIGRAFIK and in its executable pictures does a slightly more elaborate: LDA $900E AND #$0F ORA $10FE STA $900E MINIGRAFIK saves the contents of VIC register $900E (auxiliary colour and volume) with the bot...
by Mike
Mon Feb 11, 2013 2:29 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Color Flickers
Replies: 8
Views: 1715

Unless your VIC-20 has been modded to output S-Video, you'd only have to connect composite video (yellow cord) and audio (white cord) to your TV set. Please check that the yellow cord connects to pin 4 of your DIN plug and that the white cord connects to pin 3. Here's how they are arranged when you ...
by Mike
Sun Feb 10, 2013 5:33 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Revision 2013 Invitation / Website out
Replies: 6
Views: 1263

This is a - small - issue I have with the demoscene in general. One of several - small - issues indeed. But I am not going to argue here. Either way: I will be attending the party and have this run on my VIC+Mega Cart. Whoever wants to see it/try it out is invited - don't forget to bring beer ;-) T...
by Mike
Sun Feb 10, 2013 5:10 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: SQL experience needed
Replies: 12
Views: 1959

I also keep my fingers crossed. It's about time. In the 'International VIC' section a guest (Sedeinvenia) found a way to spam around. :evil:
by Mike
Sun Feb 10, 2013 5:03 am
Forum: Emulation and Cross Development
Topic: Minigrafik GIMP Plugin Development
Replies: 26
Views: 10291

Here I have another MG picture to test your GIMP plugin with: a Currywurst dish. ;)

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Greetings,

Michael
by Mike
Wed Feb 06, 2013 3:38 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: DO .. LOOP in BASIC V2
Replies: 12
Views: 2116

No, you're mixing up expressions and statements. To clarify, most (imperative) programming languages make a difference between statements and expressions : A statement is some instruction or command which is intended to be executed by the language, e.g. PRINT, GOTO. In that sense, the LET statement ...
by Mike
Wed Feb 06, 2013 12:36 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: DO .. LOOP in BASIC V2
Replies: 12
Views: 2116

Witzo wrote:How does this work?

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P=ST=0
This statement is not interpreted as double assignment in BASIC V2, rather the result of the Boolean expression ST=0 (either -1 if true, or 0 if false) is assigned to P.