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Yes VIC can - Demo

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Name: Yes VIC can
Author: tokra (graphics mode), Mike (converter)
Released: Apr 24, 2011
Requirements: VIC-20 (PAL) with 16K RAM expansion (24K for Basic Extension, 32K for SJLOAD)
Description: Demo for new graphics mode explained in a yet to come post in the "New Frontiers in VIC Hires" series.

Screenshot:

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Download (with source): http://www.tokra.de/vic/yesviccan/yes_v ... source.zip

Pout.net-Link (with video file): http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=56893

Got 5th place (out of eight) at the Revision Party 2011
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I'm not sure if this is the appropriate place for comments, but I think this is really amazing!!! I will try it on a real vic next time I have a chance...

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It does look amazing, and I'd love to see it working on my real VIC. Does it really work on 16K?

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Yes, the demo really works on a PAL 16K VIC-20. Just load the "boot"-file and run it. If you have RAM at BLK5 ($a000-$bfff) and a Jiffy-compatible device you can also use "boot-sj" which loads the fastloader into memory. This was the way it was shown at the party.
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Post by Boray »

I tried starting the picture files with PRG Starter and it said:

Identified as:
Machine language for expanded Vic20
Scores: Vic: 536 Ted: 0 Vic-II: 0 Sid: 0

Hey what a score for the vic chip addresses!

After looking at the basic program, I learned you can view them with
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Post by orion70 »

Incredible! I tried this on the real VIC (via FE3), and I must say I'm really impressed, especially by Tutankhamun, the rings, and the yellow flowers. If you try this on the real machine, I strongly suggest to enhance the colour a little bit - it renders better images :wink: .
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Post by tokra »

Thanks, the first and last pic are of the party location (from outside the E-Werk and the toilet sign), to give this demo some sort of bookends for the party.
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Wow, never dreamed it was possible, looks like too many colours to be a Vic-20.

Great Work
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Post by ravenxau »

any chance of a youtube video?
Android Tablet running Frodo 64 emulator running VIC 20 emulator....
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Post by Mike »

ravenxau wrote:any chance of a youtube video?
The package at scene.org includes an *.avi of the slide show (download).
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ravenxau wrote:any chance of a youtube video?
No No No - Dig out the Vic and be amazed
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Post by 16KVIC20 »

I don't have FE3 or a Disk Drive, this should work if I convert the .PRG file into WAV and load it by tape, right?
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16KVIC20 wrote:I don't have FE3 or a Disk Drive, this should work if I convert the .PRG file into WAV and load it by tape, right?
Loading individual picture files would work:

LOAD"",1,1
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Post by 16KVIC20 »

OK, thanks Boray. What does the SYS do?
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Post by Mike »

16KVIC20 wrote:OK, thanks Boray. What does the SYS do?
It starts the display routine of the image. By pressing SPACE you either continue the program, or - if invoked from direct mode - you return to the READY prompt.
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Post by Dinorast »

:) WOW absolutly spot on !!! Greetz to the neighborhood !!! Tested on a pal VIC with FE3-amazing what comes out that machine
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Post by tokra »

Thanks for the kind words! Greetz back to Oldenburg. Always meant to go to the Computermuseum there -> http://www.computermuseum-oldenburg.de/
Looks like a fun place to be :P
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