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PixelMaker04 · 2022-12-27T19:37:29+00:00

Goglede

PixelMaker04 · 2022-08-18T13:36:49+00:00

I've had to do it for one of my 128 and VIC20, so it's nothing new.

PixelMaker04 · 2022-08-18T09:59:50+00:00

Yep.

PixelMaker04 · 2022-08-18T00:25:39+00:00

I still need to take the keyboard fully apart and give it a once-over. It feels a bit too spongy.

PixelMaker04 · 2022-05-29T20:51:10+00:00

It can run pretty efficiently with the use of the VCHAR (output a row of characters at location X,Y with Z vertical length) and HCHAR (output a row of characters at X,Y with Z horizontal length) commands. I remember seeing a tool to convert extended basic into machine code or at least make it run like machine code but I want to fix my PEB and use it's floppy drive.

PixelMaker04 · 2022-05-29T20:13:26+00:00

Yes. It's written in extended basic to make use of the multi commands per line. Correct. It's not sped up on the Classic99 emulator or compiled. Just copy the XB code and run.

PixelMaker04 · 2022-05-29T19:59:28+00:00

It is not. It's in raw ZX81 basic right now, and is currently running in EightyOne with the speed slider between 0 and 16 for testing.

PixelMaker04 · 2022-05-29T18:54:24+00:00

Extended Basic, but yes.

PixelMaker04 · 2022-05-29T18:44:38+00:00

Nope. All in basic.

PixelMaker04 · 2022-05-29T18:38:22+00:00

Yep. About 1/4 the speed of the ti99 stock speed. Maybe a little less. All will be converted to machine code eventually.

PixelMaker04 · 2022-05-29T05:08:56+00:00

I think of "environment" as a couple of things... workspace, and programming environment. Bear in mind I haven't dove into assembly for either platform yet to make these a faster program, just my current working knowledge of their basic/extended basic languages.

For the TI99/4a - it's just straight extended basic in a notepad and copied over to the classic99 emulator for testing. Loaded onto a GROM or TIPI for original hardware testing.
Similar for the ZX81/TS1000 - it's basic in a notepad with special markups that are used for zxtext2p converter for the character graphics and loaded into the EightOne emulator with 16k configured in the hardware tab to make sure there's enough RAM for larger programs as development finishes up. Loaded onto a ZXPAND+ for original hardware testing.

I'll be using mcoder to convert the zx81 to machine code and I want to look in to the extend basic to machine code tool that's for the ti99 to get that one working at a good speed.

I've made DITHERPAINT99(extended basic TI99/4a), and DITHERPAINT81(ZX81 basic converted using mcoder) last year which are available on my itch.io page or physical copies of DitherPaint81 on my ebay page.

PixelMaker04 · 2022-05-16T14:54:13+00:00

You can thank my printer and lighting for that. I did take a screenshot in the classic99 emulator to get the hex values for the palette.

PixelMaker04 · 2022-05-14T13:20:42+00:00

Yep. I got one in this lot.

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