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by Fruitcake
Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:04 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver
Replies: 53
Views: 14746

Re: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver

Hmm, I don't think so... as ARX is based on UDG, it is necessary that the RAM address lines A0~A8 are generated by the ULA, which is not the case with memory expansions connected to the rear expansion bus. Yes, good point! :oops: If I had a 64K RAM pack then this would have been obvious during my t...
by Fruitcake
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:38 am
Forum: Development
Topic: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver
Replies: 53
Views: 14746

Re: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver

Here is the source code for the new ARX display driver and demo program, along with the demo program .p file:
ARX_Driver.asm
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Arx_Demo.p
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ARX_Demo.asm
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by Fruitcake
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:35 am
Forum: Development
Topic: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver
Replies: 53
Views: 14746

Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver

The ARX display technique devised by Andy Rea in 2006 is fascinating in that it could have given true high resolution graphics back in the day using an off-the-shelf 64K RAM pack if only someone had thought to write a suitable display driver [*Correction* - See comment in post from kmurta lower down...
by Fruitcake
Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:04 pm
Forum: Emulators
Topic: New release of EightyOne available
Replies: 344
Views: 358001

Re: New release of EightyOne available

A minor update to EightyOne is now available which addresses 4 small issues:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/eightyone-sinclair-emulator/
by Fruitcake
Sun Oct 22, 2023 12:20 am
Forum: Emulators
Topic: Eightyone emulator tools issue
Replies: 5
Views: 6986

Re: Eightyone emulator tools issue

You can reposition all windows automatically from within EightyOne using:
View -> Gather Windows.

And you can delete the current .ini file from within EightyOne using:
Options -> Configuration -> Reset To Default Settings
by Fruitcake
Fri Aug 04, 2023 2:51 pm
Forum: Emulators
Topic: New release of EightyOne available
Replies: 344
Views: 358001

Re: New release of EightyOne available

Is it still based on the very first ZX128 emulator? Yep. Many of my lowres games use a trick to store data on the screen. Load games like DIGgIT, MINESWEEPER, SNAKEBINGO, K-MAN, LODERUNNER, 8BITWARS to see what I mean. It is on my Sinclair TO DO list (along with many other things). The necessary ch...
by Fruitcake
Fri Aug 04, 2023 2:38 pm
Forum: GAMES
Topic: Does this ZX81 Bomber game exist?
Replies: 16
Views: 12052

Re: Does this ZX81 Bomber game exist?

JohnsBargs wrote: Mon Jul 31, 2023 11:50 am https://www.zx81.nl/files/bomber.p

...but it crashes constantly with a 2 error that I can't figure out, so it's hard to tell.
If you start it using RUN then you get a 2/22 error. If your start using GOTO 1 then it appears to run ok.
by Fruitcake
Tue Aug 01, 2023 1:53 am
Forum: Emulators
Topic: New release of EightyOne available
Replies: 344
Views: 358001

Re: New release of EightyOne available

v1.39 installed for the new debugger menu but it seems that v139 has issue with some of my games. The game works fine using EO v1.39 for me, but only when using the edition 2 or 3 ROM. If the edition 1 ROM is used then the times do not appear as you reported. This is due to the CALL NZ,$19F9 at $42...
by Fruitcake
Thu Jul 13, 2023 11:23 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: Kaleidoscope program
Replies: 4
Views: 6754

Re: Kaleidoscope program

I've added a link to the program on my website, along with a note about the need for 8K-16K RAM.
by Fruitcake
Thu Jul 13, 2023 1:41 am
Forum: Software
Topic: Kaleidoscope program
Replies: 4
Views: 6754

Re: Kaleidoscope program

GCHarder wrote: Wed Jun 28, 2023 9:21 pm Hardware required: ZX81 with 16K Rampack optional Chroma interface.
The program works nicely, although I found to get Chroma colour working I needed to enable RAM in the 8K-16K region. The edition 2 or 3 ZX81 ROM is also required else an error 4/1020 occurs.