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Post by donno128 on Jul 12, 2014 20:17:00 GMT
version 2.5, the colorsroll.prg version... the scroll itself moves smoothly to the left if you follow it with your eyes; you can see that the "jerkiness" is actually flashing of the previous character in that position. Or maybe I am just seeing it wrong.
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Post by donno128 on Jul 12, 2014 1:08:57 GMT
My speakers are dead in my monitor, I just use regular computer speakers, don't even have them set up next to the computer, I don't need them to be balanced for stereo, no stereoSID here. But they are kind of the right cream color like most computers from the 80s and 90s. I just don't have space on the desk after the 128, 1571 and mouse, so actually have to set the monitor on top of the c128, it fits perfectly. I don't think it matters if they are powered, although the ones I use now are powered.
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Post by donno128 on Jul 12, 2014 0:57:30 GMT
Yes, Vice thinks it's all good. The scroll itself is smooth on my flat 128, that is there is no jerkiness to the movement. It just flashes (but very lightly, like it's a fraction as bright as where the text is at any point as if the scroll didn't happen and the line is still in the previous position. The reversed text with flash attribute on looks best, but there is still a little flash to the right. Am I making sense about what I am seeing? I could get out my spare flat128 but I'm pretty sure it has the same VDC revision but only has 16kb VDC ram.
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Post by donno128 on Jul 10, 2014 19:50:04 GMT
commodore128.mirkosoft.sk/index.htmlMiro's Mirkosoft site seems to have become primarily a tips and tricks site. He also has a link to his ACE system blog there, and a cursory run through of the different subjects reveals some material from the late lamented commodore128.org. I hope he hasn't become completely discouraged.
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Post by donno128 on Jul 10, 2014 19:29:24 GMT
In Vice VDC rev 0 scroll.prg and scroller2.prg display syntax error in 43909 message, colorscroll.prg is jerky in the scroll and the screen quakes. In Vice VDC rev 1 scroll.prg and scroller2.prg display the error in 43909 message, colorscroll.prg scrolls smoothly with all attributes but the rest of the screen quakes. In Vice VDC rev 2 scroll.prg and scroller2.prg display syntax error in 43909 message, colorscroll.prg is smooth in the scroll and the screen quakes. Vice version is 2.3.
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Post by donno128 on Jul 10, 2014 19:06:50 GMT
The first two do nothing on my real hardware. I just get an error on line 43909 message. The only one that works at all on my flat C128 is colorscroll.prg, the version 2.5. The screen jerks back and forth 1 character, (nice earthquake simulation) and the scroll moves smoothly but the last character in a word can somewhat faintly be seen flashing to the right in the empty space, and artifacting of the flashing can be seen one space to the right of all the characters.
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Post by donno128 on Jul 8, 2014 16:03:19 GMT
Or just have two monitors up and running, 1702 and 1084. For those times when you need to see both screens due to double output like you can do with the Hydrophile's BASiC 7.80 Conceivably you could have 5 display device running concurrently, composite, separated, RF, monochrome and RGBi. I've actually done it just to see the difference in picture quality. The composite monochrome out looks best going into the separated video luminance input.
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Post by donno128 on Jul 8, 2014 15:47:29 GMT
The Oki 120 was cheap, reliable and all around better to use than the MPS-801. Same output quality since it's a 9 pin printer but I believe it is faster. Maybe. Its printer driver was same as the MPS-801, at least the ones I looked at. No color for the Epson, except maybe using different ribbons and color separation. With that interface it is converted into an MPS-801, I think the Homewriter actually has LX-10 guts. I was hoping when I got the Homewriter 10 I would be able to get around using the interface and there would be a nice straightforward d-sub connection on the inside. Using the dsub it would be ASCII compatible and printed bitmap graphics would be better. But no, just a dream. Or maybe I need a Homewriter 15 or 20.
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Post by donno128 on Jul 7, 2014 23:36:53 GMT
Don't forget about Master Paint 128, another BASIC 8 80-column paint program. However, I don't remember that MP 128 used any dithering to obtain more, virtual colors. Writing from Crawley, England, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group videocam.net.au/fcug July 26-27 Commodore Vegas Expo v10 - www.portcommodore.com/commvexHi Robert, I've never seen Master Paint 128 in the wild. Well, never seen it at all. What's your take on the printer drivers for these BASIC8 programs? gtrmon
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Post by donno128 on Jul 7, 2014 23:30:33 GMT
I used OkiData 120, which is MPS 801 compatible, for years. A neat little printer, nicer looking than the MPS-801, then got an MPS-1200 which can be compatible with Epson LQ printers and MPS-801 depending on how it is connected to the 128.. Now I have an Epson Homewriter 10 which uses an interface forcing it into MPS-801 compatible mode. Printing these BASIC8 images is more a proof of concept than useful, maybe there's a Cannon Inkjet driver that is actually worthwhile. That disk image I posted has a corrupted pict. file, 128colors, which was that way when I got it from BriWall in Kutztown back in 1991. Or maybe I did it when I first tried out the program. Anyway, I found the image in good shape and replaced the old file with it, so here's the new disk image. Still a non-booting 1571 disk. spectrum128.d71 (342.83 KB)
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