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by ysblokje
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:42 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: A zaxxon clone on the mz700 or mz800?
Replies: 0
Views: 17

A zaxxon clone on the mz700 or mz800?

Hey, I was watching some retro games videos on the tubes recently where I saw blizzard being played, that triggered a memory that I can't seem to either confirm or deny! Was there ever a zaxxon clone made? (the one I found was a completely different game and not at all zaxxon-like) I hope your memor...
by ysblokje
Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:24 pm
Forum: Buy/sell
Topic: WTB SHarp MZ-700 or MZ-800
Replies: 3
Views: 3509

Re: WTB SHarp MZ-700 or MZ-800

I hope it's not against the rule but I would like to suggest looking at marktplaats.nl there's one mz-721 for sale there right now, for about €100

Ys.
by ysblokje
Sun Oct 18, 2020 9:29 pm
Forum: Demoscene
Topic: Futuro MZ by Genesis Project
Replies: 14
Views: 12590

Re: Futuro MZ by Genesis Project

Finally the demo I've been working on is finished, thanks to everyone here on the forums for their help! Youtube video MZF binary Technically it a bunch of standard "demoscene" effects, trying to optimize as best as I could with interleaved VRAM access and stack abuse to get as much speed...
by ysblokje
Sun Oct 18, 2020 9:25 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Help new QD owner
Replies: 5
Views: 5249

Re: Help new QD owner

Geir - who has bought the QD off me but not collected it yet - has bought 40 NIB disks for it, so I guess this won't be a problem for him :) Sheer madness! Did he eat some bad herring ;) I was quite on the fence on buying either a unicard or building a QD emulator like was featured on the main site...
by ysblokje
Sat Oct 17, 2020 11:30 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Help new QD owner
Replies: 5
Views: 5249

Re: Help new QD owner

I did a quick check in the technical reference (page 121) :

QL : load
QS : save
QC : copy
QF : format
QX : transfer
QD: directory

And I rember putting flappy on disk 10 or 11 ;) I never got around to "restoring" the original disks.
by ysblokje
Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:06 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Help new QD owner
Replies: 5
Views: 5249

Re: Help new QD owner

Hi Jo, use QF to format a disk (side) and then use QX to load a program from tape that will then be copied to disk. This should get you started. Also I used the black ribbon cable to jumper the pin of the cassette connection on the motherboard to be able to use the 3,5mm input jack to stream mzf /wa...
by ysblokje
Thu Oct 15, 2020 4:06 pm
Forum: Buy/sell
Topic: WTB: MZ-800
Replies: 10
Views: 11228

Re: WTB: MZ-800

Jo Even wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 12:00 pm I'm now the proud owner of an MZ-821 :) Extremely well packed and arrived safely and in working condition.
Glad it finally got there and in one piece, well 3 if I remember correctly!
I've never been so stressed about sending a package in my life :D
by ysblokje
Sat Oct 03, 2020 11:00 am
Forum: Buy/sell
Topic: WTB: MZ-800
Replies: 10
Views: 11228

Re: WTB: MZ-800

Sorry hlide,

I struck a deal with Jo already. I did see a brand new /old stock sharp QD drive for sale on ebay a while back, but I think that's gone now.
by ysblokje
Wed Sep 30, 2020 11:17 am
Forum: Buy/sell
Topic: WTB: MZ-800
Replies: 10
Views: 11228

Re: WTB: MZ-800

It's located in the Netherlands, but if you are not interested in the QD than an ebay 821 one might be the better option. I'm not planning to sell it off in parts, just too much of a hassle.
by ysblokje
Tue Sep 29, 2020 10:02 pm
Forum: Buy/sell
Topic: WTB: MZ-800
Replies: 10
Views: 11228

Re: WTB: MZ-800

I've cleaned up my mz-821 and got the QD and tapedrive working and lost interest quickly afterwards (it's the journey not the destination kind of thing?).
Anyway I might want to sell in the near future but I really have no idea yet what reasonable even is, since they are rarely sold online.