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- Fri Apr 17, 2020 10:26 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: MZ800 is not an euro MZ1500 !!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8913
Re: MZ800 is not an euro MZ1500 !!!
I have removed the 1500 compatibility flag on all downloads in the database except for those where 1500-compatibility was explicitly mentioned in the description.
- Fri Apr 17, 2020 10:09 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: MZ800 is not an euro MZ1500 !!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8913
Re: MZ800 is not an euro MZ1500 !!!
The original sharpmz.org will not be updated, it's basically a snapshot of the site before the transition to Wordpress started and should only be considered as a historical document. KHM does not maintain those pages anymore and has not had access to this site for more than a year. The MZ-1500 page ...
- Thu Apr 16, 2020 7:42 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: 700/800 - are custom taperoutines common?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 20261
Re: 700/800 - are custom taperoutines common?
Yes, my imaginary tape emulator has that.
- Thu Apr 16, 2020 6:30 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: 700/800 - are custom taperoutines common?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 20261
Re: 700/800 - are custom taperoutines common?
If I don't patch the BASIC monitor it will use the normal tapeport, which the tapeemulator also supports. So in that case it will work at normal speed.
- Thu Apr 16, 2020 2:10 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: 700/800 - are custom taperoutines common?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 20261
Re: 700/800 - are custom taperoutines common?
Oh I see what you mean. So do want you to patch the tape routines of the monitor (through a patched copy in DRAM) and make them to use the expansion port to read/write a header/data blocks? Virtual Instantaneous Tape? Yes, something like that. I'm aware of the BASIC monitor, that one would have to ...
- Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:38 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: 700/800 - are custom taperoutines common?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 20261
Re: 700/800 - are custom taperoutines common?
The point is to avoid the current bit-banged serial tapeport, and transfer data directly on the databus to a microcontroller-based tape-emulator connected to the expansion port. This should allow almost instant loading and saving to "tape".
- Thu Apr 16, 2020 11:26 am
- Forum: Other
- Topic: 700/800 - are custom taperoutines common?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 20261
Re: 700/800 - are custom taperoutines common?
I ask because it would be rather trivial to modify the monitor tape routines to just read/write bytes through a port instead of bit-banging the tape port. It would require some custom hardware (tape emulator connected to the expansion port) but would also be super fast. But not much point in doing t...
- Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:58 am
- Forum: Other
- Topic: 700/800 - are custom taperoutines common?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 20261
700/800 - are custom taperoutines common?
As the title says - are custom tape routines common on 700/800 software, or does most software just use the monitor taperoutines?
- Tue Dec 03, 2019 8:18 pm
- Forum: Games
- Topic: Is it real game ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7746
Re: Is it real game ?
Looks like a game running on modern hardware, but with 700-inspired sound and graphics.
- Sun Nov 24, 2019 5:16 pm
- Forum: Games
- Topic: Sharptris - new game for MZ700
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11510
Re: Sharptris - new game for MZ700
I consider selling some copies on tape to finance this year's domain and server rent for sharpmz.org. Is there any interest in such a thing?