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by SamC
Sun May 12, 2024 7:06 am
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Castle Master 2 with a colored freescape engine (eLeMeNt ZX)
Replies: 4
Views: 344

Re: Castle Master 2 with a colored freescape engine (eLeMeNt ZX)

No link yet, changes are being tested, including synchronization, because games will speed up after modifications to the HGFX :-) When the TAP or TAR file is released, a message will appear here, a link to the ZX-Art, where we save the enhanced software. Don't worry, I'm not a fan of media like face...
by SamC
Wed May 08, 2024 11:21 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: SD/CF based videoplayers
Replies: 0
Views: 65

SD/CF based videoplayers

ZX48, ZX128, Timex, Radastan, HiRes and SpecNext players.
More formats, any other graphic modes supported?
More videos for download?

https://mega.nz/folder/K80A0RqB#D2Gtc03XEFJ6fnc3H8jcBw
(dot-commands included in the BIN folder)
by SamC
Wed May 08, 2024 8:57 am
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Castle Master 2 with a colored freescape engine (eLeMeNt ZX)
Replies: 4
Views: 344

Castle Master 2 with a colored freescape engine (eLeMeNt ZX)

From a telegram channel: https://t.me/eLeMeNt_forum/431 Johny X delved into the depths of HGFX and LCU and brings us a patch of the game Castle Master 2 (Crypt) with colored 3D graphics. We can look forward to a significant speed-up of the game too. Release will be soon! https://i.postimg.cc/vmn5JY9...
by SamC
Sun May 05, 2024 7:23 pm
Forum: Emulators
Topic: Enhanced ZX Speccy (Alike system?)
Replies: 9
Views: 366

Re: Enhanced ZX Speccy (Alike system?)

PeterJ wrote: Sun May 05, 2024 4:05 pm You could possibly run it under Wine?
It works fine in the Wine. The picture was taken in my desktop of the MX Linux XFCE :-)
by SamC
Sat May 04, 2024 4:43 pm
Forum: Showcase your work!
Topic: New Interface 2 games
Replies: 26
Views: 11040

Re: New Interface 2 games

Thanx!!!

You also mentioned 3D Tanx, Gyroscope and Bug Eyes.... no visible on the webpage and no downloads
by SamC
Sat May 04, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: Emulators
Topic: Enhanced ZX Speccy (Alike system?)
Replies: 9
Views: 366

Re: Enhanced ZX Speccy (Alike system?)

Ralf wrote: Sat May 04, 2024 12:05 pm I'm not sure if someone would like to write it
The zx-scene is big enough to try different approaches.
ZX-Uno, Chloe/SE, ATM 2/3, ZX-Poly, TS-Conf, Sprinter, ULAX... :)
by SamC
Sat May 04, 2024 11:56 am
Forum: Emulators
Topic: Enhanced ZX Speccy (Alike system?)
Replies: 9
Views: 366

Re: Enhanced ZX Speccy (Alike system?)

Above all, better graphics means improving the simple video system and addressing the huge memory requirements, all with an eye on digital-video connectivity. So far the only capable hardware I know is the HGFX of the eLeMeNt ZX platform , which allows to exceed 256 pixels in height and offers 512*3...
by SamC
Fri May 03, 2024 1:11 pm
Forum: Showcase your work!
Topic: fossimon - an NMI based monitor for divMMC and esxDOS
Replies: 20
Views: 956

Re: fossimon - an NMI based monitor for divMMC and esxDOS

Is it possible that, rather than bringing up a menu when pressing the NMI button, holding down another key This was the first thing that came to my mind after installation. But the browser is still more frequent tool for me and the fossimon guide contains several solutions to get the monitor workin...
by SamC
Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:42 am
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Subliminal Extacy #6
Replies: 11
Views: 512

Re: Subliminal Extacy #6

thanks to the authors also for the support of colourful hires resolution

Image
by SamC
Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:33 pm
Forum: Showcase your work!
Topic: fossimon - an NMI based monitor for divMMC and esxDOS
Replies: 20
Views: 956

Re: fossimon - an NMI based monitor for divMMC and esxDOS

Nice work! Many thanks! Now it is easier to inspect hidden routines, especially in loaders and de-packing routines. I also like sm 16384 6912 "screen$ :-) Please add zx128 (and more) Pentagon paging up to 512K, this will help to convert trdos software to the esxDOS. incl. commands to Save and L...
by SamC
Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:29 pm
Forum: Showcase your work!
Topic: New Interface 2 games
Replies: 26
Views: 11040

Re: New Interface 2 games

Many thanks!

These older conversions are not present in the archive:
Rebel, Draughts Genius, FA Cup 87, Evening Star, Ski Star 2000, Cyclone
by SamC
Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:53 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: eLeMeNt ZX New Computer / Motherboard Replacement
Replies: 50
Views: 6038

Re: eLeMeNt ZX New Computer / Motherboard Replacement

FastDMA - an improved, smart DMA for a real Z80 CPU https://youtu.be/7I_6F0Rq8zg SoundDMA - the third DMA type with the highest data-transfers priority, above the FastDMA and the classic Z80-DMA - 6 audio channels #A - #F - each channel can play 8bits mono or stereo sound - stereo VOLUME and PAN (b...
by SamC
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:48 am
Forum: Showcase your work!
Topic: Specasm: A Z80 assembler designed to run on the spectrum itself
Replies: 31
Views: 3357

Re: Specasm: A Z80 assembler designed to run on the spectrum itself

Thank you very much for the continuously development and all the improvements!
When I add tools like the SERCP from PVYM and the (hex)EDITOR from NAMCO, it is a perfect system to do things without an emulator. :)

I recommend adding documentation to the distribution package.
by SamC
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:35 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: .SERCP for esxDOS
Replies: 0
Views: 440

.SERCP for esxDOS

New version 0.8: https://vym.cz/sercp/

speed: 115200 Bd
hardware: AY RS-232, SIF and MB03+ (USB) interfaces, eLeMeNt ZX (USB)
configuration file: /SYS/CONFIG/SERCP.CFG
by SamC
Fri Mar 01, 2024 3:28 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: eLeMeNt ZX New Computer / Motherboard Replacement
Replies: 50
Views: 6038

Re: eLeMeNt ZX New Computer / Motherboard Replacement

MultiRun... up to 3 apps on the superhires screen. https://zxfiles.net/download/elzxmb/MULTIRUN.TAP This could not be named true multitasking, because two minor changes in both games are still needed (redirected IM2). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MClyYxMHCtA As usually, test it in the latest vers...
by SamC
Fri Mar 01, 2024 3:19 pm
Forum: SAM Coupé
Topic: Change the charset in SAM
Replies: 4
Views: 839

Re: Change the charset in SAM

Here are several important values, in my 10 years old doc...
https://sam.speccy.cz/sam-coupe_keyb-char-map.pdf
by SamC
Mon Feb 12, 2024 9:01 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: eLeMeNt ZX New Computer / Motherboard Replacement
Replies: 50
Views: 6038

Re: eLeMeNt ZX New Computer / Motherboard Replacement

The combined and protected memory layout is done. Paging per 8K and 16K. Spectrum and Pentagon models, ZX-RAM , MB-02 and divRAM can be alternated with Ultimate RAM , FlashRAM , FRAM and HGFX video-buffers - BRAM . https://element.zxfiles.net/img/element-zx-mem-overview-prev.png More info in the Pro...
by SamC
Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:53 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: eLeMeNt ZX New Computer / Motherboard Replacement
Replies: 50
Views: 6038

Re: eLeMeNt ZX New Computer / Motherboard Replacement

A new core with two new handy features: SafeNMI - protect against rewrite RAM during NMI SaveINT - doesn't lose an interrupt during DMA operation SafeNMI is an enhancement that will help both developers and regular users especially in NMI Menus and Memory Snappers. It protects memory and ensures err...
by SamC
Sat Jan 06, 2024 7:14 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Some gigascreen game prototype: need input
Replies: 26
Views: 1696

Re: Some gigascreen game prototype: need input

Thank you for the enhanced software! This is the first full-screen gs. game for the classic ZX Spectrum! Before that, the gigascreen was mostly used for large static images or for parts of a game screen: maps in Gyron and Nether Earth. Maybe some part in the Soldier of Fortune is also diplayed by us...
by SamC
Sat Dec 23, 2023 3:10 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: eLeMeNt ZX New Computer / Motherboard Replacement
Replies: 50
Views: 6038

Re: eLeMeNt ZX New Computer / Motherboard Replacement

Christmas and New Year's greetings for all ZX and Speccy friends, especially for eLeMeNt ZX/MB users and supporters. Programmed by Lanex, for the eLeMeNt ZX computer with the HGFX (ZX-Planar & Chunky) video system. Music: Engrossing Moments (afterparty edit) by Cj Splinter. https://i.postimg.cc/...
by SamC
Sat Dec 16, 2023 5:38 pm
Forum: FPGA Devices
Topic: HGFX - ZX Planar
Replies: 28
Views: 2600

Re: HGFX - ZX Planar

Lanex has prepared another game converted to HGFX. This time he just removed attribute collisions and replaced some of sprite routines in the ZX screen. He simply redirected most sprites to ZX-Planar layers, also to get different colours for sprites. Apart from a hacking of a few routines, the game ...
by SamC
Fri Dec 08, 2023 3:18 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Z-System CP/M
Replies: 1
Views: 295

Z-System CP/M

Are there older implementations of the improved CP/M 2.2 for the ZX Spectrum and compatibles? Such as the Z-System, https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Z-System. Nihirash is working on a version for the ZX-Uno: https://github.com/nihirash/cpm-uno Also is being prepared ZCPR + ZSDOS for the eLeMeNt ZX. ...
by SamC
Mon Dec 04, 2023 6:59 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: eLeMeNt ZX New Computer / Motherboard Replacement
Replies: 50
Views: 6038

Re: eLeMeNt ZX New Computer / Motherboard Replacement

:santa Hi! here we have some news for long winter evenings and gifts for your e L e M e N t ZX : - new user manual (v2.0) options of latest firmware, PC keyboard layout, useful OUTs in basic, common "issues" and more... it covers both v1 and v2 of the motherboard https://sites.google.com/v...
by SamC
Sun Nov 12, 2023 6:55 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: SkoolKit 9.0
Replies: 15
Views: 514

Re: SkoolKit 9.0

SkoolKid wrote: Sat Nov 04, 2023 11:55 am DEB packages ... Now I know at least one person is, I'll resume the practice. :D
me too (MX Linux) 8-)