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by antonie
Thu Sep 16, 2021 6:04 pm
Forum: ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next
Topic: Sir Clive Sinclair
Replies: 11
Views: 7082

Sir Clive Sinclair

Sadly Sir Clive Sinclair is no longer with us.

The ZX Spectrum was the only computer my parents could afford (and only just) and it set me on a great professional career.

A very sad day.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... es-aged-81
by antonie
Thu Aug 19, 2021 5:46 pm
Forum: Amiga (Minimig)
Topic: ShapeShifter (68k Mac emulation on Minimig)
Replies: 67
Views: 37220

Re: ShapeShifter (68k Mac emulation on Minimig)

kamshaft wrote: Thu Aug 19, 2021 1:48 pm Has anyone tried Shapeshifter with Amiga OS3.2?

I'm having trouble booting the Mac, I get the disk icon, and when I try to load a .dsk file. It crashes. What can I be missing?
Have a look at the work by @meauxdal. There is a thread "other computer systems/core" - macintosh plus setup that provides the detail you're looking for.
by antonie
Tue Aug 17, 2021 7:58 am
Forum: ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next
Topic: Possible to save with ZX81 core?
Replies: 12
Views: 3385

Re: Possible to save with ZX81 core?

I'm guessing it's not possible to save a program with the ZX81 core? There's not a whole lot of into on the github page: https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/ZX81_MiSTer, so I wasn't sure. I have the ADC adapter, but I guess that's "IN" only, right? So in theory if I had a saved program, I could hook up an audio playback device and play it ba...
by antonie
Sun Aug 15, 2021 12:14 pm
Forum: ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next
Topic: ZX Spectrum Next Port to MiSTer
Replies: 112
Views: 65338

Re: ZX Spectrum Next Port to MiSTer

Any way to access the 2nd sd card on the io board through the network? Don't think so. I have a 20MB VHD in Windows, add files that I need to it, send it via FTP to Mister. You can then load this VHD within the Next Core as second drive and access it through the Next Browser Menu, choosing 'D' to select the drive and browse the vhd contents. You c...
by antonie
Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:55 am
Forum: Arcade Cores
Topic: New distribution system for Jotego cores
Replies: 108
Views: 34704

Re: New distribution system for Jotego cores

License key for FPGA cores? This kinda makes me want to end my support on Patreon How is this any different to paying patreon to unlock access to beta cores? It is about the spirit and philosophy associated with MiSTer and FPGA cores. I absolutely agree that each contributor should be free to monitize their work. I also agree that reverse engineer...
by antonie
Mon Jun 07, 2021 5:35 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: DVK MC1201 (PDP-11 compatible Soviet computer)
Replies: 45
Views: 25314

Re: DVK MC1201 (PDP-11 compatible Soviet computer)

Hi if this Soviet clone is anything like the original, have a look at this very interesting youtube video about booting BSD Unix on a PDP-11.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYng1yypNCA
by antonie
Sun May 30, 2021 11:17 am
Forum: ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next
Topic: ZX Spectrum Next: Problem Saving Basic Programs
Replies: 27
Views: 21216

Re: ZX Spectrum Next: Problem Saving Basic Programs

Additional comments, more clarity provided in Github.
by antonie
Wed May 19, 2021 6:00 pm
Forum: ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next
Topic: ZX Spectrum Next: Problem Saving Basic Programs
Replies: 27
Views: 21216

Re: ZX Spectrum Next: Problem Saving Basic Programs

I haven't noticed any corruption to the VHD image file, The file saved is saved to the correct place and has the correct name, but is always zero bytes in length. The Next's file browser works fine. I can create/delete/rename folders and I can rename/delete files that already exist, I just can't save basic files. Odd. Confirmed the same regarding ...
by antonie
Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:51 pm
Forum: ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next
Topic: ZX 48 Core
Replies: 20
Views: 14390

Re: ZX 48 Core

Do we need another ZX Spectrum core?
by antonie
Thu Apr 08, 2021 6:54 am
Forum: ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next
Topic: ZX Spectrum Next Port to MiSTer
Replies: 112
Views: 65338

Re: ZX Spectrum Next Initial Port to MiSTer

I agree with @sorgelig's sentiment. I own both a MiSTer and ZX Spectrum Next (Accelerated with Pi). Even on the physical hardware I really don't have a need for tzx support since I use the ZXNext for ZXNext apps.
by antonie
Wed Mar 31, 2021 4:06 am
Forum: ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next
Topic: ZX Spectrum Next Port to MiSTer
Replies: 112
Views: 65338

Re: ZX Spectrum Next Initial Port to MiSTer

Hi,

The ZXNext manual can be found here

https://www.specnext.com/zx-spectrum-ne ... t-edition/

It's in PDF format so you should be able to search for the error (assuming it's documented)
by antonie
Tue Mar 30, 2021 6:54 pm
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Macintosh Plus Setup
Replies: 223
Views: 185333

Re: Macintosh Plus Setup

meauxdal wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 6:09 pm alanswx posted it in the MiSTer discord server. I've attached it here.
Ok, excellent. Thanks
by antonie
Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:48 pm
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Macintosh Plus Setup
Replies: 223
Views: 185333

Re: Macintosh Plus Setup

meauxdal wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 4:17 pm Exciting stuff is happening for this core behind the scenes.

Screenshot 2021-03-30 12-15-42.png
Is this part of a soon to be released core update? Where can I find this version of the core?
by antonie
Mon Mar 29, 2021 5:59 pm
Forum: ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next
Topic: ZX Spectrum Next Port to MiSTer
Replies: 112
Views: 65338

Re: ZX Spectrum Next Initial Port to MiSTer

"Make sure you've deleted/renamed ZXNext.vhd in the root and Games/ZXNext/boot.vhd."

i.e. zxnext.vhd in the root, or boot.vhd in the games folder.

The root option works perfectively for mw.
by antonie
Fri Mar 26, 2021 7:26 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Macintosh Plus Setup
Replies: 223
Views: 185333

Re: Macintosh Plus Setup

Does anyone know what the relationship is between the latest Mister MacPlus core update and the core previously released on 20210315?

In the latest core update the keyboard behaviour is far less stable than in the 20210315 core. The keyboard usability even regressed from the previous "official" core release.
by antonie
Wed Mar 24, 2021 12:09 pm
Forum: ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next
Topic: ZX Spectrum Next Port to MiSTer
Replies: 112
Views: 65338

Re: ZX Spectrum Next Initial Port to MiSTer

It is also possible to connect to the vhd (over the network) using Samba. On MacOS it is mounted as a new filesystem. Then it is as easy and "drag-n-drop" to move files across. I'm assuming the same would apply to Linux desktop and Windows. Probably, but for Linux at least (maybe for Mac too) it's more practical to mount the MiSTer files...
by antonie
Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:49 am
Forum: ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next
Topic: ZX Spectrum Next Port to MiSTer
Replies: 112
Views: 65338

Re: ZX Spectrum Next Initial Port to MiSTer

It would be a nice feature to have a shared folder or some way to load spectrum next files from the Mister OSD. It's because the next reads to/from the SD card, so you basically have to emulate that. The best way to deal with it is to make a copy of the .vhd, move it to your PC, mount it and add files there. Every time you add content to the .vhd,...
by antonie
Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:17 am
Forum: ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next
Topic: Could somebody post a beginners guide to the ZX Next Core
Replies: 23
Views: 22075

Re: Could somebody post a beginners guide to the ZX Next Core

If samba is enabled on your Mister you can attach to the vhd directly. This is a trivial action in Windows (using Disk Management)

The below is for Macos. The remote vhd mounts as another filesystem

/usr/bin/hdiutil attach -imagekey diskimage-class=CRawDiskImage /Volumes/fat
by antonie
Thu Mar 18, 2021 5:24 pm
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Macintosh Plus Setup
Replies: 223
Views: 185333

Re: Macintosh Plus Setup

Thanks for the new updates!

I notice that the keyboard cursor behaviour is not quite right.

In MS Excel (don't ask....) pressing the cursor keys randomly display characters on screen (usually "+", "a", "c", "j").

Otherwise, great work!
by antonie
Wed Mar 17, 2021 4:52 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Macintosh Plus Setup
Replies: 223
Views: 185333

Re: Macintosh Plus Setup

This worked like a charm!

The keyboard now works a lot better. Thanks @alaswx

Out of curiosity what other improvements have been made to the core...it's been an orphan for a while and I'm glad to see there is interest in improving it.
by antonie
Tue Mar 09, 2021 6:48 pm
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Macintosh Plus Setup
Replies: 223
Views: 185333

Re: Macintosh Plus Setup

It's been a while since I did the install. Did I just rename them? Possibly, but I cannot recall.
by antonie
Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:19 pm
Forum: ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next
Topic: Happy birthday ZX81
Replies: 4
Views: 5966

Happy birthday ZX81

Today is the 40th anniversary of the launch of the ZX81...Happy birthday "big" brother.
by antonie
Mon Feb 08, 2021 7:16 pm
Forum: ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next
Topic: Where's the Speccy love?
Replies: 89
Views: 75547

Re: Where's the Speccy love?

I dont know if I am going mad, but I could have sworn when I ran the update_all script today, I saw a SpectumNeXt mention in the scrolling update information. Am I going mad? No, You're not mad. Here: https://github.com/RW-FPGA-devel-Team/ZXNext_Mister Cheers. I don't think the SRAM / SDRAM issue is resolved though. Not sure it is very usable on M...
by antonie
Sun Jan 03, 2021 8:43 am
Forum: ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next
Topic: Save options
Replies: 5
Views: 5451

Re: Save options

Thank you @SmurfDaddy, these have been really useful. I've never really considered Amstrad Spectrums as "true" ZX Spectrums. Working with these images (dsk) have changed my mind somewhat, and the fact that +3DOS continues to live on as the ZXNextOS in the ZX Spectrum Next.
by antonie
Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:05 am
Forum: ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next
Topic: Request ZX Uno port to MiSTer
Replies: 15
Views: 8232

Re: Request ZX Uno port to MiSTer

That would be interesting!
by antonie
Tue Dec 01, 2020 5:31 pm
Forum: ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next
Topic: Request ZX Uno port to MiSTer
Replies: 15
Views: 8232

Re: Request ZX Uno port to MiSTer

SRAM / SDRAM conversion issue will crop up again...that's what tripped up a "clean" ZX Spectrum Next port.
by antonie
Sun Nov 29, 2020 3:06 am
Forum: ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next
Topic: Alternative spectrum ROM
Replies: 7
Views: 8065

Re: Alternative spectrum ROM

Would that be as simple as renaming AGD0.1.BIN to spectrum.rom?
by antonie
Wed Oct 21, 2020 6:09 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Apple IIgs core
Replies: 27
Views: 19695

Re: Apple IIgs core

Correct - see this side-by-side comparison from RMA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jph0gxzL3UI&t=225s

I also recall a thread on Mac on Amiga, but not sure if it was on this, or the old Atari forum.
by antonie
Tue Oct 13, 2020 7:54 pm
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: 64 bit risc-V
Replies: 8
Views: 6100

Re: 64 bit risc-V

Maybe start with something "simple"...like implementing a NeXTstation.
by antonie
Mon Sep 14, 2020 8:28 pm
Forum: ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next
Topic: Save options
Replies: 5
Views: 5451

Re: Save options

What about recording directly to a computer? My HDMI cable comes with an audio out that I capture sound with.