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FM Towns Core

Posted: Mon May 25, 2020 11:12 am
by Awestyn
Just putting this out there :D

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Mon May 25, 2020 4:24 pm
by AmigoMexicano
OMG I got excited, don't play with my poor heart XD

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 3:49 am
by puu
That's right, it was completed.
Then there's nothing I can do :mrgreen:

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 3:58 pm
by Awestyn
What was completed puu?

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 4:00 pm
by Awestyn
This is running a Intel 386, so it is very possible borrowing from the ao486 project I would think.

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 4:26 pm
by Moondandy
Wait, has someone in Japan done an FM Towns core Puu?

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 11:28 pm
by puu
No, I've never heard that it was made.
Does this thread mean that someone has completed this core?
Thank you for using it.

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 1:15 am
by Moondandy
No Puu, nobody has done this core, but people would love it if somebody did!

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 1:51 am
by JUNKER Seed
I would imagine a working FM Towns core would have big implications for projects like ao486. Or vice versa — perhaps it could provide a starting point for an FM Towns core (the launch model had a 386SX @ 16mhz or something like that).

It would be a nice core to have after the X68000 and PC-88 cores become more mature.

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 10:12 am
by Alkadian
I would love to see this happening! What a dream!

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 7:50 pm
by softtest9
I would love to have FM-Towns as well. The FM-Towns uses the YM2612 for FM music, same as the MegaDrive. I believe that some code could be shared with a PC-98 core as well (the x86 CPU).

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 8:17 pm
by fraggore@sky.com
Yep FMtowns would be very cool

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 1:59 am
by puu
Is MiSTer's HDMI circuitry okay with video formats other than the resolutions normally used for HDMI?
TOWNS uses various resolution modes such as horizontal 15k, 24k, and 31kHz, but will convert it to the corresponding resolution if the synchronization signal is input at the original timing? Or is it serialized and output only as it is like DVI?

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 2:10 am
by dshadoff
MiSTer's HDMI will be OK with that.
There is an internal scaler which converts basically any video format into a HDMI-compatible format, so don't worry.
The original resolution modes (15k,24k,31k, etc.) will normally be sent through the I/O board's VGA output.

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 11:43 am
by puu
dshadoff wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 2:10 am MiSTer's HDMI will be OK with that.
There is an internal scaler which converts basically any video format into a HDMI-compatible format, so don't worry.
The original resolution modes (15k,24k,31k, etc.) will normally be sent through the I/O board's VGA output.
Thanks.

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:17 am
by deltax0
I noticed there is a computer fmtowns and a console style (fm towns marty). Which one did you want to see?
I am going to watch a video of the top games to see what the computer / console is all about.

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 12:33 pm
by puu
Little by little, it started working.

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Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 12:42 pm
by retrorepair
puu wrote: Thu May 06, 2021 12:33 pm Little by little, it started working.
Now THIS is exciting :)

Incredible work!

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 12:50 pm
by Alkadian
puu wrote: Thu May 06, 2021 12:33 pm Little by little, it started working.
Awesome news here!!! Many thanks Puu!!!

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 12:54 pm
by tontonkaloun
puu wrote: Thu May 06, 2021 12:33 pm Little by little, it started working.
Thank you Mr Puu !!
Great job

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 3:16 pm
by Moondandy
Wow, good stuff Puu! Are the FM computer and the Towns Marty similar in technical spec?

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 4:00 pm
by Milspex
wow!

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 6:43 pm
by softtest9
Amazing! Will you be using Jotego's YM2612 code?

https://github.com/jotego/jt12

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 8:52 pm
by Estrayk
puu wrote: Thu May 06, 2021 12:33 pm Little by little, it started working.
wow! :o :o :o :o :o :o

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 12:22 am
by PepAlacant
Hope this one will be finished. FM-Towns is a system that should be preserved due the fragility of the real systems.

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Mon May 10, 2021 1:53 am
by sofakng
Woah.... this is EXTREMELY exciting! Is there a Patreon to support development?

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 11:47 pm
by cyo.the.vile
puu wrote: Thu May 06, 2021 12:33 pm Little by little, it started working.
Puu-san,

If you need help testing please let me know.

I own CX20, UX20, TC Marty, HR100, S12, HA53 computers.

I would be happy to help preserve my favorite computer.

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:07 am
by Elrinth
This is awesome! puu is working on pc88, pc98, x68k and fmtowns cores?! :D

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2022 11:46 pm
by jurkevicz
Any Updates on this Core?

Re: FM Towns Core

Posted: Thu May 12, 2022 2:09 am
by cyo.the.vile
puu wrote: Thu May 06, 2021 12:33 pm Little by little, it started working.
Puu-san,

To clarify, is your development environment DE0 or DE0-CV? Me and captainys both have DE0-CV.