I'm TommyGun's author, my name is Tony.Welcome here!
I was wondering if you could provide me with the following screen mode information.Very hard answering to your questions, because the Nick chip (graphical chip of the Enterprise) are very flexible.
1. The number of screen modes - ie. Low Res, Hi Res etc-Pixel graphics mode.
3. Number of colours per modeYou can select 2,4,16,256 color modes for pixel graphics modes
2. Dimensions of each modeThis is the hardest question! :-)
4. The default palette for each mode - ie. the RGB for each colour in the palette and what ones the modes defaultNo default palette. When you generate the Line Parameter Table, then you define them. But if you want, I can write what is default definied colors by the OS.
5. And the display mode names (ie. what you want to see in the display list combo box)The commonly used names comes from the IS-BASIC:
Since the display uses a palette then this implies that the display memory is organized into bytes that reference the displays palette.Ok, this is easy question :-)
ie. for 256 colors - 8 bits/color, 16 colors - 4 bits/color 2 pixels per byte, 4 colors - 2 bits/color 4 pixels per byte etc.
Now the CPC has a strange bit arrangement for the display - does the Enterprise have a likewise strange arrangement?
ie. A normal 16 color 4 bits/pixel paletted display would have the first color in the lower 4 bits and the second color in the higher 4 bits - where as the CPC has them interlaced - ie. first color - odd bits and second color even bits.
I checked the nick document and the bit layout for the 2/4/16 color modes is not the same as the CPC, its the same/similar to a EGA/VGA display.I think you misreaded anything.
Also one other question:Yes, the EP32 is good. If you have any questions to use it, let's ask!
What assembler and emulator is best?
I use pasmo and have downloaded EP32.
I should have an update for TommyGun and for the Enterprise community to try hopefully by the weekend.Thank you!
The only thing I require now is the list of all 256 color RGB values :-)It is easy to generate:
Oops I made a small mistake in the installer.Sorry,I downloaded TommyGun, but I did not find Enterprise plugin in the installer. I downloaded it from the main page,are there any other download ?
If your installer doesn't show the Enterprise plugins as an install option then please re-download
Sorry for the inconvience.
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One that is not in Hungary and requires a direct bank deposit to purchase, but paypal accepted ones would be preferred.
Anyone have any feedback for TommyGun?It is will coming, now I trying it :-)
Are you saying that in this mode you can only use colours 0-7 and actually need to set a register for the display to show 8-16 colours?No, it is really 16 colour mode, you can use any colors from 0 to 15 at anywhere on the screen.
If so does this mean it is really a 8 colour mode and you can switch between colour 0-7 & 8-15?
The editors job is to show what your image would look like - it doesn't need to use the same techniques used to program the actual machine.Ok, but more usable, if use similiar color selections. Currently if I want to change colors in the col8-15 area, then needed 8 manual color selection operations. I want: the program works more instead the user :-)
If you want I can make the color configurable and provide a reset button to return the colours to default spectrum colours.Yes I want this, it is good idea!
Its not entirely the same as the spectrum however, as the spectrum has a flash bit and the enterprise doesn't - its has 2 bright bits - 1 for foregrounf and 1 for background.Yes, the Enterprise not have these special bits. On EP very simple the attribute mode, you have 16 colors, the color selections same with the 16 colors mode (8 colors can be specified by the palette, 8 by the FIXBIAS). At each attribute you can select any of the 16 colors for foreground and other for background.
I found PayPal Donate button in your program, and tested it :-)Yes I noticed :D Thank you! :)
My idea: the col8-15 can't be selected from the color palette, and additional FIXBIAS icon, it is can be selected from the 256 colors palette. Fixbias-(Fixbias MOD 8 )=col8, col9=col8+1, col 10=col8+2, etcI will do this for you. It makes sense and is easy to do.
For example: Fixbias=45 then col8-15=40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47
This is the same method used by operating system on the Enterprise.
Please, please, please implement this.
Should be available in 2-3 weeks - as I have a few other things to finish for the next release as well.Ok!
I'm slowly making my way through your other suggestions as well.
2) Also click on the text under the special thanks heading as it scrolls by! Thats me and my little boy when we was about 6-9 months old. :)And your motorbike :-)
Do you see my ASM template? Do you want to be continued?
And your motorbike :-)Yes - but sadly I have sold that motorbike and I'm waiting for the ok from my wife to buy another bike soon. :D
I found Kevin Thacker's letter on your site. He wrote the first Enterprise emulator. The available EP emulators uses part of his code.Yes - Kevin has helped me in the past with the CPC plugins for TommyGun.
eh? Where is it?In the reply where I writed the Pasmo paramaters, I attached a asm file, called as EP.ASM
You mean an asm file or the parameters you set for the pasmo compiler?
It would also be really cool if you could use some of the same game play code (functions).Yes, I want to do this :-)
Apart from the display/keyboard routines it should all be compatible with the Enterprise.The keyboard routines modifications is about one minute work :-)
9) Scroll the options in the right panel down until you see Image Size - uncheck Place Image size at startI not found this!
Hi all, again!
Thought you might be interested in an 8 bit developer studio that I have been playing
with... TommyGun.
TommyGun Developer Studio (http://www.users.on.net/~tonyt73/TommyGun/)
He intends to add the Enterprise as an available machine and I have been supplying him
with information as he owns 3 Enterprise 64's! :razz:
Anyway have a look, looking good.
regards
Russ P. :)
How do you run it?I use EP32.
What emulator does it use?
Ok all, there is a fresh download (0.9.18) available at http://www.users.on.net/~tonyt73/TommyGun/Thanks! I will test it.
Oops - Sorry MrPrise - I will fix this tonight :)Ok all, there is a fresh download (0.9.18) available at http://www.users.on.net/~tonyt73/TommyGun/Thanks! I will test it.
Bugs in your page :-)
"Lastest Version: 0.9.18 (6th February 2007)"
March :-)
Thanks for you writed me to the contributors page!
Little bug :-) "Zoltán is the owner of the great Enterprise site"
I'm not the owner, only a member. The owner is the MrPrise.
The color selections is perfect! Thanks!Excellent - So glad I finally got it right. :)
No problem :-)Little bug :-) "Zoltán is the owner of the great Enterprise site"Oops - Sorry MrPrise - I will fix this tonight :)
I'm not the owner, only a member. The owner is the MrPrise.