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Software / Re: Adaptation of games continues ..
« Last post by Petari on 17-05-2012, 06:56:45 »Fixed ingame music play for Falcon in Elf . ZIP file updated .
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Software / Re: Adaptation of games continues ..
« Last post by Petari on 16-05-2012, 10:50:22 »I will check Elf on Falcon again. Often sound is worse and silencer on Falcon than on other Atari machines (not 100% compatible HW), so me with my old ears notice things not so good 
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Software / Re: Adaptation of games continues ..
« Last post by xatari on 16-05-2012, 09:16:39 »I just tested most of your latest adaptations, they work very well! I merely noticed Elf did not have in-game music on my falcon, but it has some on your video!
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Software / Re: Adaptation of games continues ..
« Last post by Anemos on 14-05-2012, 13:40:46 »Im back! 
i see a lot new adaptions good work ppera.
i see a lot new adaptions good work ppera.
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Hardware / Re: Simple CF interface
« Last post by Petari on 11-05-2012, 03:58:14 »What will likely fix unreliable reading: add one thantal cap. of about 10-22microF + ceramic of 100-220nF between power (+5V) and GND of CF socket.
I'm on doing fixing for Kingston card writing problems .
I'm on doing fixing for Kingston card writing problems .
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Hardware / Re: Simple CF interface
« Last post by msolajic on 09-05-2012, 13:47:10 »I have used three cards so far, a Kingston 2GB card, and two Cisco Systems branded 64MB cards, of which one is manufactured by SanDisk. Both cards were initially written on the PC by means of Drive Image, with the sample 128MB image from the site.
Reading them back on the PC works with no problems. Reading on the Spectrum works flawlessly with the Kingston one, but fails randomly with both of the Cisco cards.
Writing to the cards doesn't work on the Kingston card. Nothing new appears in the catalogue.
At first I thought that writing fails on Cisco cards, corrupting a byte or two in each KB, but after transferring the saved data to PC it loaded back in emulators correct.
After some fiddling with the interface I've built, it became obvious that by touching the PCB tracks "improves" reading to a point that no corruption appears. If I hold my finger across the CF connector, sometimes it would load the file correctly. It must be some stray capacity messing the signals up, because I've designed the PCB in a hurry, and there is a lot of "vias" made from thin enameled copper wire.
Here are the pictures.
Those two resistors are pullups, for which I thought would increase stability, but they didn't work. Also, a blob of solder was used on the CF connector to connect a line that I forgot to connect to ground.
Reading them back on the PC works with no problems. Reading on the Spectrum works flawlessly with the Kingston one, but fails randomly with both of the Cisco cards.
Writing to the cards doesn't work on the Kingston card. Nothing new appears in the catalogue.
At first I thought that writing fails on Cisco cards, corrupting a byte or two in each KB, but after transferring the saved data to PC it loaded back in emulators correct.
After some fiddling with the interface I've built, it became obvious that by touching the PCB tracks "improves" reading to a point that no corruption appears. If I hold my finger across the CF connector, sometimes it would load the file correctly. It must be some stray capacity messing the signals up, because I've designed the PCB in a hurry, and there is a lot of "vias" made from thin enameled copper wire.
Here are the pictures.
Those two resistors are pullups, for which I thought would increase stability, but they didn't work. Also, a blob of solder was used on the CF connector to connect a line that I forgot to connect to ground.
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Hardware / Re: Simple CF interface
« Last post by Petari on 09-05-2012, 10:37:51 »This is very likely signal timing problem. When I designed simple CF IF, I had only 128MB Sandisk card. But most of newer CF cards requires ATA3-4 spec. signal timings. Old micro's buses can not deliver it - mostly writing is problem, because write line on IDE closes too late, when data on data bus is not reliable anymore. Solution against it is adding monostable, which will shorten write signal, so it closes while data is still valid.
I need to make docs for this and put it online ...
What are card brands and types you used ? And I'm not sure that reading is really problem with second card. Did you write with Speccy, or with PC ? Of course, even reading may be unreliable with some cards. IF is very simple, so don't expect miracles.
I need to make docs for this and put it online ...
What are card brands and types you used ? And I'm not sure that reading is really problem with second card. Did you write with Speccy, or with PC ? Of course, even reading may be unreliable with some cards. IF is very simple, so don't expect miracles.
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Software / Re: Cyber Assualt
« Last post by Petari on 02-05-2012, 03:39:47 »I think that it supports only Trojan blaster. But I can not try any of ... I have only Competition Pro joystick - now some 25 years old, but still in mint condition.
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Software / Re: Mafdet MSTe crash
« Last post by Official Ninja on 28-04-2012, 13:48:36 »Where HAGA is dated after 23 April should be OK. Elvira is not updated yet (but you can copy there HAGA from some newer ZIP). And I added restoring of start CPU clock by exit to Desktop too.
I fixed Elf graphic glitches for TT, Falcon. But game is pretty large, so could not test it until end.
Thanks. I used HAGA from cyber assualt and it changes cpu speed display between 16 Mhz and 16>8 Mhz but not 8 Mhz.
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Software / Cyber Assualt
« Last post by Official Ninja on 28-04-2012, 13:26:59 »Cyber assault supports a light gun.
I have tried both the atari blaster and sega blaster in each joy port but they dont seem to work.
Any info on this?
I have tried both the atari blaster and sega blaster in each joy port but they dont seem to work.
Any info on this?