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- Thu Dec 21, 2017 9:05 pm
- Forum: The Welcome Area
- Topic: Hello from Finland
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5003
Re: Hello from Finland
Welcome to the club !
- Wed Dec 20, 2017 4:46 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: OPL2 (3 ?) sound for your QL through parallel port
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10825
Re: OPL2 (3 ?) sound for your QL through parallel port
Simple googling shows QL parallel port exists as a DIY project. I haven't checked if it uses one serial port or both, but mechanically, it means a tiny interface plugging at the back of the QL, and at the back of it, this OPL2 device. Again, the issue of converting serial ro parallel signals is one ...
- Wed Dec 20, 2017 2:33 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: OPL2 (3 ?) sound for your QL through parallel port
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10825
Re: OPL2 (3 ?) sound for your QL through parallel port
It could be trivial to add hardware for this, but someone would need to write the driver... :-( Not a mammoth task if for non system usage. Certainly more tricky otherwise, but again we are not talking about sthing undocumented which is going to be a torture to adapt. Also, I do not think we need i...
- Wed Dec 20, 2017 2:23 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: OPL2 (3 ?) sound for your QL through parallel port
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10825
Re: OPL2 (3 ?) sound for your QL through parallel port
I feel very lonely when I read that, as though instead of trying to give something new and cheap a chance, it is better to stay with actual : - no hardware for a stock QL - there is some hardware, having more and / or better is sthing to absolutely reject and trash. Btw the code to play OPL files is...
- Wed Dec 20, 2017 1:23 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: OPL2 (3 ?) sound for your QL through parallel port
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10825
Re: OPL2 (3 ?) sound for your QL through parallel port
Serial to parallel kits exist.Pr0f wrote:Seems the downside is the lack of a parallel port on most QL systems...
- Wed Dec 20, 2017 12:34 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: OPL2 (3 ?) sound for your QL through parallel port
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10825
Re: OPL2 (3 ?) sound for your QL through parallel port
Maybe stupid question, but what is the use of another sound system? Wouldn't it make more sense to to use the existing QLSSS so applications run on as many platforms as possible? What is the advantage over QLSSS? There are many : - it can be an additional sound system (in fact for a standard QL, I ...
- Mon Dec 18, 2017 2:15 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Q68 New users and general usage thread
- Replies: 242
- Views: 98808
Re: Q68 New users and general usage thread
FYI: Parcels2Go tracking is useless. If shipping internationally, it says "collected" and you have no idea where your package is. I have contacted them and they do not even have a clue where it is. I will happily pay 2x the shipping cost to have even basic tracking functionality next time...
- Mon Dec 18, 2017 9:38 am
- Forum: Software & Programming
- Topic: Fast plotting (and unplotting) sprites / Q68
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10979
Re: Fast plotting (and unplotting) sprites / Q68
1st thing to do when I get my boards is doing some tests.Peter wrote:Please keep in mind that 1 cycle is only for register operands and fast RAM. External operands and slower memory will add additional cycles.Zarchos wrote:Btw this multiply in 1 cycle is great for a fast algo to plot sprites on a background
- Sun Dec 17, 2017 10:53 am
- Forum: Software & Programming
- Topic: WTD : Well commented ASM6800x sources
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7215
Re: WTD : Well commented ASM6800x sources
Great stuff.
Thanks for your help.
Really appreciated.
Xavier.
Thanks for your help.
Really appreciated.
Xavier.
- Sat Dec 16, 2017 4:19 pm
- Forum: General QL Chat
- Topic: I, Dave, have a major announcement that will...
- Replies: 35
- Views: 19361
Re: I, Dave, have a major announcement that will...
If it is a revamped C5 with QL assisted control, remember I have about 300 spare tyres available