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Scrolling tricks

Last post by exxos « Tue Aug 21, 2018 12:25 pm
Posted in SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING & DISCUSSION
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by PeteW » Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:17 am » in SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING & DISCUSSION

Some of you guys seem to be quite knowledgable on the software side of the ST, so I have a question about scrolling tricks used in games.

I've been...

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Last post by exxos
Tue Aug 21, 2018 12:25 pm
Are business cards dead?

Last post by exxos « Tue Aug 21, 2018 12:24 pm
Posted in CHAT FORUM
Replies: 4
by DrF » Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:04 am » in CHAT FORUM

Your views on this :)

Are business cards dead?

I'm asking because of 2 things, I cant remember the last time someone actually gave me a physical...

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Last post by exxos
Tue Aug 21, 2018 12:24 pm
SUGGESTIONS

Last post by exxos « Tue Aug 21, 2018 11:59 am
Posted in STF REMAKE PROJECT
Replies: 28
by exxos » Tue Aug 22, 2017 6:24 pm » in STF REMAKE PROJECT
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Post here suggestions to include in the new STF.

Here are some common ones..

HDMI output
Well , there is no way to do this without a scan...
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Last post by exxos
Tue Aug 21, 2018 11:59 am
Seen on eBay: UK TT Keyboard: Offers.

Last post by DrF « Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:22 am
Posted in CHAT FORUM
Replies: 11
by stephen_usher » Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:38 pm » in CHAT FORUM
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There's a mucky looking UK TT keyboard on eBay at the moment. The seller has turned down my offer for £30 even though it's 'parts only' and is...
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Last post by DrF
Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:22 am
DIY TT Booster?

Last post by tuxie « Tue Aug 21, 2018 8:14 am
Posted in HARDWARE DISCUSSIONS
Replies: 4
by mrbombermillzy » Sun Aug 19, 2018 5:41 pm » in HARDWARE DISCUSSIONS

Im not really an Atari hardware guru, so forgive my ignorance of the subject if I am totally off but...

Is the older TT CPU daughterboard not a...

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Last post by tuxie
Tue Aug 21, 2018 8:14 am
PSU bracket remake ?

Last post by sandord « Mon Aug 20, 2018 11:22 pm
Posted in STF REMAKE PROJECT
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by exxos » Fri Aug 10, 2018 7:41 pm » in STF REMAKE PROJECT

Was actually thinking about the metal power supply plate, mostly in terms of the remake project, also maybe use with normal Atari's as well..

If...

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Last post by sandord
Mon Aug 20, 2018 11:22 pm
MEGA zoom (zooming text dots thing)

Last post by exxos « Mon Aug 20, 2018 10:00 pm
Posted in STOS

by exxos » Mon Aug 20, 2018 10:00 pm » in STOS

Simple loop.. uses DATA statements for MEGA.. 0 for no pixel, 1 for pixel... Zoom effect ..

Oddly setting OS=1 to 16.... 19 causes STOS to lock up...

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Last post by exxos
Mon Aug 20, 2018 10:00 pm
simple line demo thingy

Last post by exxos « Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:45 pm
Posted in STOS

by exxos » Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:45 pm » in STOS

No clue again when I wrote it, looks pretty cool for a simple demo effect! takes a while to actually do something tho!

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Last post by exxos
Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:45 pm
.ST image load/restore

Last post by Cyprian « Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:11 pm
Posted in STOS
Replies: 1
by exxos » Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:08 pm » in STOS

Basic util (beta) for saving and restoring .ST image files.. again wrote godknows when...

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AUTOMAT5.zip

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Last post by Cyprian
Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:11 pm
SPEEDRACE

Last post by exxos « Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:56 pm
Posted in STOS
Replies: 1
by exxos » Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:42 pm » in STOS

VERSION 1

Simple game I wrote in 1994.. uses numbers to move the player up or down the screen etc, 2 player game, get to the end without crashing!...

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Last post by exxos
Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:56 pm
ULTOFORMAT FORMATTER

Last post by exxos « Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:36 pm
Posted in STOS

by exxos » Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:36 pm » in STOS

Another yester-year program by myself. Simple formatter program. Plays some ampled sound music at the start (that was all the rage back then!) Uses...

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Last post by exxos
Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:36 pm
FOR SALE: Atari Test (and others...) cartridge!

Last post by exxos « Mon Aug 20, 2018 7:51 pm
Posted in FOR SALE & WANTED
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by crashman » Sun Jul 08, 2018 6:54 pm » in FOR SALE & WANTED
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Hi,

and adaptation from mpattonm from a design from kubik from a polish forum...

Here I offer you an Atari Test (and other things...) cartridge....
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Last post by exxos
Mon Aug 20, 2018 7:51 pm
Overlander

Last post by exxos « Mon Aug 20, 2018 6:00 pm
Posted in GAME ZONE
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by Petari » Mon Aug 20, 2018 5:41 pm » in GAME ZONE

Fast paced drive with good framerate. There is some shooting too, for those who can not without it :D
This was interesting for me, because first,...

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Last post by exxos
Mon Aug 20, 2018 6:00 pm
16BIT ROM CART THOUGHTS

Last post by exxos « Mon Aug 20, 2018 3:42 pm
Posted in HARDWARE DISCUSSIONS
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by exxos » Mon Aug 28, 2017 6:46 pm » in HARDWARE DISCUSSIONS
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I have been thinking about the diagnostic cart where larger ROM's are used with a switch to select which version of the ROM to run (IE, ST, STE, MSTE...
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Last post by exxos
Mon Aug 20, 2018 3:42 pm
Hi from France.

Last post by rpineau « Mon Aug 20, 2018 3:37 am
Posted in INTRODUCE YOURSELF
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by jammaster » Sun Aug 19, 2018 5:22 pm » in INTRODUCE YOURSELF

Hello here!

Glad to see all these hardware mods on ST!
The 32Mhz is my dream.
Hope to buy one a day :-(

I own a 4160 STE, an amiga 2000 and a lot...

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Last post by rpineau
Mon Aug 20, 2018 3:37 am
SPRITE PATH CREATOR UTIL

Last post by exxos « Sun Aug 19, 2018 10:39 pm
Posted in STOS

by exxos » Sun Aug 19, 2018 10:39 pm » in STOS

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I don't even remember coding this.. Though I know I was always lookin for ways to move sprites in interesting ways. So I created this...

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Last post by exxos
Sun Aug 19, 2018 10:39 pm
CODE SNIPPET - SIMPLE TAN/COS SPRITE MOVEMENT

Last post by exxos « Sun Aug 19, 2018 10:29 pm
Posted in STOS

by exxos » Sun Aug 19, 2018 10:29 pm » in STOS

Scrolls a STOS logo across the screen in a bit of a fancy way.

10 key off : curs off : hide on
20 X=hunt(start(1) to start(1)+length(1), PALT )...

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Last post by exxos
Sun Aug 19, 2018 10:29 pm
The "perfect" TT?

Last post by stephen_usher « Sun Aug 19, 2018 10:16 pm
Posted in HARDWARE DISCUSSIONS
Replies: 8
by IngoQ » Sun Aug 19, 2018 12:32 pm » in HARDWARE DISCUSSIONS

So, if I had a TT (still working on it), what would be the perfect setup for it? Perfect in this case meaning most performance, with a little...

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Last post by stephen_usher
Sun Aug 19, 2018 10:16 pm
TOS 2.06 Mega STe

Last post by exxos « Sun Aug 19, 2018 9:25 pm
Posted in ROM UPGRADES
Replies: 2
by Fletch » Sun Aug 19, 2018 8:33 pm » in ROM UPGRADES

I received a TOS 2.06 upgrade kit for my Mega STe from Chris this week and am not having luck getting the machine to boot with the new ROMs...

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Last post by exxos
Sun Aug 19, 2018 9:25 pm
competent repair people ?

Last post by Atarian Computing « Sun Aug 19, 2018 5:59 pm
Posted in CHAT FORUM
Replies: 24
by exxos » Fri Aug 17, 2018 1:53 pm » in CHAT FORUM
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There must be more than me in the world who can repair and upgrade machines ?

Machines are arriving twice as fast as I have time to repair them. I...
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Last post by Atarian Computing
Sun Aug 19, 2018 5:59 pm
re-Amiga 1200

Last post by exxos « Sun Aug 19, 2018 1:54 pm
Posted in STF REMAKE PROJECT
Replies: 8
by troed » Sat Aug 18, 2018 9:51 pm » in STF REMAKE PROJECT

A friend of mine just did this - which I think is great motivation and support for exxos' reST project as well :)

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Last post by exxos
Sun Aug 19, 2018 1:54 pm
CODING CHALLENGE INTRODUCTION

Last post by exxos « Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:26 am
Posted in STOS

by exxos » Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:26 am » in STOS

With some passing comments on the STOS FB group, there seems to be a rise in newcomers to STOS lately! I suggested some small coding challenges to...

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Last post by exxos
Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:26 am
CODING CHALLENGE #1

Last post by exxos « Sun Aug 19, 2018 12:29 am
Posted in STOS
Replies: 1
by exxos » Sat Aug 18, 2018 7:46 pm » in STOS

A simple routine to get things moving.

Write a simple routine which will move either a sprite, bob, joey etc, in a square in low resolution with a...

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Last post by exxos
Sun Aug 19, 2018 12:29 am
ALPHA PARTS LIST

Last post by exxos « Sat Aug 18, 2018 2:43 pm
Posted in STF REMAKE PROJECT
Replies: 7
by exxos » Fri Aug 03, 2018 10:15 pm » in STF REMAKE PROJECT

No part numbers yet.. that will take a while to sort through, but mostly generic parts so should be easy to find anyway... but all the parts I think...

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Last post by exxos
Sat Aug 18, 2018 2:43 pm
Part kits

Last post by exxos « Sat Aug 18, 2018 2:38 pm
Posted in STF REMAKE PROJECT
Replies: 16
by exxos » Thu Aug 16, 2018 7:13 pm » in STF REMAKE PROJECT
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Would anyone be interested if I put together a basic parts kit for this ? I'm going to have to order all the parts myself anyway.. I probably have a...
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Sat Aug 18, 2018 2:38 pm

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