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[retroclouds]

Don't forget to visit Ninerpedia; our wiki about the TI-99/4A. Check here.

If you are the owner of one of the programs or sites and do not want it posted, please let me know and it will be removed immediately.
Also if you think a reference to an important development resource is missing, then please let me know and I'll be happy to add to the list.

Note: If you are new to the TI-99/4A or returning after a long time, then you might want to check out the TI-FAQ page here.

Latest update: November 9th 2011.

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1. EMULATORS

• classic99 ^win
  Windows-based emulator including TI-99 ROMs under license from Texas Instruments.
  Debugger, memory heatmap, OS file support, support for 128K bank-switch carts, can create ROM/GROM cartridges, possibility to record AVI movies.
  User manual is included.
  Author: Tursi
  
  
• MESS ^win+linux
  Multiple system emulator that supports the TI-99/4, TI-99/4A, TI-99/8, and Geneve.
  Emulates more than 400 systems. Requires ROMs from the original systems.
  Features a powerful Debugger, most accurate emulation, support for 64K bank-switch carts / Gram Kracker / UCSD p-system card.
  Possibility to record AVI movies.
  Also see the MESS section in ninerpedia.
  The MESS debugger documentation can be found here.
  
  
• Win994a ^win
  Windows-based emulator of the TI-99/4a
  Good TMS9900 cross-assembler included. No debugger.
  
  
• Ti994w ^win
  Windows based emulator with 80 column support
  
  
• TI-99/Sim ^linux
  Linux-based software simulation of the TI-99/4A.
  
  
• PC99 ^DOS
  Commercial DOS-based emulator licensed by Texas Instruments to sell ROMs.

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2. PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

Assembler

• Winasm99 ^win
  Windows based TMS9900 cross assembler with GUI and ability to build 8K cartridge roms.
  Is part of the Win994a emulator.
  
  
• asm990 ^linux
  Linux based cross Assembler for the TI 990 with optional TI-99/4A output mode.
  You'll also need lnk990 a separate linker which can be found on the same page.
  
  
• TIasm ^win
  TMS9900 cross assembler TIasm will build 8K console (>0000) or cartridge (>6000) rom.
  Is part of the V9T9 emulator package. Source is included.

Basic

• Power BASIC ^TI-99/4A
  This is a port of the 'Power BASIC' interpreter used with the TMS9995-based Powertran Cortex machine.
  It is written in pure assembly. Graphic commands, sprites and saving to disk are supported. Currently no sound and speech supported.
  Power BASIC instruction manual available.

Forth

• Turboforth ^TI-99/4A
  A brand new implementation of the Forth langugage for the TI-99/4A.
  The Forth system itself is written in assembler and is optimized for speed.
  It runs from the cartridge space so there's plenty of space for your program in the 32K memory expansion.
  Click here for seeing some Turboforth video tutorials.
  Author: Willsy

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3. COMPILERS

TI Basic / Extended Basic

• Harry Wilhelms' Basic compiler ^TI-99/4A
  The zip image contains the disk with compiler and documentation. As this is a TI-Basic compiler no sprites are supported.
  This is the compiler used to convert the great TI-Basic game Bouncing Babies to assembly language.
  Here's a tutorial video by Opry99er showing how to compile a basic program.
  And this is another video demonstrating the difference in speed between normal and compiled code.
  
  
• My Little Compiler (MLC) ^TI-99/4A
  Library for using assembler-like language & routines from Extended Basic.
  Great for putting more power in Extended Basic programs. Now includes a precompiler for high-level language syntax. Demo Pong game and documentation included.
  The MLC development thread can be found here.
  Check out the video by rocky007 on his MLC based TI-99/4A port of Kaboom!
  Author: moulinaie

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4. PROGRAMMING LIBRARIES

Assembly language

• SPECTRA2 ^TI-99/4A
  Library for programming games in TMS9900 assembly language.
  Has routines for handling tiles, sprites, sound & task scheduler.
  Full documentation is included.
  Author: retroclouds

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5. UTILITIES

File transfer

• TI99Dir ^win
  TI99 filemanager for windows. Great for transferring disk images to the TI-99/4A.
  Supports Cf7a+ cards and Cf7a+ card images.
  
  
• Cf2k - Compact Flash 2000 ^TI-99/4A
  Cf2k (Compact Flash 2000) is a file manager for the TI99/4a with a CF7A+ compact flash adapter.
  With CF2k it is possible to protect/unprotect files, rename files/volumes, format volume, mount volume, copy/move/delete files,
  execute program files, ...
  Supports Cf7a+ cards.
  
  
• TI99-PC ^win
  The Windows software TI99-PC will read, write, format, catalog, copy and convert
  TI-99/4A floppy disks on a PC. You will be able to transfer your real TI floppy disks
  from/to the TI-99/4A.
  
  
• CS1er tape conversion ^win
  After your have converted your TI-99/4A cassettes to WAV soundfiles, you can use
  this windows software to extract your programs as FIAD disk images for your
  favourite TI-99/4A emulator. Detailed instruction manual enclosed.

Audio

• Mod2PSG2 ^win
  Music tracker for the SN76489 sound chip running on Windows.
  With the help of Tursi's ePSGMOD player you can play the composed
  tunes on the TI-99/4A.
  
  
• ModConvertPSG ^win
  This program converts 4-channel NoiseTracker (and ProTracker?) MOD files into VGM files using only the PSG.
  It produces sound chip data in VGM format, which is a standard format so it's easy to find players to test it with.
  It's a very simple format that basically has timing information and the actual bytes that you send to the sound chip.
  Here is a demo^video.
  Author: Tursi
  
  
• QBOX Pro ^win
  QBOX Pro is the windows software that converts WAV files to LPC speech data for playback on the TI-99/4A speech synsthesizer.
  This is a 16bit windows application but it still runs in Windows 2000/XP/Vista.
  It requires the BWCC.DLL library which can be found here.

Graphics

• Convert9918 ^win
  Windows program for converting images into TMS9918A Graphics II (bitmap) mode.
  Output is in TI-Artist format or raw image/pattern dump.
  The article Modern Graphics on the 9918A^PDF gives an interesting overview on the techniques used in Convert9918.
  Author: Tursi
  
  
• Grapefruit ^win
  This utility for Windows lets you convert graphics to text (programming language data statements) to be included
  in your programs (basic, extended basic or assembler).
  Supports double sized sprites. Includes code to demo character or sprite design. Includes 14 charactersets/examples to
  work with. Has a built-in character editor, but still the idea is to work with your graphics in your favourite graphic
  package (eg. Photoshop).
  Turn on an 8x8 grid in your graphic software to assist you.
  This utility needs the .NET framework available for free at Microsoft.
  Author: sometimes99er
  
  
• TI-99/4A Limelight Font Ripper ^win
  With this windows tool you'll be able to extract/rip fonts from different file formats and save as a
  image file for use in TI utilities like Magellan, CartographPC and Grapefruit.
  It reads Commodore 64 fonts (*.64c), Nintendo Entertainment System fonts (*.nes) and TI-99/4A Classic99 VDPDUMP (*.bin)
  A collection of more than 200+ converted fonts can be found here.
  Here is a demo^video of Limelight.
  This utility needs the .NET framework available for free at Microsoft.
  Author: sometimes99er
  
  
• GraphiCV ^{win/linux/osx}
  Sprite Editor written in java. Draw your sprites on the PC and export them for use in Extended Basic and Assembler.
  Also supports export to Colecovision C format.
  Work with multiple sprite "layers" for creating multi-colored sprites.
  Click here for the GraphiCV development thread on atariage.
  This utility needs the java runtime available for free at Sun Java.
  Author: unhuman
  
  
• Magellan ^{win/linux/osx}
  TI-99/4A map editor written in java. Draw your maps/screens on the PC and export them for use in Extended Basic and Assembler.
  Has a rich feature set: Import character set from PNG file, copy&paste, drawing functions, etc.
  Possibility to export maps as data statements for Extended Basic and Assembler, binary export also possible.
  Click here for the Magellan development thread on atariage.
  This utility needs the java runtime available for free at Sun Java.
  Author: The Codex
  
  
• Sprite Editor ^TI-99/4A
  TI-99/4A sprite editor written in C99. Runs from Editor/Assembler #EA5.
  Draw your sprites in an emulator or on the TI-99/4A machine.
  The zip file contains both the files for use in emulator and a TI disk image for easy transfer to the TI-99/4A.
  README file with detailed instructions included.
  You can see the Sprite Editor at work building some sprites: Jet Set Willy^video and Parsec^video.
  Author: Willsy
  
  
• Patterns ^flash
  TI-99/4A sprite editor written in Flash for many operating systems and browsers. Draw your sprites, export to clipboard and paste
  patterns directly into program lines of emulated Extended Basic (Classic99 or MESS).
  This utility needs Flash player available for free at Adobe.
  Most have this installed already.
  Here is a demo^video of Patterns.
  Author: sometimes99er

Others

• Notepad++ ^win
  Notepad++ is a free source code editor that supports several languages.
  Runs in Windows environment.
  
• Notepad++ syntax highlighting file ^win
  Syntax highlighting file for Assembler and Extended Basic to be used with the Notepad++ text editor.

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6. MANUALS

Assembly language

• Editor/Assembler reference manual ^{PDF + online}
  The official Editor/Assembler reference manual. Note that this is not a tutorial for beginners.
  Still, it's an essential manual when writing assembler for the TI-99/4A.
  The Scribd online version can be found here.
  
  
  
• TMS9900 Microprocessor Data Manual ^PDF
  Data Manual on the TMS9900 16-bit processor. The TMS9900 is the CPU used in the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A Home Computer.
  Contains instruction execution times, opcode size, etc.
  
  
  
• Guide for ROM command module ^PDF
  Description on how to write software that runs from cartridge ROM.
  
  
• COMPUTE!'s beginner's guide to assembly language on the TI-99/4A ^{PDF + online}
  The Lottrup book. The only manual available today focusing on programming games in TMS9900 assembler.
  The examples in the book are for the Mini Memory line-by-line assembler which is rather limited.
  The manual also contains a few errors. Check here for the corrections.
  Nonetheless this book is a must-read for everyone seriously interested in writing assembler games for the TI-99/4A.
  The Scribd online version can be found here.
  
  
  
• Introduction to Assembly Language for the TI Home Computer ^PDF
  The Molesworth assembly language introduction book.
  Covers VDP communication, keyboard reading, file access and a lot more.
  
  
  
• The Art of Assembly series ^PDF
  The full series of articles by the late Bruce Harrison compiled as PDF. Over 600 pages, very well written and thorough.

GPL / Monitor

• GPL Programmers Guide ^PDF
  The original GPL programming reference manual from Texas Instruments.
  Covers all opcodes and advanced stuff like coincidence detection, I/O routines, etc.
  
  
  
• TI-Intern ^PDF
  Details on "Monitor", the OS of the TI-99/4A. Disassembly of console ROM/GROMS and GPL interpreter.
  Has details on interrupt routine, utility subprograms, basic interpreter, etc.
  

Basic / Extended Basic

• COMPUTE!'s Programmer's Reference Guide to the TI-99/4A ^{web + PDF}
  TI-Basic programming manual touching graphics and sound.
  Note that registration at Scribd is required for downloading the PDF version.
  
  
  
• COMPUTE!'s TI Collection volume One ^{PDF + online}
  The Scribd online version can be found here.
  Best of TI-Basic programming by C. Regena
  
  
  
• COMPUTE!'s First Book of TI Games ^{web + PDF}
  About 29 explained programming listings of TI Basic and TI Extended Basic games.
  Note that registration at Scribd is required for downloading the PDF version.
  
  
  
• Texas Instruments TI-99/4A user reference guide ^PDF
  The official user reference guide with details how to setup and connect your TI-99/4A.
  Includes an introduction on the TI-BASIC programming language.
  
  
• Extended Basic reference manual ^PDF
  The official extended basic manual, explaining the 40 new or expanded commands, sprites, etc.
  
  
  
• Extended Basic online reference ^web
  Online manual with command lookup functionality.
  
  
• MG Night Mission ^PDF
  Advanced tutorial on how to program an arcade game in Extended Basic.
  
  
  
• MG Smart Programming Guide for Sprites ^PDF
  Advanced tutorial on how to efficiently use sprites in Extended Basic.

LOGO

• TI-LOGO programming manual ^{PDF + online}
  The official TI-LOGO programming manual.
  The Scribd online version can be found here.
  

UCSD Pascal

• The UCSD Pascal manual package ^{ZIP + PDF}
  The official UCSD Pascal programming manuals. The zip file (70 megabytes) contains all manuals in PDF format.
  Here are the PDF manuals for online viewing: Compiler, Editor, Filer, Utilities, Assembler, Linker, p-code card
  The UCSD system disk images in v9t9/MESS format can be found here.
  
  

Graphics, sound & speech

• VDP Programmer's guide ^PDF
  The official programmer'a guide for the TMS9918A and its variants. The 9918A is the Video Display Processor
  chip used in the TI-99/4A and several other home computers + game consoles of that era.
  
  
  
• SN76489 sound chip datasheet ^PDF
  Data sheet for the SN76489 sound generator. The TMS9919 in the TI-99/4A is close to being identical with the SN76489.
  
  
• TMS5220 Speech Synthesizer Data manual ^PDF
  Data manual for the TMS5220 chip used in the TI-99/4A speech synthesizer device.
  

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7. TUTORIALS

Assembly language

• Building a multi-bank ROM image ^PDF
  Tutorial on compiling a 32K bank-switched cartridge ROM image starting from assembly source code (deref utility included).
  
  
• How to implement an assembly sound player for XB ^web
  Very well written tutorial on how to implement an assembly sound player for Extended Basic.
  It covers the tools needed and steps involved.
  
  
• Commented assembly source codes
  Not a tutorial in the classical sense, but the commented source codes of the below games should help you get the idea.
  Pitfall! source code ^web
  Munchman source code ^PDF
  TI invaders source code ^PDF

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8. VIDEO TUTORIALS

TMS9918/TMS9928 Video Display Processor

• TMS9918/9928 video modes ^video
  Video tutorial explaining the supported graphic modes of the video processor used in the TI-99/4A.
  
  
  
• TMS9918/TMS9928 Sprites and Characters ^video
  Video tutorial about the use of sprites and character patterns in the different video modes.
  
  
  
• TMS9918/TMS9928 How to create a bitmap title screens ^video
  Video tutorial on how to create a bitmap screen for games.
  

Speech Synthesizer

• Convert WAV file for playback using speech synthesizer ^video
  Video tutorial on how to use QBOX Pro to convert a 8kHz mono WAV file to LPC speech data
  for playback on the TI-99/4A with the speech synthesizer device.
  It shows how to embed the LPC byte stream into your own assembly language program.
  

Basic Compilers

• The Wilhelm Basic compiler ^video
  Video tutorial on how to compile a basic program to assembly language.
  Author: Opry99er

GPL

• GPL HOW 2 SERIES ^video
  A complete series on how to program GPL (Graphics Progroamming Language) on the TI-99/4A.
  Each tutorial has its own support package with example code, GPL assembler, etc.
  Video tutorials done by Rich, the programmer of Rich Extended Basic.
  Author: RXB
  
  
  • GPLHOW2A - Introduction ^{video / zip}
    
  • GPLHOW2B - Sprite demo ^{video / zip}
    
  • GPLHOW2C - How to make a Screen Editor like TI Writer or Editor Assembler ^{video / zip}
    
  • GPLHOW2D - Editor Assembler TI BASIC support.^{video / zip}
    
  • GPLHOW2E - DMII cartridge upgrades and how GPL works ^{video / zip}
    
  • GPLHOW2F - TI Basic to GPL. Converting a TI Basic program to GPL ^{video / zip}
    
  • GPLHOW2G - TI Basic CALL SOUND to GPL ^{video / zip}
    
  • GPLHOW2H - Simultaneous sound lists and interrupt timer in GPL ^{video / zip}
    
  • GPLHOW2I - XB2GPL demo of a XB game Baloons converted into a GPL program ^{video / zip}
    
  • GPLHOW2J - Update to GPLHOW2I and adds a automatic music to the game from the last demo ^{video / zip}
    
  • GPLHOW2K - How to make XB Program Image files into I/V 254 files ^{video / zip}
  

File transfer

• (TI99->PC) RS232 File Transfer ^video
  Video tutorial on file transfer from the TI-99/4A to the PC using a serial connection cable.
  Author: Opry99er
  
  
• (PC->TI99) RS232 File Transfer VIEW PART 1 / VIEW PART 2 ^video
  Video tutorial split in 2 parts dealing with file transfer from the PC to the TI-99/4A using a serial connection cable.
  In detail: DL a game from TI Gameshelf, Use ARC303G to unarchive it, Test in Classic99, Transfer using QModem and MFM, Running game on TI.
  Author: Opry99er

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9. WEB SITES

• TI-99/4A @ wikipedia
  Introduction and basics of Texas Instruments TI-99/4A Home Computer.
  
  
• ninerpedia
  Wiki with information on MESS and its multicart format (RPK). Home of the TI-FAQ.
  
  
  
• Thierry Nouspikel's Tech Pages
  Probably the best TI hardware and software tech page. It has a wealth of technical details on all things TI-99/4A.
  This includes GPL, GROM, keyboard scanning, speech, etc.
  You can also download the full site as a zip file for offline viewing.
  
  
  
• Mainbyte's home of the TI-99/4A
  Very good tech site with many detailed pictures and reference area.
  Includes various projects for upgrading your TI-99/4A, e.g. build a supercart cartridge.
  
  
  
• Jon's hexbus page
  Several hardware projects including pictures. Home of the 64K bank-switched cartridge project.
  Author: acadiel
  
  
  
• [Code|Hack|Create]
  New website run by Matthew of the Atariage group. The site covers many new hardware projects as the F18A FPGA based VDP and Bank-switch mini 256K.
  There's also a store where you can buy cartridge PCB's and other funky stuff.
  Author: matthew180
  
  
  
• The nanoPEB & CF7+ Website
  The official website. Has the documentation, tools and some source code of the popular TI-99/4A Compact Flash device.
  
  
  
• TI projects page
  Several hardware and software projects for the TI-99/4A. Home of TI-99Dir and TI99HDX.
  
  
  
• TI-99/4A Home Computer Book Archive
  A new site where you find many books about the TI-99/4A not seen elsewhere.
  Author: airernie
  

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10. SOFTWARE REPOSITORIES

• TI-99/4A Game Shelf
  Provides a gallery of interesting games with images of the opening screen as well as an
  in-play snapshot, along with a brief review tested on a real TI 99/4A system. Hardware
  requirements are also listed. Has many good Extended Basic games.
  Author: Vorticon
  
  
  
• WHTech
  WHTech is the primary archive - though it's a bit overwhelming.
  But pretty much all software, hardware docs, etc, are available there.
  It's undergoing a reorganization at the moment to hopefully make it more useful.
  
  
• Navigate WHTech using PEEKBOT
  Alternate interface that allows you to view/download the contents of files stored in disk images on WHTech.
  
  
• 99er.net
  Site with useful file archive and forum functionality.

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11. LIST GROUPS

• YAHOO! TI-99/4A list group 1
  
• YAHOO! TI-994A list group 2
  
• YAHOO! TMS9900 programming list group
  The above list groups are currently the main meeting point for the TI-99/4A community.
  Search and you will find. Ask and you will get answers.
  Registration is required for posting.
  
  
• comp.sys.ti
  Covers all TI devices, including calculators.

[retroclouds]

ok, I just updated the list of TI-99/4A development resources

[sometimes99er]

TMS9900 cross assembler TIasm will build 8K console (>0000) or cartridge (>6000) roms. TIasm with source can be found here:
ftp://ftp.whtech.com...9t9/v9t9src.zip

[retroclouds]

sometimes99er, on Sun Dec 6, 2009 1:27 PM, said:

TMS9900 cross assembler TIasm will build 8K console (>0000) or cartridge (>6000) roms. TIasm with source can be found here:
ftp://ftp.whtech.com...9t9/v9t9src.zip

Thanks for the hint, I'll update the list

[sometimes99er]

kroy2049, on Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:35 AM, said:

• classic99
  Windows-based emulator including TI-99 ROMs under license from Texas Instruments
  Best debugger, OS file support, support for 64K bank-switch carts
  Status: Still under active development
  
  
• MESS
  Multiple system emulator that supports the TI-99/4A
  Basic debugger, most accurate emulation, support for 64K bank-switch carts
  Status: Still under active development

The MESS debugger has many features that the Classic99 does not have and vice versus.

[Tursi]

Classic99 supports 128k bank switch carts, actually.

For MakeCart, today it only outputs GROM code - you can't burn the result to an EPROM and have it work (so the comment is a little misleading). I did start the ROM output version though and will get that done eventually.

Edited by Tursi, Sun Dec 6, 2009 5:17 PM.

[retroclouds]

sometimes99er, on Sun Dec 6, 2009 2:05 PM, said:

kroy2049, on Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:35 AM, said:

• classic99
  Windows-based emulator including TI-99 ROMs under license from Texas Instruments
  Best debugger, OS file support, support for 64K bank-switch carts
  Status: Still under active development
  
  
• MESS
  Multiple system emulator that supports the TI-99/4A
  Basic debugger, most accurate emulation, support for 64K bank-switch carts
  Status: Still under active development

The MESS debugger has many features that the Classic99 does not have and vice versus.

Noted, I've just adjusted the wording a bit. I also just checked the debugger page at MESS wiki;
The debugger really has some features I didn't think were there. Cool
I'll also try to be more objective

Oh, on a sidenote, I just checked David Pitts' page and his asm990 cross-assembler runs on Linux, now supports
macros and has a "TI-99/4A mode". It can't create any cartridge images yet. But definitly worth testing more.
I'll be adding that to the resources together with TI-asm.

[retroclouds]

Tursi, on Sun Dec 6, 2009 5:15 PM, said:

Classic99 supports 128k bank switch carts, actually.

For MakeCart, today it only outputs GROM code - you can't burn the result to an EPROM and have it work (so the comment is a little misleading). I did start the ROM output version though and will get that done eventually.

Thanks for the info on this Tursi. I've updated the post.

[sometimes99er]

kroy2049, on Mon Dec 7, 2009 3:10 AM, said:

Noted, I've just adjusted the wording a bit. I also just checked the debugger page at MESS wiki;
The debugger really has some features I didn't think were there. Cool
I'll also try to be more objective

Although MESS does not have a "memory heatmap" as Classic99, you gotta love the flexibility of MESS’ watchpoints ...

Examples:

hotspot 0,10
Looks for hotspots on CPU 0 using a search buffer of 16 entries, reporting any entries which end up with 250 or more hits.

hotspot 1,40,#1000
Looks for hotspots on CPU 1 using a search buffer of 64 entries, reporting any entries which end up with 1000 or more hits.

wp 1234,6,rw
Set a watchpoint that will halt execution whenever a read or write occurs in the address range 1234-1239 inclusive.

wp 23456,a,w,wpdata == 1
Set a watchpoint that will halt execution whenever a write occurs in the address range 23456-2345f AND the data written is equal to 1.

wp 3456,20,r,1,{printf "Read @ %08X\n",wpaddr; g}
Set a watchpoint that will halt execution whenever a read occurs in the address range 3456-3475. When this happens, print Read @ <wpaddr> and continue executing.

temp0 = 0; wp 45678,1,writeval==f0,{temp0++; g}
Set a watchpoint that will halt execution whenever a write occurs to the address 45678 AND the value being written is equal to f0. When that happens, increment the variable temp0 and resume execution.

[sometimes99er]

kroy2049, on Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:35 AM, said:

... possibility to record AVI movie ...

With or without sound, I don’t think that is important features. There are many excellent screen and window video grapping software applications available and also for free.

I sometimes use Camtasia Studio to grap, zoom and analyze pixels and animations frame by frame.

Also, feel free to delete my comments/viewpoints, as to keep this thread a bit "clean".

[sometimes99er]

kroy2049, on Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:35 AM, said:

... support for 128K bank-switch carts ...

Now that Classic99 supports 128K bank-switch carts, you might add MESS’ ability to support RAM in cartridges with "type of" Mini Memory (4K persistent), MBX (1K persistent) and SuperSpace II (32K).

Yes, you should be able to make games using persistent RAM to keep track of high scores, remember settings, save and load game facilities etc. - all ultraquick !

[Tursi]

The feature lists will start getting very long if we put in all the little features. Classic99 supports RAM in cartridges too (just not persistent, nobody's ever asked for it ). I think it's fine that there's a summary list and a link, so long as what's listed is accurate and relatively independent.

[Kurt_Woloch]

I just downloaded the latest version of MESS, and contrary to the last one I used, the TI-99 emulation doesn't support cartridges anymore! Can anyone tell me why this has been removed and how cartridges can be loaded into MESS now?

[retroclouds]

Well, MESS does still handle cartridges. There is a new format for storing ROMS.
The ROMS are now in .rpk files (basically a zip file with .rpk extension containing rom and metadata).

Check here:
http://ninerpedia.or...MESS_ROM_format

and here:
ftp://whtech.com/emu...dge_images/rpk/

[sometimes99er]

Yep, as of version 0.135. Unfortunately the old method has been cancelled and even makes the system crash. The new method takes more and newer types of cartridges.

MESS history:
http://www.ninerpedi...version_history

[retroclouds]

Made a few updates and added several new resources

[retroclouds]

Added my new tutorial "how to build a multi-bank ROM image". Enjoy

[sometimes99er]

retroclouds, on Sun Dec 6, 2009 1:48 PM, said:

sometimes99er, on Sun Dec 6, 2009 1:27 PM, said:

TMS9900 cross assembler TIasm will build 8K console (>0000) or cartridge (>6000) roms. TIasm with source can be found here:
ftp://ftp.whtech.com...9t9/v9t9src.zip

Thanks for the hint, I'll update the list

Still not there ?

[retroclouds]

sometimes99er, on Mon Jan 18, 2010 2:13 AM, said:

retroclouds, on Sun Dec 6, 2009 1:48 PM, said:

sometimes99er, on Sun Dec 6, 2009 1:27 PM, said:

TMS9900 cross assembler TIasm will build 8K console (>0000) or cartridge (>6000) roms. TIasm with source can be found here:
ftp://ftp.whtech.com...9t9/v9t9src.zip

Thanks for the hint, I'll update the list

Still not there ?

ooopps, sorry about that
Will add it this evening, I promise

[retroclouds]

retroclouds, on Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:15 AM, said:

sometimes99er, on Mon Jan 18, 2010 2:13 AM, said:

retroclouds, on Sun Dec 6, 2009 1:48 PM, said:

sometimes99er, on Sun Dec 6, 2009 1:27 PM, said:

TMS9900 cross assembler TIasm will build 8K console (>0000) or cartridge (>6000) roms. TIasm with source can be found here:
ftp://ftp.whtech.com...9t9/v9t9src.zip

Thanks for the hint, I'll update the list

Still not there ?

ooopps, sorry about that
Will add it this evening, I promise

ok, I've just added the reference to TIasm

[sometimes99er]

retroclouds, on Mon Jan 18, 2010 12:48 PM, said:

ok, I've just added the reference to TIasm

Excellent !

[retroclouds]

Several updates: added reference to QBOX Pro & speech tutorial by Mark W., Added reference to TI-Intern.

[retroclouds]

Added reference to TI99-PC

[retroclouds]

Added repositories section, Grapefruit and TI-99/4A user reference guide.

[Willsy]

Syntax highlighting file for TMS9900 assembly language and TI Extended Basic.

For use with Notepad++

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