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a8isa1

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In Topic: AspeQt: Yet another SIO2PC/APE clone

Today, 8:59 AM

Thanks for adding persistent XEX sessions but I think I have a better idea, batch mode boot loading.

To make testing new XEXes easy it would be nice if I could have AspeQt load the file(s) and then terminate. Something like this:

aspeqt OTL game1 game2 game3 game4

OTL is an acronym for One Time Load . OTL1 could be the parameter for 1X SIO for One Time Load.

In the above example a new game loads for each cold boot. AspeQt terminates after game4 loads.

For persistent sessions we revive your idea but add it to command line thusly

aspeqt OTL game1 game1 game1 game1

In Topic: AspeQt: Yet another SIO2PC/APE clone

Today, 8:29 AM

View PostStephen, on Wed May 23, 2012 5:17 PM, said:

How would XEP80 stuff even work? Nothing expects it over SIO - what could possibly use it?
I believe applications that communicate with XEP80 do it via the supplied handler or the patched one.

Couldn't a new handler, one that sends the commands and data over SIO, be substituted?

The idea just seemed interesting to me and since a computer is already committed to AspeQt no additional hardware would be needed.

In Topic: Best 8-bit Paddle Games?

Fri May 25, 2012 10:03 AM

View Postboxpressed, on Thu May 24, 2012 8:55 PM, said:

I just got my Atarimax Maxflash USB Programmer and am having a good time playing some new games. I'm largely unfamiliar with the 8-bit catalog, except for the major releases.

I know about the ports of Kaboom! and Super Breakout, and Chicken is pretty fun, too. What are your favorite paddle games for 8-bit?
We played some interesting paddle games in HSC last season. Juggler was unique. I wouldn't call it a favorite. Wavy Navy has been one of my favorites, one I had forgotten about for many years.

Arkanoid (both 1 and 2) are pretty good ports, though probably too easy (on default settings)

In Topic: AspeQt: Yet another SIO2PC/APE clone

Fri May 25, 2012 7:46 AM

View Postatari8warez, on Fri May 25, 2012 12:10 AM, said:

View Posta8isa1, on Thu May 24, 2012 8:32 PM, said:

View Postatari8warez, on Thu May 24, 2012 2:14 AM, said:

version 0.8.3 is now available:

+ Added option to keep the Boot Executable dialog open for succesive reboots of the same XEX file


Source and Windows binaries

The dialog box stays open but I cannot load an XEX file on successive tries. The old progress bar stays at 100% from the first loading.

I haven't tried any of the other new features yet.

This is in linux.

Sorry, I didn't test it on linux as I don't have it, but it does work on Windows (and works pretty good) with several xex files i tried. Actually I can't see why it shouldn't work with linux, did you try some other game or games.
Ah! Thanks!

I found my problem. My own compiled Action! programs are what won't load on successive attempts. The mounted ATR in D1: loads instead.

I don't know what could be causing that but it's not a real issue for me. Only one of them is something I might even consider booting directly from aspeqt. Usually I just place it on a bootable ATR.

Sorry for the false alarm. My own programs were at hand so those are what I tried.

In Topic: AspeQt: Yet another SIO2PC/APE clone

Thu May 24, 2012 8:32 PM

View Postatari8warez, on Thu May 24, 2012 2:14 AM, said:

version 0.8.3 is now available:

+ Added option to keep the Boot Executable dialog open for succesive reboots of the same XEX file


Source and Windows binaries

The dialog box stays open but I cannot load an XEX file on successive tries. The old progress bar stays at 100% from the first loading.

I haven't tried any of the other new features yet.

This is in linux.

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