atrax27407 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 For those of you using a RAMdisk, there is now an English version of the 80-column MENU program on the SNUG web site. "Disk Directory" displays up to three columns of programs and "Display File" is also in 80-columns. MENU also adds another page of program options. Go to the SNUG site, HRD16 card, and download HRDM739e. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 Almost forgot - it also displays time and date from a BWG (or similar) clock. I haven't been able to figure out how to change the day to English and the date is in European notation. Easy enough to figure out, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Sounds similar to the 80col BOOT I used to use on my Geneve. But one question, where is SNUG's website? link please for us dummies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 This link will take you directly to the page. BTW, I find this version much better than the 80-column BOOT. http://home.arcor.de/system-ninety-nine-user-group/hrd16/index_e.htm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 The docs say a complete SNUG system is necessary (SGCPU,EVPC and HSGPL). Even so, I thought it might be cool to just check it out and see what would happen, but it has a "p99" extension and I'm not sure what to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 That's a PC99 Disk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 According to the SNUG site, .P99 is a TIFILES header. Also, Harald says that there is NO SGCPU specific code. It should work fine with an 80-column card, and 32K. A clock is not mandatory but it is nice. I have mine installed on a system with: AVPC Card (80-column), SNUG HSGPL Card, Horizon RAMdisk, 1 Meg SAMS Card (32K on board), a 3-MEG SNUG HRD16, TI RS232. and a SNUG BWG Disk Controller. It works just fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 All it does, at least on my system, is take me back to the title screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Which 80-column chip are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 He's using an F18A. I suspect the program requires the additional VDP memory of the 9938/9958. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazoo Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I suspect that the program also requires the Snug version of the Ramdisk, as it resets to the title screen on my system with a Horizon 4000. It probably checks for the Snug Ramdisk in a similar manner in which the HRD Save program does, as that also resets to the title screen. It would be nice to have versions of both that run on the original Horizons. Gazoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Harald's address is: s99ug-aschaffenburg@gmx.de He might be able to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 He's using an F18A. I suspect the program requires the additional VDP memory of the 9938/9958. It probably checks for the Snug Ramdisk in a similar manner in which the HRD Save program does, as that also resets to the title screen. Some, but not all programs written for the 9938/58's work with the F18A, so I'm not sure if VDP memory is the limitation in this case. It would be nice if we could disable the checking feature, if it exists, to verify if the program could be re-tasked for the majority of modern day TI'ers with F18A's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazoo Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Some, but not all programs written for the 9938/58's work with the F18A, so I'm not sure if VDP memory is the limitation in this case. It would be nice if we could disable the checking feature, if it exists, to verify if the program could be re-tasked for the majority of modern day TI'ers with F18A's. Logic tells us that there is indeed a checking feature. I tested it on my Snug system, which has an AVPC (like Atrax does), along with SGCPU and HSGPL cards. The difference is the type of Ramdisk in our systems. Atrax has a Snug HRD and I have a Horizon 4000. Gazoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 I have sent a query to Haraald. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I have sent a query to Haraald. Any response to this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 Harald doesn't remember putting a specific check feature into the program but the docs say that it requires a "full SNUG system" so there must be something somewhere in the program to detect it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Thanks for the update. I was wondering about this and if anything would ever come of it. The TI has evolved past the point, with the F18A, where an 80 column menu system with more selections per screen is NEEDED. With the future release of the Myarc clone, it'll be crucial (IMHO). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Just keep in mind that many of the tried and true productivity (and other) software packages were created 20+ years ago. In rare cases we have compilable source code; in most cases, the source code is unavailable. The desired outcome will usually require a newly written program or a disassembled/patched update. And of course, if there are no existing or new programmers with the desire to make changes, the status quo remains. Those of us actively programming have limits on what we can (or want to) re-create. Sadly, even my own personal projects seem to spawn their own rabbit holes these days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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