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could you upload the .dsk so I can play with it. I would like to know why those files show something other than 254? I never noticed that using TIDIR.

maybe I did something different. how did you do it? by the way, here are some XB programs I wrote:https://ti99resources.wordpress.com/software/ go down to 'My Games' were i have a bunch BASIC & XB games to test with.

this gives me a good chance to look at some MAME code. not as complex as I thought but still a lot I don't know. But, I see Raphael Nabet was the last one working on it in 2004 or did someone log 13 days ago? looking at the code the stop came with the I/O not having a good ROM dump. So what I gather Raphael created the I/O from the schematic data but had no way to test the unknowns without a good ROM dump?

doesn't seem to work. unfortunately, neither does SAVE"DSK1.FILE",MERGE then on the ti99/8 MERGE"DSK1.FILE" it gives an error I/O error 4. doesn't matter size of file just gives error anyway. thing is, we don't know if TI ever intended to be able to transfer XB files seamlessly from the 99/4 to the 99/8? @senior_falcon has a sub-program in TML that converts PROGRAM files to IV254 format, the opposite of what we want done. something like that might been needed and maybe it was TIs intention to release such?

@mizapf might know something about this machine since he does the MAME for the TI99 family, or maybe not. anyway, here is a bunch of software from TOSEC for the exc100. I test some of the ROM carts and they do work but no input device. Exelvision_EXL_100_TOSEC_2012_04_23.zip

here is the latest and greatest MAME stuff for the EXL100. it comes up with an error screen of not yet finished. but looks like it may work with a cartridge as the open screen comes up? unknown, as I was unable to find any cart files for the system. but I don't read French so I could have been passing right over stuff and not know it. it you get it to work repost it with carts or whatever. interesting little system I never heard of that used TI parts. good luck. exc100-MAME221.zip

made my day, thanks.

so the work around is to split the ti99/4 files then MERGE them back. a pain, if works, should, but doable.

here are several full setup packages for MAME. The packages include; docs, disk, HD, roms, etc... . the they all use MAME 200 and above. just add MAME/MESS into MESS221 dir. change the name of the MAME/MESS executable to MESS64a. execute the (computername).bat file to run the emulator 99-8, 99-2 & Tomy.zip Geneve.zip notes: Geneve boots straight to HD. the 99-2, tomy are tape based. the 99-8 really needs a i5 or greater to run. lots of stuff here, have fun.

here is a complete GENEVE pack; docs, disk, HD, roms, etc... for MAME/MESS. the batch file boots up a HD filled with lots of Geneve stuff. uses MAME 200 and above. just add MAME/MESS into MESS221 dir. change the name of the MAME/MESS executable to MESS64a. execute the geneve.bat file. Geneve.zip

Discovered a little factoid using the MAME 99/8 with hexbus & DSSD disk. the 99/8 won't load an old XB TI-99/4a program saved in INT/VAR format. PROGRAM format is just fine though. if the file is too big I guess you'll have to split it up and re-merge (which I haven't tried) on the 99/8.

FYI: I can create similar packages like the MyXBII MAME/MESS package for the Geneve, P-Card, ti99-8 and ti99-2, if anyone is interested. for that matter, I think I have enough stuff for a Tomy Tutor package as well (need check up on manuals). I already have them stored and without any Cyc stuff in them so they be easy post.

oh, I know it as ABASIC. should have figured that one out.

what is that? is it another variation on TIXB?

I have CoCo2 setup in MAME/MESS and have a .vhd hard drive attached to it. beyond that I have found almost no info on if CoCo2 works with a HD in standard DOS, how one addresses a HD as what drive number/name or if you need a special DOS to access the drive. the .vhd is from colorcomputerarchive and is pre-formated 1/2 OS-9 have regular DOS. and since I'm currently looking for a CoCo2 and will, eventually, get a SD drive adapter does any of the SD drive adapters emulate a HD too?

well, I know at least 1 exist. buy the way, if you just scan to .tiff or .jpg and put the pages in a folder I'll be glad to turn it into a .pdf file since I have the software for that. goes for any file. I can do .txt, .doc or whatever files too. do the additions 1st. @ksarul might have a copy of the manual too. be less work for you.

oh! I'll wait then on typing more. if you do just scan to .tiff or .jpg / page. I have the software that will turn it into a .pdf booklet from that.

doubt i'll ever find someone who has a copy of the manual for the MyArc XB II so I'm working on a booklet of just the differences/enhancements of it from TI XB. playing with this system it really is/was the ultimate in XB for the TI99. it's almost like a whole different system in performance and graphic usage. but I can see, then, why it never caught on. it would have been a king's ransom for all the equipment you would have to get to make it work. you would need, minimum, a myarc 128 with at least a PEB and one floppy drive. $1000+ in 80s dollars? so if you wrote any kick-ass games that utilized the MyarcXBII your market would been very small. of course now we can do it software @ 0$. be fun see what can be done with it. and as a theoretical, could the memory for the TIPI be modified to look like a myarc 512k and install the ROM in it? yes, it would be a redesign but this is a theoretical.

I had the Mechatronics Extended BASIC II Plus back in the day on my 1st TI99 as a kid. oddly, it was/is the only TI99 cartridge I have ever had that completely stopped working. a bit of useless trivia there.

how do you do multigrom in command line? i get an error with this: -gromport multi -cart1 ..\software\cartridges\supersp2myxbii.

the mini-memory is where I learned 9900 assembler. all I could afford at the time was a base ti-99/4a with a tape drive and the mini-mem module. the line by line assembler was, challenging, to use but got the job done. you really couldn't make anything significant with the line-by-line assembler but it was OK for learning. playing with POKEV was also fun. I did write a game once that used the high memory to write to and sort it's database in high-mem then write it back to tape so that was useful. the battery backed up 4k memory useually held my assembler creations while working on them so I didn't have to wait using the tape. yes, it had it's uses.

As of v2, or so, MAME now supports MyArc Extended BASIC II. I had this on PC99 and really liked it. It uses the MyArc memory card and disk/hd card. the XBII is fantastic. it's much faster that TI XB, sometimes up to twice as fast. It has a whooping 72k of program space and accesses all the graphic capabilities of the TI VDP such as 40 cloumn, hi rez, all the sprites and added character sets. below I have set up a zip file that has all you need to run MyXBII. you just add the latest MAME or MESS in the MESS221 directory and modify the TI99-II.bat for the current MAME/MESS names and away you go. the manuals for the memory, HD, supespace2 are included. BUT, I did put in a copy of the MyXBII programming manual as the only one I have is from the Cyc. (if anyone has a copy they can scan?) I know, it's a bummer. if I can't find a non-cyc manual I guess I'll have to type a short one. but look at the various demos on the disks to get an idea of the capibilities. the MyXBII boots from WDS1 very quickly. in BASIC you can call the MyArc disk manager by typing CALL MDM. in BASIC and MyXBII you can use the dir by CALL DIR("filespec"). I have 2 HDs installed. It uses superspace 2 and EA is accessible from the menu. also can run TIWv5 from the HD. a bit of a quirk in MyXBII is to list by line numbers you type in LIST 1stline,2ndline. you use a comma instead of a dash for some reason. also for some reason I can't get CALL PART to work to create a RAM disk/print spooler as it's written in the manual. since MyArc is bad about errors in their manuals, that's probably it. MyXBII is 100% compatible with XB IF you keep away from PEEKS and POKES that reference the VDP or GROM. All in all a really nice system and a nice, what could have been. and speaking of 'nice' if this could, one day, become an add on to a real TI99 that would really be nice. all the design is there. the superspace2 is there. an HD adapter is there (TIPI). hard part be creating the myarc compatible memory with the MyXBII ROM installed. maybe it's time I got serious about learning this stuff and build my own? note: as soon as I can find a MyXBII manual i'll post it to my TI99resources. My-XBIIc.zip

to get myself on a schedule for this I'm going to commit to posting something every weekend, at least. more productivity software coming then carts-on-disk next.

you're welcome. since my mantra is to only post software with good manuals it's a slow process so keep popping by ever now and then.

well, didn't mean to open a can-o-worms with the question. personally, I only used the 80 column anyway.