fabrice montupet

I am interested in the Triton TurboXT, What's your price? Shipping to France is accepted?

I gave a link to download it in the previous page of this thread 🙂

To make compatible with FinalGROM99, I used Ti99Dir to convert the V9T9 E/A files to TIfiles. Then I created the .bin cartridge file thanks to the Ramsus tool EA5toCART.

Here a version FinalGrom99 compatibleDOR1D-E8.bin

Thank you for the explanations. The program in progress should have to be deeply modified to integrate the management of the extra characters patterns and sprites motions so I keep this in mind for a future XB256 project.

I discovered a strange thing with the last version of G.E.M/XB256: In a program, I redefined the characters from 31 to 159. If I display all of them: 130 FOR I=31 TO 159 :: PRINT CHR$(I); :: NEXT I All have their new pattern. Now, I add a subprogram: 2900 CALL DELSPRITE(ALL) :: RETURN And modify the line 130 like this: 130 FOR I=31 TO 159 :: PRINT CHR$(I); :: NEXT I :: GOSUB 2900 and add : 135 FOR I=31 TO 159 :: PRINT CHR$(I); :: NEXT I The character patterns between 144 and 159 are deleted/damaged. Tested with Classic99 and ti994w.

Don't listen to the grumpy, most important is to make happy yourself, to have fun. You should continue "Anubis" 🙂

This is what I am going to realize ^^ I have made some other tests since a few minutes and, until now, I got no problem after about twenty executions of a same program 🙂

Thank you for your help. With ti994w you can write protect (or not) >6020 to >7FFF. I disabled the protection. I deleted the highlighted text in LOAD line 170. I restarted the emulator and I have chosen the option 4 for XB256, I suddenly got a SYNTAX ERROR in line 10. I reset again the emulator, selected XB256 and... it worked! (I got the prompt and with the grey background). So the problem seems to be elsewhere.

Here is how I add GEM2.9 ROM/GROM on the Ti994w.ini of ti994w: . . . [MODULES] LOADMODULE=8 MOD01=Editor Assembler MOD02=Extended Basic MOD03=Mini Memory MOD04=Diagnostic MOD05=Parsec MOD06=Dm2k24 MOD07=Du2k20 MOD08=XB29GEM MOD09=TurboForth122 MOD10=Editor Assembler V MOD11=Editor Assembler V (UG) . . . [XB29GEM] LOAD01=.\system\XB29GEM_G.gpl@6000 LOAD02=.\system\XB29GEM_B0.bin@6000

Yes! If the solution was in any case to re-run the program, it would not a problem for me, I am patient 🙂 The pain thing is that sometimes the bug is destructive, it deletes lines and makes me loose all my work since the last backup. I could save my program each time I want to run it, but this is binding.

Additional information: If the programs start correctly without quickly stop followed with an erratic error, then I will not see them crash during all their execution.

A precision, it is useless to play the game, just execute it, break it and renew the operation again and again. The problem will occur at start.

To make simple, you can use APERTURE, it is the one that I have used for my last tests. I just tested it again 5mn ago, I could run it about 10 times and then got the problem, this time "SUBPROGRAM NOT FOUND IN xxx" appeared.

I just test a program at normal speed, I had to wait 3 executions before encountering a problem: SYNTAX ERROR IN XXX. Then I re-RUN the program and it worked.

In fact, I always use the CPU overdrive (named "All CPU free time" in ti994W) because it permits me to see a program behavior after compiled. I will make the same tests at normal speed in a few minutes to see if this creates the problems.

... Same problem with 1 FOR I=1 TO 1000::NEXT I. I got a "IMPROPERLY USED NAME IN 1" after 10 good executions.

... The hope was short-lived, I got the same problem. It appeared after about fifteen executions of the same program. All execution well worked until the program stopped with a RETURN WITHOUT GOSUB (!) at the last one start. EDIT: I will try again with a greater value in the FOR NEXT line

@senior_falcon I am going to try right away! Thank you for your help.

Here is a strange behavior encountered when I use GEM 2.9 / XB256 with the ti994w emulator (all of them use their last version). And this happens sometimes with different programs, no specific one and not necessarily one of mine, loaded and happens at totally random times. I can edit, run and use a program without any problem during a time that can be important but, sometimes, suddenly problems occur: The program stops just after being ran and displays a "SYNTAX ERROR in line XXXX" or "BAD VALUE" or some other kinds of ERROR. If I run again instantly the program without doing any modification, it runs fine again. But the worse: When the problem happens, I can also get an error in a line, sometimes the line 0 (!) and when I list the program, some lines or near all of them as been deleted. I am confused because I can't say where this compatibility cames from. Apart from this, Extended Basic with 2021 Jewel/XB256 works fantastically fine with ti994w, I never encountered a problem 🙂 EDIT: Sometimes, I also get a MEMORY FULL IN XXX at start. I run again the program and it works.

With great sadness I learn of the passing of Berry. I hadn't a chance to meet Berry but I communicated with him using email. He was a kind and passionate person, a reference in the TI-99 Community. My condolences to Berry's family and loved ones.

You can use the cartridge converter included in G.E.M here: or ModuleCreator : http://hexbus.com/ti99geek/Modules/modcreate/Files/modulecreator_20.zip or EA5toCART from RASMUS: https://forums.atariage.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=938274

Yes 🙂

Thank you Restrospect for your information. I Know the advantages of RXB, its improvements, its impressive features and additional routines for graphics or easy memories access (RAM, VDP RAM or SAMS) that it brings for any stock TI-99/4A. What I have just said in my previous message is that when I saw the game, I just thought about a game made with XB like one used to see. But knowing the ability for Restrospect to make captivating games, I'm sure that his futures ones for RXB will offer to players surprising things 🙂 By my side, I consider (maybe incorrectly) that the most of people using a real 99/4A have (or can have) a 32K expansion too. Its low price (today) and the easy to get one make that this expansion has become as essential as common. People that buy a FlashROM, FinalGROM or a EPROM cartridge (between 40 to 100 USD) to benefit from the TI-99 software library (if only to easily run programs for XB, E/A, RXB, XB256/GEM,... ) are also able to buy a 32Kb side expansion for less than 50 USD. This is why I use it for programming. But once again, I do not claim to have the truth. Everyone does as they feel. Restrospect, have fun for your next creations! I look forward them 🙂

Really nothing negative in my question, you should stop systematically seeing the bad in all things. Considering the large number of functions provided by RXB, I was surprised that this was not visible for the player.