LASooner

If you're in to self hate, it's amazing.

I noodled some more with the batch file, and created an auto compile batch, change the paths and files in auto_compile.bat (everything in astericks below) And when you run it, it will stay resident and check to see if you have changed the file that you specified. So run the batch file, edit your tidbit code in whatever editor you use, save it, it will auto compile and get copied to your clipboard. So as long as the batch is running all you have to do is save and paste into C99 @Echo Off Set _Delay=10 Set _Monitor=[****INPUT PATH****]\input.xb Set _Base=%temp%\BaselineState.dir Set _Chck=%temp%\ChkState.dir Set _OS=6 Ver|Findstr /I /C:"Version 5">Nul If %Errorlevel%==0 Set _OS=5 & Set /A _Delay=_Delay*1000 :_StartMon Call :_SetBaseline "%_Base%" "%_Monitor%" :_MonLoop If %_OS%==5 (Ping 1.0.0.0 -n 1 -w %_Delay%>Nul) Else Timeout %_Delay%>Nul Call :_SetBaseline "%_Chck%" "%_Monitor%" FC /A /L "%_Base%" "%_Chck%">Nul If %ErrorLevel%==0 Goto _MonLoop [****PHP PATH****]\php [****TIdBIT PATH****]\tidbit_cmd.php [****INPUT PATH****]\input.xb 100 10 [****OUTPUT PATH****]\output.xb clip < "[****OUTPUT PATH****]\output.xb" Goto :_StartMon ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: Subroutine ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :_SetBaseline If Exist "%temp%\tempfmstate.dir" Del "%temp%\tempfmstate.dir" For /F "Tokens=* Delims=" %%I In ('Dir /S "%~2"') Do ( Set _Last=%%I >>"%temp%\tempfmstate.dir" Echo.%%I ) >"%~1" Findstr /V /C:"%_Last%" "%temp%\tempfmstate.dir" Goto :EOF TIdBIT_batchfiles - auto_compile.zip

So I'm using TIdBit a lot lately and the workflow was starting to get in my way. Yes it's faster than typing it all in on the TI, but it could be faster with the command line version. It requires that you have TIdBIT set up locally I've created 2 batch scripts to help speed up using it You'll need to edit both to add your own paths to PHP and TIdBIT cmd. The "compile" batch is if you're iterating on the same file, the "input compile" is if you want to do a quick compile on some code without editing the compile batch file Open the input file When you're ready to compile your TIdBIT code,save the source, run the compile batch file When you run it, it copies the compiled file to clipboard, post straight to Classic 99 removes task of copying your source, clearing the web INPUT field, and pasting it, pressing translate, select output, copying output to paste in Classic 99. Also one less window you have to have open or deal with because you're not using a browser anymore. These batch files are going to save some of my sanity. TIdBIT_batchfiles.zip

I'd like to have a favorites list for disks that would show up in each DSK entry so you could easily swap disks from one drive to the next because so many programs are hard coded to DSK1.

This looks as close to the original arcade game as I've seen from a TI port. What stopped you from going further?

One version is bitmap, the other is graphics mode 1 football_bitmap.mag football_mode1.mag

Yes, I'll upload it later tonight, use it as you see fit, my programming skills are lacking to take it any further.

When I first started messing around in Magellan I made this

Take a look at On Field Football for the commodore 64, it simple but pretty great. Your test reminded me of it instantly. presentation is vertical not horizontal, but it 4 vs 4 player game. http://www.lemon64.com/?mainurl=http%3A//www.lemon64.com/games/details.php%3FID%3D1834

I'm thankful I have a wife who puts up with all this old computer equipment.

Thanks, I got it running. Cool test. Any plans to do something more with this? It's good start

Is this E/A 3? What's the program name?

plug in a tape drive data cable into a PC audio out http://nivelleringslikaren.eu/ti994a_basic/ paste the program in this page OLD CS1 on the TI it should load in the basic program

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/257789-ti-994a-retail-display-unit/?do=findComment&comment=3607759

Got my tracking number, can't wait! Thanks Ralph!

Yes, I suffer everyday with my Wacom Cintiq, wishing I had a flickering monitor with a light pen.

Who wants to tell him about FinalGROM 99?

I know, I know..I'm truly a sadist for using the TI sticks, but I was trying to recreate the experience I had growing up. I plugged in my handy slick stik I've had on my C64 and Amiga for years, and it almost feels like cheating how much easier it is to play games now. I think if I hadn't been poor, I might never have learned to program, because those Atarisoft ports are pretty good for the era, and I would have just played those all the time instead of trying to make my own games. With the joystick adapter doubly so. All I had growing up was A-maze-ing and Tombstone City. The proof of this is when I got my C-64 I got a modem and a bunch of BBS numbers and I never learned to program on the C-64 to the level I did on the TI. EDIT: I posted this in the wrong forum, but don't see the option to delete. Mod please move to the main board

She has her room, I have mine. As long as none of it leaks out of the room, I can pack it with what I want. Luckily she doesn't include the Mame cabinet as part of that, her only demand was it have a CRT and a trackball for Centipede. It sits in the Family room.

Anyone who ever, keyed in a program into the ZX81 membrane keyboard for several hours only to knock the 2k ram pack by mistake before it could be saved to tape, would never ask this question.

If the 4th dimension is time, it's certainly has been good at taking up a lot of that.

If you don't have them already, here's the sprite sheets for Zelda, should help with the frame counting https://www.spriters-resource.com/nes/legendofzelda/

Had nothing but bad luck with APC, 2 outages in the last 3 years it completely failed both times after being replaced the first time. My company replaced all APC battery backups with Cyberpower, I did the same at home.