F18A programming, info, and resources

[Iwantgames:)]

Is the CodeHackCreate site the only place to buy the F18A? I have been trying since yesterday to get to that page but I think it's down as I can't get there

[+OLD CS1]

Okay, cool. I will work with these and leave it at that. No, I did not read the datasheet: that is why I was relying on the expert Now I can see where the discrepancies are.

[+Ksarul]

The site is down for me as well--it looks like there is some kind of server issue, as it is resetting the page while it is loading. It is the only place to buy an F18A as well. . .

Edited November 3, 2014 by Ksarul

[matthew180]

Apparently Poland wants to take down my site... I'm sure the secrets of the F18A are just too appealing for foreign nations to ignore. Anyway, more rules and blocks put in place so we'll see how long it lasts this time.

[+OLD CS1]

The 9918A is still used in many systems in former Cold War office networks which link back to Central Administration in Москва -- and these clandestine offices exist all over the Eastern hemisphere. They look like travel agencies, foreign money and exchange services, import/export management, and more. Long have they lusted after 80 column capabilities now offered by the F18A where upgrades to the 9938/58 are either impractical or impossible. With this new wide-screen capability and the SVGA output, they can fire up these old systems and re-establish their world-domination machine under-the-radar as there will be no purchase of modern computer systems, just SVGA monitors which are easy to obtain from recyclers in China (a friend of the show) and India. No one will be any the wiser as the plans and designs of the F18A change the balance of world power.

 

Then of course leisure time will be much better and more relaxing thanks to the enhanced video output. Would you not say, Comrade?

[Omega-TI]

Apparently Poland wants to take down my site... I'm sure the secrets of the F18A are just too appealing for foreign nations to ignore. Anyway, more rules and blocks put in place so we'll see how long it lasts this time.

 

Seriously? Poland is the land of the Lotharek, another gadget that brings our poor little orphan computer in the 21st century.

If their objection was based on the tecnology in the F18A, I figure it would already be on the export ban list. So that kind of blows that excuse.

 

The idea that a video display chip for decades old technology could be of any threat is laughable, even with the speed increase. Now on the commerce side of things, if someone wanted to block competition and supply the market from that side, it would at least make some sense, but in the case of the F18A, I just cannot see the potential market being large enough to justify that tactic. Weird.

 

 

http://www.state.gov/strategictrade/redflags/

http://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/lists-of-parties-of-concern/entity-list

[+OLD CS1]

 

The idea that a video display chip for decades old technology could be of any threat is laughable, even with the speed increase. Now on the commerce side of things, if someone wanted to block competition and supply the market from that side, it would at least make some sense, but in the case of the F18A, I just cannot see the potential market being large enough to justify that tactic. Weird.

 

See?! That is what makes it so fiendish... NO ONE expects (the Spanish Inquisition!)

[Iwantgames:)]

I still can't get on the site sux cuz I really wanna buy one

[+Ksarul]

The symptom hasn't changed Matthew, the site's still doing a reset on load. . .

[Omega-TI]

I still can't get on the site sux cuz I really wanna buy one

 

You could always send him a PM here and ask him if you could just PayPal him the money to his email address linked to his account.

I've sent money to people that way before.

 

Never mind, it's back up.

Edited November 5, 2014 by --- Ω ---

[+Lee Stewart]

It's back up, folks.

 

...lee

[matthew180]

Oh the fun never ends. Now I remember why I quit doing sysadmin work. Just trying to keep a server running in the face of all the attackers out there is a full time job. If anyone can't get to my site, please send a PM instead of (or in addition to) posting to the forum.

[mizapf]

Matthew, do you use fail2ban? This is a quite useful tool to automatically ban attackers.

[matthew180]

I'll check it out, thanks for the info. The problems are not just bots banging on the open ports, but having to protect images from hot-linking and crap like that.

[Tursi]

I just use Apache re-write rules to block hot-linking - for certain file types, if the referrer is not empty or HarmlessLion, you get redirected to the page that the file is located on (or the root if that can't be detected).

[+OLD CS1]

I just use Apache re-write rules to block hot-linking - for certain file types, if the referrer is not empty or HarmlessLion, you get redirected to the page that the file is located on (or the root if that can't be detected).

 

This. mod_rewrite is an oldie-but-goodie.

[coolio]

It's back up, folks.

 

...lee

 

It would seem that the codehackcreate.com site is down again (at least for me).

[+Ksarul]

It seems to get knocked out almost immediately whenever he brings it back up, unfortunately.

[Iwantgames:)]

It let me on early this Morning was just long enough to place my order

[Wildstar]

Maybe the web host is flaky and doesn't process the page scripts very well.

[Asmusr]

If you have a F18A installed, try running the attached program for a bit of fun: E/A#3: GPURUN

 

At first nothing seems to happen, but then...

 

It's most interesting to run from a genuine E/A cartridge (not XB 2.7) where you can soft reset to get to the color bar screen.

GPURUN.dsk

[Omega-TI]

Hey Rasmus, that's neat. I like the way it stays resident like your PALEA5 utility.

[Gazoo]

screenshot.bmp

 

So is this supposed to work in Classic99? It's been sitting there not doing anything for about an hour...

[TheMole]

screenshot.bmp

 

So is this supposed to work in Classic99? It's been sitting there not doing anything for about an hour...

 

Nope, only js99er really supports the F18A.

[matthew180]

Classic99 has some initial F18A support (80-colums and GPU) but it is not yet complete.