FlashROM99 MG Explorer image

[+FALCOR4]

Posting a cart image of the MG Explorer along with source files. Was fun going back into 33 year old code but time to move to next project. Many thanks to Jon Guidry for his project support and to Fred Kaal for his support and for the generous use of his loader code. Fred, your ModuleCreator is great! Thanks for coding that and Jon, you've had infinite patience helping me, thank you.

MGEXP.bin

HFE.zip

DSK.zip

[Opry99er]

Excellent!!!! 30+ years in the making.

 

Thank you so much for your work on this, Doug!

[ti99iuc]

wow, nice !

many thanks

[+Ksarul]

I really like this one!

[Omega-TI]

In case anyone wants a keyboard strip for the above mentioned program...

Explorer Strip.pdf

[+acadiel]

I had a blast helping you “get back in the game”, so to speak! Sorry I haven’t been as available lately, but earlier this year was a super awesome experience with me being able to preserve everything for you and help get you up to date with new hardware and help with Explorer.

[videofx]

Thanks! Appreciate it! Just what I was looking for!

[Vorticon]

What does the program do? Do we have a pdf manual by any chance?

[digdugnate]

sweet! i'll add this to my list.

 

it's a memory editor program- the last I remember reading about it was here: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/279487-miller-graphics-memory-editor/

[sparkdrummer]

Any chance of MG Advanced Diagnostics becoming a bin cart?

[+FALCOR4]

I'll keep trying to find the guy who wrote Advanced Diagnostics. Have been looking for him for about a year now; thought I had a good lead but no response. I worked with him on the disk protection stuff but I don't know if I have enough code in my stash to do a cartridge. Nevertheless, it's his so it probably shouldn't be released without his permission. I wouldn't feel right about it although, realistically, I doubt he would mind.

 

The MG Explorer is actually an early example of a code emulator and it does have a memory editor as well as some other tools.

[Opry99er]

Craig Miller demonstrating Explorer:

 

 

 

[+FALCOR4]

What does the program do? Do we have a pdf manual by any chance?

 

There is a PDF out on the whtech site: http://ftp.whtech.com/Millers_Graphics/Utilities/Explorer%20(by%20MG)%20manual.pdf

IMHO, the manual is a jewel, written by Craig. He had an incredible imagination and knew how to communicate it.

[ti99iuc]

you can also find the links i published some years ago,

 

Manual (browse-on-line + PDF), Strips, and Programs (now updated with this version v1.1)

(thanks again doug)

 

 

HERE

Edited November 14, 2018 by ti99iuc

[Opry99er]

Excellent!!! Thanks Ciro!

[Omega-TI]

Daaaaa-AM Ciro, excellent copy of the manual!!!!

[ti99iuc]

I also do not know if someone like to build a cartridge for this, i would like so i created some trials for labels:

 

Black TI Classic

 

Color version 1:

 

Color Version 2:

[Opry99er]

I like all 3!!! I'm a big fan of the original orange on black, but #2 just feels like the right one for me.

[+FALCOR4]

I also do not know if someone like to build a cartridge for this, i would like so i created some trials for labels:

 

Black TI Classic

Explorer Label - Full-ClassicBlack.png

 

Color version 1:

Explorer Label - Full-noBG.png

 

Color Version 2:

Explorer Label - Full-BG3.png

 

Wow, these are great!! Thank you, Ciro!

[videofx]

I worked with him on the disk protection stuff but I don't know if I have enough code in my stash to do a cartridge. Nevertheless, it's his so it probably shouldn't be released without his permission. I wouldn't feel right about it although, realistically, I doubt he would mind.

 

 

 

 

 

Any chance of showing me how to remove the protection from my MG Advanced Diags so I can make a backup of my original disk? Thanks!

Edited November 14, 2018 by videofx

[+Ksarul]

Ciro, there is one tiny problem with the first label--the "s" is missing from Millers. I like all three labels. . .

[+RXB]

95% of the time I used Millers Graphics Explorer in XB/EA, until I made RXB then used it in RXB/REA.

 

Still love it and they built it into PC99.

[ti99iuc]

Ciro, there is one tiny problem with the first label--the "s" is missing from Millers. I like all three labels. . .

 

thanks for telling me about this mistake. fixed it

[+acadiel]

 

 

 

Any chance of showing me how to remove the protection from my MG Advanced Diags so I can make a backup of my original disk? Thanks!

We have dumped HFE files for use in emulators such as MAME that are raw dumps of the original disks (you can use them with Gotek as well.)

 

You can also use CopyC from here: https://www.s-n-u-g.de/util/index_en.php

[videofx]

We have dumped HFE files for use in emulators such as MAME that are raw dumps of the original disks (you can use them with Gotek as well.)

 

You can also use CopyC from here: https://www.s-n-u-g.de/util/index_en.php

 

 

Thanks for that! I will try CopyC