+Philsan Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 It's always a joy to receive new issues of magazine of ABBUC, the German club with 460 members. The included disks force you to turn on your old disk drives, sometimes forgotten because of modern loading devices. In addition to the usual disk(s) full of programs/demos/graphics, there's a Pong clone inside a beautiful English / German package. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 For those not members of ABBUC, the actual magazine is in the top right corner of the pictures. What might look like a magazine is actually just the printed "extra" (Beilage) to the magazine, which according to the club's constitution must be published on disc. I have to admit that I only joined a couple of years ago as ABBUC began shortly before I moved to the ST, but it's great to have an 8-bit club that endured for over 30 years and is still alive and kicking! For those without working disc drives or those too lazy or space-strapped to set them up, the magazine ATRs are available in the members' download section. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtrooper of Death Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 I received the new magazine yesterday. Always fun to read the articles. I also have the habbit to pay for membership for 4 years at once. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DjayBee Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 I hope that "WUDSN DIE" on Another Pong's cover is just a typo and not a statement. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+skr Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 And I hope there will be a patch to play it with paddles... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pps Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 I hope that "WUDSN DIE" on Another Pong's cover is just a typo and not a statement. Oh yes, when the very beautiful casing was created, this seems to happened by automatic word correction. In my text I wrote WUDSN IDE. And I hope there will be a patch to play it with paddles...That could be done, but I don't own paddles and so I newer had coded for them. So I actually I've no clue how to do it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+skr Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 (edited) *GASP* Someone without Paddles codes THE paddle game... Take a look at the Profibuch, Page 182: Bei der Abfrage dieser Anschlüsse stehen zwei Ebenen zur Verfügung: Einerseits die Hardwareregister im Bereich des PIA (54016-54019; $D300- $D303), andererseits die durch das Betriebssystem bereitgestellten Variablen zwischen 624 ($270) und 647 ($287). Die Letzteren sind im Allgemeinen vorzuziehen, da einerseits einige l.stige Umrechnungsarbeit eingespart wird und andererseits das Betriebssystem automatisch für die bei XL/XE-Ger.ten fehlenden Anschlüsse vernünftige Werte einsetzt (es kopiert n.mlich einfach die Werte für die ersten beiden Anschlüsse in die Register für die fehlenden Anschlüsse). Au.erdem ist für die Abfrage der PADDLE-Register im POKEY ein spezielles Timing erforderlich, auf das man so nicht zu achten braucht. Die Bearbeitung der Drehreglerwerte ist denkbar einfach: Die Register enthalten stets einen Wert zwischen 0 (rechter Anschlag) und 228 (linker Anschlag) für die jeweilige Drehposition. Die Register für die Feuerkn.pfe der Drehregler haben den Wert 0, wenn der Knopf gedrückt ist, und 1, wenn er es nicht ist. Edited April 6, 2019 by skr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pps Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 It's not that I don't know how to code it... The tuning of how the screen paddles move, that's what I maybe can not adjust... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathy Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Hello Ralf Come to the NOMAM next weekend and I'm sure somebody will help you. Sincerely Mathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erichenneke Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Just got my ABBUC #136 yesterday in the mail too. Lots of great eye-candy in the envelope as usual. Another Pong packaging is a really nice touch. Now to crank up the 1050. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pps Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 I did a short video, where you can watch what Another Pong is alike. Please take note that the copyright belongs to ABBUC e.V. - so you have to ask the chairman Wolfgang, if you want to share an atr of the game. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Hopefully mine will be waiting for e when I get home. This new pong game looks pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Just received my copy! This looks amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchorvat Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 I received my copy yesterday as well. It looks great! Love the 40 pages printed magazine + nice cover and the game Another Pong. However, i can't read side B of the disk - might be there is only side A published? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandenivoldsk Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Is it still possible to buy the "ABBUC in a box" DVD from them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Magazine was waiting for me when I got home. Awesome packaging on the Pong game. Waiting until end of work tomorrow before I can check out the disks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 However, i can't read side B of the disk - might be there is only side A published? Do you mean magazine's disk side B? Yes, there are programs on it. You can download ATR from ABBUC's website (members/download/Downloads/ABBUC Magazine). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchorvat Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 oh ok, so there is side B on #136. good to know, seems like my floppy disk came corrupted. Will download side B from abbuc website. thanks! Do you mean magazine's disk side B? Yes, there are programs on it. You can download ATR from ABBUC's website (members/download/Downloads/ABBUC Magazine). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gury Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 The magazine and disks waited for me either. What a birthday gift for me. Thank you ABBUC! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pps Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) The magazine and disks waited for me either. What a birthday gift for me. Thank you ABBUC!oh... then... A happy birthday to you Edited April 12, 2019 by pps 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gury Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
José Pereira Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) oh... then... A happy birthday to you The same from me. Edited April 12, 2019 by José Pereira 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irich2 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 The magazine and disks waited for me either. What a birthday gift for me. Thank you ABBUC! Happy Belated Birthday, Gury!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Same from me, do we still celebrate birthdays at our age Hope it was a great day... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pps Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 (edited) The official release of my game was initiated by Adam for the KazKompo 2019 (http://atarionline.pl/v01/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1578860180&archive=&start_from=0&ucat=1&ct=nowinki). There you can find the game within the complete archive. Now I added the game with manuals at pouet.net, too: https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=84604 And of course it will be online in a few minutes at my own homepage (https://www.ppsberlin.de) And yes, at some day, there will be an updated version... Edited January 16, 2020 by pps 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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