baktra Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 On 3/10/2024 at 5:51 PM, w1k said: edit: function L (LOAD) from menu DMOST doesnt work, only R (run) works.. It was established that the Load function didn't work, because the loaded file exceeded the size of the "RAM under ROM" small ramdisk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 Plans for the next update release: Tape mode selection for Turbo D Refined UI for color selections (Standard and Rambit plugins) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w1k Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 2 hours ago, baktra said: It was established that the Load function didn't work, because the loaded file exceeded the size of the "RAM under ROM" small ramdisk. yes, my fault, sorry.. function L works good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 For Turbo D, you will be able to select a tape mode using radio buttons. The Standard and Rambit Turbo Tape plugins will get more streamlined color selectors. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w1k Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 question, its possible in turgen make inverse name of program? like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 29 minutes ago, w1k said: question, its possible in turgen make inverse name of program? like this: Some plugins can do that, namely Turbo 2000, Super Turbo, Lower Silesian Turbo 2000, and Standard. You need to put hexadecimal notation, instead of program title. Use ATASCII table. E.g. $HEX$ 32 FC 24 45 75 Such function must be used with extreme caution, as inverse characters can confuse some loaders/copiers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 (edited) Version 9.2.13 is out: https://sourceforge.net/p/turgen/blog/2024/03/turgen-9213---double-d/ Changes Turbo D : You can choose tape mode (N:) or (D:) Turbo D : The transfer speed setting uses average speed (assuming 50% zeros), instead of maximum speed (assuming 100 % zeros) Standard: Refined GUI, streamlined color choosers Rambit Turbo Tape: Refined GUI, streamlined color choosers Documentation: Ability to specify special file names using $HEX$ notation documented for plugins that support it (Turbo 2000, Super Turbo, Standard, Lower Silesian Turbo 2000). Edited March 13 by baktra 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 N: oh noes fujinet N: device battle? But wait .D: ah perhaps not as device but switches D / N etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 1 hour ago, _The Doctor__ said: N: oh noes fujinet N: device battle? But wait .D: ah perhaps not as device but switches D / N etc? Not unless the Fujinet device traveled in time to the 1980s. The utility software installed two CIO devices, N and D. The N device used non-duplicated blocks (provided speed, but no redundancy), while the D device used duplicate blocks (not so much speed, but redundancy). So why not use the device names to identify the tape modes? Or is it just Daleks and Nausicaans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 N: is FujiNet network device.D: device unit normally.D: for Default Disk drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 To take some time off from the Turbo D, I started work on the Turbo Blizzard TSFXes. The block writing routine is already succussfully stolen, just needs some adjustments, e.g. refrain from calculating and storing the checksum (that is already done by turgen). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 The work on the Turbo Blizzard TSFXes had advanced enough, so we have a 2nd prototype TSFX. This one records the Flying ACE game from Avalon Hill. Other minor enhancements are on the way, related to... beeping. 1. All beeps will be done by POKEY, because some imperfect STEREO upgrades do not mix in the GTIA beeps. 2. Alarm will be possible also for standalone TSFXes P.S. We've got lucky this time, the Turbo Blizzard CIO device handler's source code is available. Not that I fully understand the block write routine, but I understand it enough to adjust it for TSFX. I wish the source code was available for Turbo D, and for KSO Turbo 2000. 000_flyingace_bliz.xex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 they should fix the upgrades that break gtia beeper! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w1k Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 (edited) if i convert game snookier (from fandal) game to turbo d, n: 4000, its only 35s load time.... when i try it save on real cassette, its about 1 minutes and 40 cassette player rounds.. strange. in turbo 2000 this game have 10 rounds edit: with grandcopy works OK, normal speed, as WAV file. strange. Edited March 15 by w1k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w1k Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 another catch (turbo d): many games works with CAR cassette adapter (wav) in different volumes, strange. some game needs change volume to loads from wav to atari.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 11 hours ago, w1k said: another catch (turbo d): many games works with CAR cassette adapter (wav) in different volumes, strange. some game needs change volume to loads from wav to atari.. My experience shows that these adapters are less predictable than anticipated, branded or not branded. Branded have better mechanical parts. Setting the correct volume is of a finicky nature. The ideal volume can differ for different speeds and also waveforms. Also note that for nominal transfer speeds above 4000 bps, with waveform set to auto, turgen changes the waveform from harminic to square. You can change that setting, of course. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 (edited) I have some good news from Poland. One atarionline.pl user reports the TSFX for Turbo Blizzard works. Of course, such success is rewarded by requests for supporting other Polish systems. What a surprise... The only issue is that to support all major Czechoslovak turbo systems, you just need one block-writing routine (Turbo D, which is a unicorn, doesn't count). For Polish systems, you need many block-writing routines. Edited March 19 by baktra 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexx Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 It works and works very well. If there's a need to test something on actual hardware, I'm willing to help. I have several tape recorders with various turbo systems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 Just briefly, TURGEN 9.2.14 Can create TSFX for Turbo Blizzard Some Turbo D timing refinements The beeps are now all POKEY 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 (edited) Release 9.2.14 introduced a regression: The tape self-extractors generated oversaturated output, resulting in unusable recordings. Release 9.2.15 is fixing the regression. All users of 9.2.14 are advised to update to 9.2.15. Thanks to @w1k for discovering it. Edited March 22 by baktra 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 Release 9.2.16 is available. Main points: TSFX now supported for the polish KSO Turbo 2000 plugin. Since there are two variants of the hardware, you must indicate the one you have using a new configuration entry named Hardware type. In the main menu, navigate to Tools>Preferences. Then navigate to the KSO Turbo 2000 section. Some transfer speed refinements for Turbo D Thanks to @w1k and @lexx for testing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 (edited) Release 9.2.17 is available. In a nutshell, I've stolen the block recording routine for the Polish Atari Super Turbo. Therefore, you can create TSFX for Atari Super Turbo (AST), Atari Turbo Tape (ATT), and Unerring Master (UM) turbo systems. These systems belong to one "family". If you are looking for a powerful AST, ATT, UM loader package, get here: http://ftp.pigwa.net/stuff/projects/Tape turbo systems/_dumped_by_Seban/_uicr0bee/carts/att_atrax/ Edited April 4 by baktra 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 Hotfix release 9.2.18 https://sourceforge.net/p/turgen/blog/2024/04/turgen-9218---fixes-for-ast-and-blizzard-tsfx/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
AtariAge on Instagram
Watch us on YouTube
Chat on Discord
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.