ROM with VG93 emulator
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From Wladimir Bulchukey → To All 23 July 2005
Hello(s), All...!
Emulation VG93, (c) Maxagor
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Released ROM with VG93 emulsion!
22-07-2005, 21:40
Maxagor
Released ROM with VG93 emulsion!
07/22/2005.
This day will go down in history... Today, June 22, 1941, at 4
o'clock in the morning... Ugh! Today, July 22, 2005, well, not at 4
morning, of course, and a little later (hours, like, 7-8 am, after
sleepless night) was completed one of the longest, but
at the same time the most promising, ambitious and expected
projects on ATM, and maybe (let others decide) on general
Spectrum. The eXtra BIOS firmware for ATM-turbo 2+ was completed,
containing a long-advertised emulator
1818VG93, software interception of access to memory ports
(for the first time on Spec there is a semblance of protected mode!), support
working with external modules and much, much more.
The firmware is made in the form of two modifications -
xBIOS v.1.32LE (Light Edition) - lightweight, for 64Kb ROM,
for those who do not have the opportunity to flash a larger one
microcircuit. But you have to pay for everything - as a result we get
fewer features, functions, as well as the inability to further
expansion and improvement. Development of this version
stopped.xBIOS v1.32XT (eXTended) - basic, for ROM 128Kb and higher
(up to 1024Kb). Full set of all functions, open
architecture (the ability for the user to independently add
free ROM pages modules of our own design with
subsequent work with them through the start menu). This system
will continue to develop, but based on the principle of compatibility
from bottom to top. In addition, work is currently underway to transfer
emulator VG93 on Pentagon-1024SL (which, of course, can
transfer. For example, if there is no memory manager there and
hidden ports it is impossible to implement protected mode).
The firmware itself (both LE and XT) along with documentation for it is located
here:
http://atmturbo.narod.ru/download/s...ms/xbios132.zip
A separate book with documentation (yes, a whole book of descriptions
it worked!) for those who don’t need the firmware itself (well, not yet
ATM guys!) can be downloaded here:
http://atmturbo.narod.ru/inf/books/nedopc/xbiosdoc.zip
The XUTILITIES v1.01 utility package I wrote for xBIOS for
working/launching TRD images from a hard drive from the CP/M OS environment lies
here:
http://atmturbo.narod.ru/download/c...ls/xutls101.zip
A brief description of it is here:
http://atmturbo.narod.ru/download/c...tils/xutils.htm
However, keep in mind that the posted book will still be updated(it is planned to redraw the illustrations more efficiently, rather
All that remains to be done is catching typos and bugs). So updates
xBIOS will be there. Utilities for
firmware And the ROM project itself is not closed at all. We still have
lots of ideas!
In the meantime, I express my deep gratitude to Yura ukms[z] for
titanic work done!
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Two more megaprojects are also on the verge of completion:
Adaptation for ATM-turbo 2+ OS iS-DOS Chic as well as creation on
based on the iS-DOS-compatible OS TASiS, working with text
ATM console.
I'll tell you a secret that these systems are already installed on my
ATM on a hard drive, but about to be published as complete
distributions are not yet ready.
As they say, COMING SOON...
That's all for today.
I look forward to your responses and congratulations!
__________________
Maksagor, NedoPC group
PC ATM-turbo 2+ [ZX rulezzz 4reva!!!]
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