Once again about drivers in the BIOS

├┤i Roman & Dmitry!

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RP> Sorry, if flashing the ROM is a modification of the computer... Don’t go into the hardware need
RP> absolutely. To install the BIOS, you just need to change the ROM page on your computer
RP> where 128 BASIC is located. No one really needs it anyway.
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Now you can bury your BIOS. It won’t work on Scorpia.
And for the sake of BIOS, I will never give up Shadow and 128 BASIC.
And not only me. It's better to install an additional ROM - no problem.

W!7h Be$7 W!$he$, FK0.

RP> is of no use to anyone.
KF> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
KF> Now you can bury your BIOS. It won't work on scorpion
KF>.
KF> And for the sake of BIOS, I will never give up shadow and 128 BASIC
KF>.
KF> And not only me. It’s better to install an additional ROM - no
KF> problem.

Who’s stopping you from installing an additional ROM?
Or static RAM, so that during upgrades you don’t have to decide (though in this case you’ll have to load from the disk
every time).
The control can be hung on #EFF7. There, for this, bit 6 was provided
(locking ROM and enabling additional).

All the best.
With respect Roman.

RP> that ROM page where 128 BASIC sits. No one really needs it anyway
RP>
KF> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
KF> Now you can bury your BIOS. It won't work on Scorpia
KF>.
KF> And for the sake of BIOS I will never give up the shadow and 128 BASIC
KF>.

├┤i Roman & Kirill !

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RM> And who is stopping you from installing an additional ROM?

No problem, but the SYSTEM needs to SITT IN IT and
NOT REPLACE 128 besik in any way - otherwise, when the system is running
the shadow will not work on the scorpion.

W!7h Be$7 W!$he$, FK0.

KF> No problem, but the SYSTEM needs to SITT IN IT and NOT
KF> REPLACE 128 besik - otherwise, when the system is running, the shadow will not work on the scorpion
KF>.

No matter what it replaces, the shadow will still not work, because he's stuffed into all the holes, IMHO. And if you replace something else (I don’t understand whether
this BIOS affects other parts, such as TR-DOS?), then only the toggle switch will help you.

Yours truly, Hexman/BYTEX.
[Team ZASM] [Team Metallica] [Team Art Works]

KF> DID NOT REPLACE 128 BASIC - otherwise, when the
KF> system is running, the shadow engine will not work on Scorpia.

And what, the shadow engine on Scorpia will not work without BASIC 128?!

All the best.
Roman.

At 02:29, Monday July 06, 1998, it was such a thing that
Kirill Frolov scribbled a letter from Roman Petrov:

RP>> on his computer that ROM page where 128 BASIC is located. He doesn't care
KF> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
KF> Now you can bury your BIOS. It won’t work on Scorpio.
I won’t bury anything ;-) For reference: I myself have Scorpio. Now, in
correspondence with MOA, I’m finding out what needs to be done to make everything work.
KF> And for the sake of BIOS, I will never give up shadow and 128 BASIC.
Why do you need 128 BASIC? If it's not a secret? And the shadow worker will definitely remain.
KF> And not only me. It’s better to install an additional ROM - no problem.
Damn, I told you that one of the main ideas of the BIOS is minimal
hardware improvements.

With respect, Roman aka Megus of Brainwave Association.

[Team ZX-Spectrum] [Team Agatha Christie] [Team Metallica] [Team Iron Maiden]

At 22:33, Monday July 13, 1998 there was such a thing that
Vova Hex dashed off a letter from Kirill Frolov:

KF>> No problem, but the SYSTEM needs to SITT IN IT and NOT
KF>> REPLACE 128 besik in any way - otherwise with the system running on the scorpion not
KF>> the shadow will work.
VH> Whatever it replaces, the shadow will still not work, because he
VH> is stuffed into all the holes, IMHO. And if you replace something else (I don’t
Well, I wouldn’t say that it’s stuffed into all the holes. There are 3-4 main points.
Everything else remains practically unchanged.
VH> I understand does this BIOS affect other parts, like TR-DOS?), then you
No, it doesn’t touch anything else, only ROM 128 BASIC.

stuffed into
VH> all the holes, IMHO. And if you replace something else (I don’t understand
whether
VH> this BIOS affects other parts, such as TR-DOS?), then only the toggle switch will help you.

Then we must assume that NEOS will be like Pink Floyd or MicroWindows.

Who is stopping you from connecting the switching of the Neos bank to #eff7?
Wow! In short, I decided. Let it be instead of a bass, and I’ll put
2 bells. And #eff7 I will switch them.

2ALL: HELP ME!!! Tell me, on which bit should I hang ?

W!7h Be$7 W!$he$, FK0.

├┤i Roman & Kirill !

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RM> What, the shadow engine on Scorpa doesn’t work without BASIC128?!

It’s stuck in all the holes. If it doesn’t exist, then the people with the screw
will break off. But I don’t care, I don’t have the taste :-) And you can install
ROMs from KAY, for example, on a scorpion without any problems. And the screw controller
probably too.

W!7h Be$7 W!$he$, FK0.

RP> Well, I wouldn’t say that he’s been stuffed into all the holes. There are 3-4 main
RP> points. Everything else remains virtually unchanged.

Practically is an elastic concept. ;)

VH>> And if you replace something else (I don’t understand whether this
VH>> BIOS affects other parts, such as TR-DOS?)...
RP> No, it doesn’t affect anything else, only ROM 128 BASIC.

And you want to say that the shadow guy doesn’t use BASIC-128?! I don't believe it. How are you going to get around this? IMHO there are two options: save pieces of 128 BASIC for use by a shadow worker or remake a shadow file. ;) And, therefore, if a new version of the shadow version comes out, will you have to redo the BIOS for it?

At 01:09, Friday July 17 1998 there was such a thing that
Kirill Frolov scribbled a letter from Roman Milukov:

KF> It will be shoved into all the holes. If it doesn’t exist, then the people with the
KF> screw will break off. But I don’t care, I don’t have the taste :-) And you can install
KF> on a scorpion ROM from KAY, for example, without any problems. And the controller
KF> of the screw, too, probably.
I'm already thinking about the fact that Scorpionists, it seems, will still
have to install a second ROM. IMHO, the monitor won't fit into all the holes, you can find a little space. For example, replace the menu with the BIOS one. Hmm, you don’t even have to
change it, just make the transition from ROM-128 to the additional one.
I hope that when you press the service button, the computer falls out into the right place
and does not remain in the additional ROM. It really depends on how you connect the ROM.
People, anyone have any ideas?

At 01:03, Friday July 17, 1998 there was such a thing that
Kirill Frolov scribbled down the letter Vova Hex:

VH>> TR-DOS?), then only a toggle switch will help you.
KF> Then we must assume that HEOS will be like Pink Floyd or MicroWindows.
Perhaps no.

KF> Who is stopping you from connecting the neos can switch to #eff7?
KF> Wow! In short, I decided. Let it be instead of bass, and I'll put
KF> 2 pzu-hi. And #eff7 I will switch them.
Yes please.

KF> 2ALL: HELP ME!!! Tell me, what bit should I hang it on?
And #eff7 is like the Pentagon port, and yours is like Scorp? It is interesting
that #eff7 has already been made a standard for all machines, if so, then I am
interested in the scheme of its implementation and the possibilities that it provides.

RP> But #eff7 is like the Pentagon port, and yours is like
RP> Scorp? It’s interesting
RP> that #eff7 has already been made a standard for all machines, if
RP> so, then I
RP> are interested in the scheme of its implementation and the possibilities that it
RP> gives.

The scheme of its implementation is the scheme of the clock according to Gluck, which I threw here. ;)
Only instead of TM8 you can put IR23 to cover all the bits, if anyone needs it.
Bits:
0 - screen mode 256*192, attribute per byte.
1 - screen mode 512*192, b/w.
2 - blocking RAM over 128K (is it necessary? Everyone has a toggle switch. Even
me. Just not blocking, but switching #7FFD - #DFFD bits 0, 1.)
3 - turning on TURBO. (planned, no one has implemented it, it seems. imho too
no need, I get by with a button :)
4 - GIGASCREEN.
5 - enabling DOS (planned, so far, it seems, not implemented)
6 - blocking the ROM and connecting another, or static RAM.
7 - clock.
So: bits 0, 1, 4, 6, 7 are used firmly. The rest can be used for something very necessary. IMHO! But only after a serious discussion in the echo.

All the best.
Roman.

RP> I'm already thinking about the fact that Scorpio people, it seems
RP> will still have to install a second ROM. IMHO, the monitor is not completely shoved into
...
RP> I hope when you press the service button, the computer falls out into
RP> the right place,
RP> and does not remain in the additional ROM. It really depends on how
RP> you connect the ROM.
RP> Folks, who has any ideas?

Let the Scorpio people install port #EFF7.
There the sixth bit is specially reserved for replacing the ROM. The port is reset by
RESET.
Although you can simply use a toggle switch to substitute the usual Pentov or Kaev ROM with your BIOS... But this is unaesthetic. :)

All the best.
Roman.