Search found 346 matches

by tjewell
Tue Aug 07, 2012 3:19 pm
Forum: Dragon General
Topic: Will my Dragon still work in 30 years?
Replies: 4
Views: 2738

Will my Dragon still work in 30 years?

Hi all - the anniversary of the Dragon got me pondering - how much longer do we think our machines will work for? Now, I know this will differ from machine to machine (I already have one dead, awaiting work). More I was thinking how much longer are the components rated to work for? Does the (relativ...
by tjewell
Thu Jul 26, 2012 12:35 am
Forum: Dragon General
Topic: Tempted by the HxC Floppy Emulator - quick advice?
Replies: 8
Views: 4911

Re: Tempted by the HxC Floppy Emulator - quick advice?

Yes, I have done that quite successfully - Nitros just thinks it has a normal floppy drive attached.

tj
by tjewell
Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:33 pm
Forum: Dragon General
Topic: A fun demo for the Dragon?
Replies: 16
Views: 9139

Re: A fun demo for the Dragon?

Oh, that's quite wonderful! I've got it up and running right now. I've taken the tape monitor output of the office Hi-Fi and wired it into the Dragon, so now everything I play gets shown on the Spectrum Analyser. What's even more wonderful is that it really works - I've got a synthesiser here, so I ...
by tjewell
Mon May 07, 2012 8:03 pm
Forum: Dragon General
Topic: Sources for Disk Controllers
Replies: 5
Views: 2731

Re: Sources for Disk Controllers

Hi, There's a discussion going on on the Dragon User Yahoo Group about using Cloud9's IDE controller carts on a Dragon - take a look at this: http://www.frontiernet.net/~mmarlette/Cloud-9/Hardware/CFIDE.html And this thread: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/dragonuser/message/1910 Not entirely ...
by tjewell
Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:46 pm
Forum: Dragon General
Topic: A fun demo for the Dragon?
Replies: 16
Views: 9139

Re: A fun demo for the Dragon?

It's quite addictive, this retro programming isn't it? :)

Okay, just because I can, attached is v3 of my little demo - this time with Steve's suggestions added, so you can now stop with Break/escape, plus more blocks and faster animation.

Cheers all!
by tjewell
Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:01 pm
Forum: Dragon General
Topic: A fun demo for the Dragon?
Replies: 16
Views: 9139

Re: A fun demo for the Dragon?

Thank you! - attached now is a version of kaleidoscope that only needs an 'exec' to run after a CLOADM. Please don't get too excited :) I was quite inspired by the guide to converting images via photoshop to load onto the Dragon - there must be an fun demo out there that I could write that uses that...
by tjewell
Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:58 am
Forum: Dragon General
Topic: A fun demo for the Dragon?
Replies: 16
Views: 9139

Re: A fun demo for the Dragon?

Thanks for your ideas everyone. Currently, I've got no sound on my Dragon (I've got it plumbed into a VGA monitor and don't have audio routed anywhere), so the Nyan cat is funny without being maddening! And thanks a lot for the bouncing ball, Zepher, that's perfect. I'd never played ROTABB or Phanto...
by tjewell
Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:58 pm
Forum: Dragon General
Topic: A fun demo for the Dragon?
Replies: 16
Views: 9139

A fun demo for the Dragon?

(apologies if this has been asked before) Well, my Dragon 64 is now sitting in the corner of the office, all wired up and nothing to do. I'd love it to be running some sort demo that makes people go "ooh, what's that?" when they come to see me. Perhaps something 3D and spinning, or pretty swirly col...
by tjewell
Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:55 pm
Forum: Dragon General
Topic: Everybody else is doing it...
Replies: 12
Views: 6538

Re: Everybody else is doing it...

I had the same thought when the ZX Spectrum and BBC Micro anniversaries went past ... and it took me least 5 minutes to work out why it would make more sense in 2 years, which tells you the sort of week I've had.

Well, I'm up for it too ...

Tony
by tjewell
Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:02 am
Forum: Discuss This Site
Topic: Making the games 'friendly' to download
Replies: 2
Views: 4032

Making the games 'friendly' to download

Hi all, As fun as the emulator is, there's something just wonderful about playing the games as nature intended on a real machine. Currently, I've starting keeping the sound files on my phone - so I plug the audio cable into the headphone, play the file and off I go (although the day these files leak...