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by Legacy
Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:20 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Loading custom character sets
Replies: 40
Views: 8896

Loading custom character sets

Pop quiz, you need to make a custom font for the first 6 character screen codes. What do you do? 1 poke 52, 28: poke 56, 28: clr 2 for i = 7168 to 7679:poke i,peek(i+25600): next 3 poke 36869,255 10 for l=7168 to 7175:read a:poke l,a:next 20 data 60, 66, 165, 129, 165, 153, 66, 60 30 print"{clr...
by Legacy
Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:46 am
Forum: Buy, Sell, and Trade
Topic: REPORTING FRAUD Vic 20 on eBAY
Replies: 0
Views: 1070

REPORTING FRAUD Vic 20 on eBAY

Just wanted to let you guys know there is some fraud going on for the vic=20 on ebay. I had recently won a vic 20, 1541, 1515 printer, all cables, 2 manuals, joystick for $9.99 on ebay. I told the guy to forget the printer, it was broken and I dont want to pay for shipping on a broken piece of equip...
by Legacy
Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:17 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: High-Contrast Patterns for Newborns
Replies: 15
Views: 5427

I know that 7680 is the first byte of screen memory which holds 8 bits of character memory, the first example is filling the screen randomly with char 127 which is a half triangle square,but the character on the program looks like chr$ 191 which is a checkered box, so that is confusing me.oh i see n...
by Legacy
Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:59 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: High-Contrast Patterns for Newborns
Replies: 15
Views: 5427

i wish i could, but i know nothing about 6502 machine language, I really need to invest some money on books and learn the basics of assembly, and how to get a processor todo the work and what commands do what in ROM, etc, i am just lost when it comes to that, but I can study what i see here and mayb...
by Legacy
Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:01 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: High-Contrast Patterns for Newborns
Replies: 15
Views: 5427

ty 6502 , looks like i have alot 2 learn, and i did find it now in my prog ref guide pg.181 033c-03fb 828-1019 Cassette buffer. This is where data files are held before they are INPUT. When not using files, this is available for POKEing or machine language programs. in this case i was analyzing hard...
by Legacy
Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:54 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: High-Contrast Patterns for Newborns
Replies: 15
Views: 5427

what does the command SYS 828 do, ive found it in similar programs, something about entering machine language at that point in memory? for instance i know sys 4 resets the vic 20 or clears all data, such as a NEW statement would do. but theres nowhere in any books i own sofar that describes this SYS...
by Legacy
Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:38 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Forgotten Game
Replies: 4
Views: 1416

NOYCE! thanks!
by Legacy
Sun Jan 04, 2009 2:35 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Forgotten Game
Replies: 4
Views: 1416

yes

thats it Mayhem , Hard Hat Climber . thanks alot, now if I can just get dad to un-bury it somewhere in the pile of garbage and get it over to me. Is that being added to the mega cart? it was my favorite game. well, really it was my only game but very cool indeed
by Legacy
Sun Jan 04, 2009 2:23 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Software sprites?
Replies: 175
Views: 117816

i'll have some sprite, its lemony
by Legacy
Sun Jan 04, 2009 2:09 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Forgotten Game
Replies: 4
Views: 1416

Forgotten Game

Am I having delusions, or was there a game for VIC 20 tape casette called Hard Hat Harry, I could swear I used to play this as a kid. I can't seem to find any trace of this on the net!
by Legacy
Sun Jan 04, 2009 1:39 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: My awesome new modded VIC-20
Replies: 49
Views: 11174

sweet

very nice modifications, excuse me for sounding like a noob, but I take it that memory card is acting as drive #10 which is a 1 gigabyte floppy drive!?! :shock: , also what is that grey cord for the video I thought an RF modulator was needed before It can be connected. and did you need any resistanc...
by Legacy
Sun Jan 04, 2009 1:02 pm
Forum: Buy, Sell, and Trade
Topic: OK People, Time to Buy your Brian Lyons MEGACART!
Replies: 459
Views: 91204

megacart

wish i could afford one, but im the guy on ebay that buys his vic 20 for $9.99, and im still ticked he charged me $25 shipping and handling!! :shock:
by Legacy
Sun Jan 04, 2009 12:59 pm
Forum: Announcement Board
Topic: Introduce Yourself: What's your User Name based on?
Replies: 656
Views: 361697

User Name

Legacy refers to obviously the usage in 2009 of the CBM VIC 20 machine, but the name is a bit older then that, probably stemming from my online games where I was still using windows 98 in 2005 when XP had been a widely accepted OS by that time. I thought the name was fitting. Getting back on the Vi...