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- 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...
- 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 $9.99 on ebay. I told the guy to forget the printer, it was broken and I dont want to pay for shipping on a broken piece of equip...
- Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:17 pm
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: High-Contrast Patterns for Newborns
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5427
I know that 7680 is the first byte of screen memory which holds 8 bits of character memory, the first example is filling the screen randomly with char 127 which is a half triangle square,but the character on the program looks like chr$ 191 which is a checkered box, so that is confusing me.oh i see n...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:38 pm
- Forum: Games
- Topic: Forgotten Game
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1416
- 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
- Sun Jan 04, 2009 2:23 pm
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: Software sprites?
- Replies: 175
- Views: 117816
- 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!
- 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...
- 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!!
- 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...