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Maggoo
msx professional
Posts: 576 |  Posted: March 31 2007, 03:56 |
Abyss logo is by Spooky. The demo logo was borrowed from a gif on some internet site since Spooky sort of "retired" from the MSX scene  |
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manuel
msx guru
Posts: 3368 | Posted: March 31 2007, 10:23 |
Ah, thanks for clearing that up  |
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havoc
msx friend
Posts: 13 | Posted: March 31 2007, 13:53 |
those 32k game compos contain some very interesting material indeed i'm a bit doubtful about the turbo-r shooter- it looks real nice at points, but i'm not familiar at all with turbo-r, so it's kinda hard to assess turbo-r prods qualitywise. looking at turbo-r specs, i'm mainly wondering how memory access is arranged between the R800 and Z80. my guess is that the system RAM runs at Z80 speed, and the R800 has it's own memory- or is that way off target?
maggoo, manuel: ah ok! that computes indeed... |
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PingPong
msx professional
Posts: 869 | Posted: March 31 2007, 14:28 |
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| those 32k game compos contain some very interesting material indeed i'm a bit doubtful about the turbo-r shooter- it looks real nice at points, but i'm not familiar at all with turbo-r, so it's kinda hard to assess turbo-r prods qualitywise. looking at turbo-r specs, i'm mainly wondering how memory access is arranged between the R800 and Z80. my guess is that the system RAM runs at Z80 speed, and the R800 has it's own memory- or is that way off target?
maggoo, manuel: ah ok! that computes indeed...
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Not sure, but i think system ram in turbor is fast enought to work without wait states in r800 mode.
surely when dealing with rom chips the r800 is slowed down. |
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manuel
msx guru
Posts: 3368 | Posted: March 31 2007, 14:34 |
havoc: turboR either runs on Z80 or R800, you can switch on the fly. It doesn't run simultaneously, so they just use exactly the same RAM.
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havoc
msx friend
Posts: 13 | Posted: March 31 2007, 15:31 |
ah yes- i get it now seems i misinterpreted the 28.6/7.16 mHz part of the specs a bit 
just out of interest- what would be a regular selling price for a turbo-r? can't seem to find any on the usual auction site (ebay, marktplaats, etc) |
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manuel
msx guru
Posts: 3368 | Posted: March 31 2007, 17:28 |
There are often ones on eBay, but they tend to go for 250-400 euros. turboR's are hot |
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havoc
msx friend
Posts: 13 | Posted: April 01 2007, 19:04 |
250-400 euro? Ouch... That's quite steep indeed. I'll keep my fingers crossed for someone who doesn't know what they're selling... |
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wolf_
msx legend
Posts: 4629 | Posted: April 01 2007, 19:14 |
You might take a peek at the 1chip-MSX. I've yet to see whether or not some FPGA gurus can outsmart the tR on its most vital points.
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Samor
msx professional
Posts: 841 | Posted: April 01 2007, 19:14 |
one's best bet to get MSX related stuff cheap would probably be local, generic fairs (e.g. not computer related perse). I got a boxed+manual Dorodon cartridge for 1 euro on such a fair. Even if that's not such a spectacular game in itself, those are the better deals |
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manuel
msx guru
Posts: 3368 | Posted: April 01 2007, 21:21 |
Or just get a cheap MSX2 first |
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ro
msx guru
Posts: 2307 | Posted: April 14 2007, 15:10 |
Havoc.. when's the update due?
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havoc
msx friend
Posts: 13 | Posted: April 24 2007, 13:03 |
ro: i'm inclined to say "any day now", since i have accumulated more than a page full of screenshots so far. however, i have to admit progress since breakpoint has been a bit slow. most of my spare time is spent on preparations for the outline party lately, which sadly leaves little time for other purposes. :-(
thinking about it... i might as well start uploading what i've accumulated so far, even if it's incomplete... it's better than sitting on this archive for another few weeks, i guess
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