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ZXMore development thread
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 6:28 pm
by Shaun_B
Hi all,
As the ZXMore (ZX81 mode) is faster than a normal ZX81 (even @ 3.2mhz from the benchmarks) I'm thinking of making a software that will take advantage of the extra processing power. I'm not sure what form it will take yet, and I have at least two projects to get finished first (one should be released shortly). Anyone interested in such a project?
Thanks,
Shaun.
Re: ZXMore development thread
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 9:09 pm
by 1024MAK
Oh yeah
Mark
Re: ZXMore development thread
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 9:32 pm
by olofsen
Sure!
Re: ZXMore development thread
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 9:47 pm
by PokeMon
I think this is interesting, too.
And of course there are some more systems running with higher frequencies - I remember the Uber Zeddy from Andy Rea with about 20 MHz as far as I remember.
But this maybe just one single pimped system running somewhere in Fast Britain.
Re: ZXMore development thread
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 10:12 pm
by Shaun_B
One thing I was almost successful with in my 3D programming module was wire-frame stuff... so, this might be a starting point, or maybe I've forgotten all of my linear algebra by now. Who knows?
Another possibility is something like Sim City with lots of activity going on. I also thought about a worker-type game as Shoot was quite good at keeping track of multiple enemy types, so as I'm a better developer now, I might have a look at that engine and see if there's anything that can be recycled.
Regards,
Shaun.
Re: ZXMore development thread
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 12:09 am
by Andy Rea
PokeMon wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 9:47 pm
I think this is interesting, too.
And of course there are some more systems running with higher frequencies - I remember the Uber Zeddy from Andy Rea with about 20 MHz as far as I remember.
But this maybe just one single pimped system running somewhere in Fast Britain.
ah yes Still the only 20Mhz Zeddy that i know of, it is my goto zeddy. Manic miner is too fast on it ! however the many clock double enabled Zeddies should be happy running manic miner at 2x normal speed its quite playable.
Shaun_B wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 10:12 pm
One thing I was almost successful with in my 3D programming module was wire-frame stuff... so, this might be a starting point, or maybe I've forgotten all of my linear algebra by now. Who knows?
Another possibility is something like Sim City with lots of activity going on. I also thought about a worker-type game as Shoot was quite good at keeping track of multiple enemy types, so as I'm a better developer now, I might have a look at that engine and see if there's anything that can be recycled.
Regards,
Shaun.
Oh my wire frame..... hope it is way quicker than the rotating box i saw at Malherts some years ago, it ran on my Uber zeddy at about 1 frame a second... apparently that was fast !
Anyway Good luck with whatever you decide to write.
Regards Andy
Re: ZXMore development thread
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 3:11 pm
by Shaun_B
Hi Andy,
I'd pre-calculate where possible and use look-up tables for speed. But maybe you're right; 3D wire frame is a step too far.
Regards,
Shaun.
Re: ZXMore development thread
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:30 pm
by Paul
Andy Rea wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2018 12:09 am
Oh my wire frame..... hope it is way quicker than the rotating box i saw at Malherts some years ago, it ran on my Uber zeddy at about 1 frame a second... apparently that was fast !
I remember this occasion very good as well.
Thomas showed it to me on a normal speed zeddy. I suggested to try it on yours.
When it was running on your uber zeddy I could for the first time recognize that it was supposed to be rotating cube. Before I had only seen lines appear and disappear without any idea what it should be.
On your zeddy it was immediately clear it was supposed to be a box.
Kind regards
Paul