UDG 4 ZXpand / ZXblast

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i have started a new discussion about using the UDG board

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2533

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siggi wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2017 12:57 pm
Moggy wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2017 11:35 am QUOTE.

"Changing the i register takes only 5 bytes so can be poked into a line 1 rem statement so charsets can be used easily from basic also."

This is the bit that leaves me stumped. :oops:
I have created some UDG's but don't know how to display them using basic any chance of a simple example, say a line of "X"'s being turned into a UDG of my choice?
The 5 bytes in M/C are necessary to change the I register to point to another UDG-character set in RAM. You could use standard POKE command to store the UDG pattern there by BASIC.
I have done that also in my UDG game:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=526&p=4987&hilit=Interc+u#p4987

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Mine arrived today 8-)
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UDG 4 ZXpand and some 3.5mm mono jack plugs and sockets
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(Along with a few other bits from eBay)

Thank you Andy :D

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Some years ago I also thought about an extension to have UDG on any Zeddy: a 8KByte static ram on a small board inside the ZX81 (within the ROM socket, carrying the RAM and ROM). Nowadays I would use single gates instead of a GAL:

http://forum.tlienhard.com/phpBB3/viewt ... 3857#p3857

Maybe that would also be useful nowadays ...

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ah yes, the internal mod is a little easier.

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Andy Rea wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2017 4:31 pm ah yes, the internal mod is a little easier.

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My 2 boards arrived this day :mrgreen:
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My UDG board arrived this day, too :D.
Thank You very much.
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Board received Monday, and I had time to try it out. All works as expected with the ZXpand :D
Will try it with a classic memory expander some time...
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Hi Adam, goid to hear it arrived safely. By classic memory expander you mean the Sinclair 16k ram pack?

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