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Timex Sinclair MULTICOLOR display?

4 messages · 2010-03-15 → 2010-03-17 · Yahoo Group era · View archive on archive.org

Participants: MISTER BEEP, Darrell S, zniedzwiedz

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1. Timex Sinclair MULTICOLOR display?

MISTER BEEP · Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:57 · 📎 1: file

Hi. 

I found a PC/Windows utility to convert BMP pictures into TS2068/TC2048 multicolor mode (with attributes 8*1). 

I got the TAP file now but... I don't know how to display it on the screen. :)

I know it should look like this: 
http://mister_beep.republika.pl/baba.gif

Can anybody adivse me, what exactly should I type in BASIC to make a small loader/player for such pictures? 

Thanks,
MB

2. Re: [ts2068] Timex Sinclair MULTICOLOR display? [1 Attachment]

Darrell S · Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:48

I haven't tried this but you might try LOAD "filename" SCREEN$.  SCREEN$ is a keyword on the k key.

--- On Mon, 3/15/10, MISTER BEEP <[email]> wrote:

From: MISTER BEEP <[email]>
Subject: [ts2068] Timex Sinclair MULTICOLOR display? [1 Attachment]
To: [email]
Date: Monday, March 15, 2010, 6:57 AM







 









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      Hi. 



I found a PC/Windows utility to convert BMP pictures into TS2068/TC2048 multicolor mode (with attributes 8*1). 



I got the TAP file now but... I don't know how to display it on the screen. :)



I know it should look like this: 

http://mister_ beep.republika. pl/baba.gif



Can anybody adivse me, what exactly should I type in BASIC to make a small loader/player for such pictures? 



Thanks,

MB

3. Re: [ts2068] Timex Sinclair MULTICOLOR display?

MISTER BEEP · Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:35

Well, yes but as far as I know SCREEN$ will load only the standard picture (in ZX mode). 
Hm. 
Thank anyway!
MB






--- On Tue, 3/16/10, Darrell S <[email]> wrote:

From: Darrell S <[email]>
Subject: Re: [ts2068] Timex Sinclair MULTICOLOR display?
To: [email]
Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 3:48 PM







 









      I haven't tried this but you might try LOAD "filename" SCREEN$.  SCREEN$ is a keyword on the k key.

--- On Mon, 3/15/10, MISTER BEEP <mister_beep1@ yahoo.com> wrote:

From: MISTER BEEP <mister_beep1@ yahoo.com>
Subject: [ts2068] Timex Sinclair MULTICOLOR display? [1 Attachment]
To: ts2068@yahoogroups. com
Date: Monday, March 15, 2010, 6:57 AM







 







      Hi. 



I found a PC/Windows utility to convert BMP pictures into TS2068/TC2048 multicolor mode (with attributes 8*1). 



I got the TAP file now but... I don't know how to display it on the screen. :)



I know it should look like this: 

http://mister_ beep.republika. pl/baba.gif



Can anybody adivse me, what exactly should I type in BASIC to make a small loader/player for such pictures? 



Thanks,

MB

4. Re: Timex Sinclair MULTICOLOR display?

zniedzwiedz · Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:15

http://retroreview.com/tc2048.pdf
http://www.timexsinclair.org/code/Timex2048-2068-20128.html

You should split file into two parts and use LOAD "" CODE:
16384,6144 (dots)
24576,6144 (attributes)
then OUT 255,2
Addresses are valid in TC2048 machine.

--- In [email], MISTER BEEP <mister_beep1@...> wrote:
>
> Well, yes but as far as I know SCREEN$ will load only the standard picture (in ZX mode). 
> Hm. 
> Thank anyway!
> MB
>

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