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Trooper
Registered: Sep 2002
Posts: 39 |
Req :HSVC and EasyFlash 3 - Push Sid to C64
Before you say, no, I don't feel like coding it.
I was wondering though, there are various programs out there, that allow you to send stuff down a USB cable and to a drive, or the machine itself, etc. using the EasyFlash3
I was wondering if anybody has, or may think of doing something on the PC that you could send a .sid file down the USB, with maybe the player routine.
There are so many PC players that can read the information, start, execute, all that good stuff. Maybe something could read this, generate a prg, send both down the cable, and bam, sid tune playing on the real 64?
Just figured I'd put that out there. |
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TheRyk
Registered: Mar 2009
Posts: 2060 |
I like your idea. I've got an EF3 and messed around with .SID files a lot already, i.e. created some playing tools. Technichally, it should be possible to send a .SID file via EF3 to C64 via USB and then execute a modified version of PlayIt64 V0.9 (should be no great deal for me to code such a modified version).
I won't promise anything, though, currently (real life, other projects) it's unlikely that I can do anything about your request soon, but I wanted to learn about EF3 programming anyway, so I might(!) think about it one day/ when time is right but also encourage the more experienced coders to be quicker than me. |
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SIDWAVE
Account closed
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 2238 |
sidplay 2.6 can use a PC64 connection. dont know what it is.. probably parallel/serial. |
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lA-sTYLe
Registered: Sep 2003
Posts: 63 |
Quick and Dirty Solution already exists. (windows example)
use psid64 and ef3xfer
create a batch that asks for a sidfile and then
psid64.exe sidname.sid -opsid.prg
ef3xfer.exe -x psid.prg
thats it. Not that comfortable as you have to press reset on EF3 each Sid you want to send but worked for me that way. |
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Steppe
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 1510 |
You could skip the first step in your process chain by downloading http://boswme.home.xs4all.nl/HVSC/HVSC62_PSID64_packed.7z
I don't know much about EF3, but starting from there it should be trivial to transfer that to the cart. |
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hevosenliha
Registered: Sep 2008
Posts: 48 |
I'm working on a similar project, but cheaper and easier, just using rs232 to load both player and sid from a small bootstrap program. |
