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Stryyker
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 465 |
REU use
I've been thinking about some design ideas. Many use VICE, 1541Ultra etc. and support REUs.
How common is the 128 KB REU?
Is it reasonable for a scene production to detect the REU and fully utilise the capacity and ignore any existing data and trash contents? |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5017 |
Quote: Quoting StryykerIt's about trashing the contents of REU without asking the user if I find a use for it.
Why not just ask...?
"REU detected - loading data will destroy contents, do you want to continue? (Y/N)"
yeah, just aswell could say:
"64k RAM detected - loading data will destroy contents, do you want to continue? (Y/N)" |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11089 |
also do the same before overwriting RAM under kernal please. you never know.... |
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Bitbreaker
Registered: Oct 2002
Posts: 498 |
Demoes either run on vanilla hardware or gtfo |
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Smasher
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 510 |
1541u2, is that vanilla or pistachio? :) |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5017 |
nice trolling, however running demo on a 1541u doesnt mean it shouldnt be able to run on 1541 :) |
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algorithm
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 702 |
Reu or supercpu demos would destroy the c64 scene.
Let's not make it similar to the other fragmented machines :-) |
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Hein
Registered: Apr 2004
Posts: 933 |
Since we're doing these productions out of boredom, why not? If it goes noticed by the ones using the extra hw, maybe you'd get some bonus kudos. But most won't notice the extra features anyway, only you coding it. |
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HCL
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 716 |
First.. to answer the question: If <user> runs your demo, you pwn all RAM that is physically connected. If <user> has its RAM-disk anywhere there, it should always be shredded. That's just common sense.
Rambling:.. Some demos even manipulate or even delete them selves from disk, and if that is part of the demo-experience, fine with me :). I think a demo may claim to own its demo-disk, but that question gets tougher if the disk is not limited to those 664 + BAM blocks of a standard 5'25-disk.. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11089 |
now make your demo flash itself to 1541U flash permanently =) |
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Stryyker
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 465 |
I'm not aware I said I am making anything for the above hardware and not working on a plain system. Don't read more than what is said. It's more of an enhanced experience if it is available and I eventually provided an example where it is the case. |
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