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2020-11-22 17:12
Krill

Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 2804
Release id #197710 : Transwarp v0.64

General Q&A thread, also report problems and error logs here.
 
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2020-12-07 01:58
Krill

Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 2804
Quoting Oswald
why is $ never fastloaded?
Intended fallback to whatever comes from KERNAL (custom or original) or your fastload cartridge.

Didn't want to re-invent all that, as Transwarp is planned to go into cartridge images (Superfluid V0.7) at some point anyways (need to type in suitable fallback fastloader for standard format first, though).
2020-12-07 15:18
Oswald

Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5007
ok intended, but why ?
2020-12-07 15:55
Krill

Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 2804
Quoting Oswald
ok intended, but why ?
Because "fastloading" the directory would require extra code.

Normally when loading "$", the drive converts the directory to a BASIC "program" that can be listed, and that one is sent to the computer.
There is not much to speed up except the data transfer, and speeding that up would require uploading some extra piece of code to the drive.
Unless redundantly storing the directory in listable BASIC format with Transwarp encoding next to the normal directory.
Did not want to do any of that.

Just use F3 on Action Replay or equivalent wedge commands with other add-ons.
2020-12-10 11:07
Krill

Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 2804
I wonder... for the fallback standard-format loader, would there be any interest in support for a parallel connection?

Looking at my notes, it may well be this could turn out to load even faster than Transwarp-encoded files over serial.
2020-12-10 12:23
Peacemaker

Registered: Sep 2004
Posts: 243
i have no clue about fastloaders or loaders in general. maybe a stupid question. but any chance to get a very fast irqloader version of your loader (great work btw)for our demos? :)

greets
2020-12-10 13:28
BiGFooT

Registered: Mar 2002
Posts: 31
Quote: I wonder... for the fallback standard-format loader, would there be any interest in support for a parallel connection?

Looking at my notes, it may well be this could turn out to load even faster than Transwarp-encoded files over serial.


Just dumping out my realistic opinion here:

For daily use? Not really. Parallel transfer was a good solution back in time for backup purposes and to speed up the damn slow serial transfer. I don't see the this advantage today. Casual collectors use the standard variants, a few old farts have speed/dolphin machines and drives but I don't see the value of it. A fast, reliable serial fastloader is the best and more than enough for everyone. If there is a way to support the not real "replacements" (*IEC, anything not Ultimate) that would be the best for every user.

On the other point, an even faster experimental tool will be amazed and praised but won't be widely used at all further than trying it out.
2020-12-10 13:37
Krill

Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 2804
Quoting BiGFooT
A fast, reliable serial fastloader is the best and more than enough for everyone.
Noted. :)

Quoting BiGFooT
If there is a way to support the not real "replacements" (*IEC, anything not Ultimate) that would be the best for every user.
Yes, i've been thinking about adding a fallback for SD2IEC and the like, using block-read commands and decoding on the C-64 side.

But then i still don't like the idea of explicit SD2IEC support... would probably have patched the firmware to support Krill's Loader, Repository Version 184 in the meantime otherwise. =)
2020-12-10 16:46
Count Zero

Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 1809
I think parallel cables are too few in use and even spread nowadays. Even in the old times not many people had them equipped I'd say.

Of course would be interesting to see speed differences and all but I suppose the work to put into that is not well spend, hm? :)
2020-12-10 16:48
BiGFooT

Registered: Mar 2002
Posts: 31
Quoting Krill
Yes, i've been thinking about adding a fallback for SD2IEC and the like, using block-read commands and decoding on the C-64 side.

But then i still don't like the idea of explicit SD2IEC support... would probably have patched the firmware to support Krill's Loader, Repository Version 184 in the meantime otherwise. =)


Don't sit upside-down on a horse... Nope, those devices firmware should support your "damn fast" loader as it was the case with Dreamload. In any other case kernal fallback will always work, no need to support it explicitly. With "support" I've meant that you can aid/help 'em out if necessary.

If it's a must and they don't bother with yours, then there is a dedicated fastloader for those users. Even building a custom AR/RR ROM with different fastloader options would be lovely but no one really care about it. At least I don't.
2020-12-10 19:29
chatGPZ

Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11088
join #easyflash on freenode and talk to Unseen i say =)
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