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Bitfire V1.0-Alpha   [2021]

Released by :
Performers

Release Date :
11 March 2021

Type :
Other Platform C64 Tool

Website :
https://github.com/bboxy/bitfire/

User rating:awaiting 8 votes (5 left)   See votestatistics

Credits :
Code .... Bitbreaker of Arsenic, Nuance, Oxyron, Performers
Test .... The Human Code Machine of Arsenic, Masters' Design Group, MultiStyle Labs, Oxyron, Performers
Help .... Krill of Plush
  The Human Code Machine of Arsenic, Masters' Design Group, MultiStyle Labs, Oxyron, Performers

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User Comment
Submitted by soci on 24 March 2021
Managed to improve the zx0 compression time to a more reasonable 9,624s and 0,595s (-q) since last time. I'm not sure it's going to be a net win overall as it's unlikely any future savings will compensate for the time spent on this. But that was not the point anyway ;)
User Comment
Submitted by Sparta on 20 March 2021
Nice speed improvement and impressive compression ratio with ZX0! It's good to see that there are now two loaders using every byte in every sector on the disk. :)
User Comment
Submitted by Krill on 12 March 2021
Joe: Sort of, Loader Benchmarks - but then this isn't really about "best", because no silver bullet and all, but rather best for your purposes.

That said, still need to patch a few things to catch up in that benchmark. =)
User Comment
Submitted by Joe on 12 March 2021
Cool work! Is someone still doing those "scientific studies" on which loaders are the best/benchmarks?
User Comment
Submitted by Digger on 12 March 2021
Time to try it on my half legged 1541-II.
User Comment
Submitted by Bitbreaker on 12 March 2021
Yes, it does inplace decompression by default, as long as it can rely on the load-address given by the file. If you relocate the packed data, an end-marker is added to have other means to detect the end of decompression. Then overlap-restrictions apply and the file grows by 18 bits.
User Comment
Submitted by soci on 12 March 2021
Interesting. So zx0 was modified to do in-place decompression? A quick test shows compression time became insane. 43Kb in 1m53,557s now vs. 0m0,069s with bitnax. For a 700 byte gain. With -q it's a more reasonable 0m3,789s for 400 bytes. Will check it in detail later.
User Comment
Submitted by Frantic on 11 March 2021
Thanks!.

Somehow I now feel like I should code yet another loader and name it Sprinkle
User Comment
Submitted by Krill on 11 March 2021
And Sparkle.
User Comment
Submitted by Frantic on 11 March 2021
Which are the four ones? Krill's loader, Bitfire, and...? Spindle? ...and?

I haven't followed this topic for a while.
User Comment
Submitted by Krill on 11 March 2021
Now the current 4 popular demo IRQ loaders are all playing in the same on-the-fly decoding ballpark! \=D/
User Comment
Submitted by Pantaloon on 11 March 2021
oh oh oh :) time to make a new demo to test this.
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