Break Into Program

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Software developer & electronics dabbler Restoring & programming vintage computers from Acorn Atom to ZX81.
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Show threadBreak Into ProgramJul 2, 2023
@enicon Oh hello! Indeed!!
Show threadBreak Into ProgramFeb 9, 2023
@ukscone Ah, the Agon will be back, for sure. I've got some ideas for a neat app, alongside all the bug fixes and improvements.
Show threadBreak Into ProgramFeb 8, 2023
@RobeeShepherd I should spend more time on here. Twitter is just a habit, and there are still some folk on there that I chat too. I do tune into Mastadon daily.
Show threadBreak Into ProgramFeb 8, 2023
@ukscone I will be fitting it with a Gotek at some point, and will be compiling the code on the disks using Mike's original assemblers (6502/Z80) to produce object code which should run on the C64/Spectrum/Amstrad.
Show threadBreak Into ProgramFeb 8, 2023
@ukscone Just using it at the mo to get some data off a box of 3" disks I've been given. Yes, it was the machine of choice. The Tatung was quite popular around Manchester. Mike Webb (who worked at Ocean, maybe Binary Design, then Software Creations) developed a dev system around it, and it was borrowed/copied by various companies in the area. I think the Tatung was chosen because it was cheap and robust.
Break Into ProgramFeb 8, 2023
@nyquildotorg Mmm... yes.
Show threadBreak Into ProgramFeb 8, 2023
@TopazRabbit Grand! You can't beat a good book collection. I don't know about you, but it's quite interesting going back to the books with (in my case) 40-odd years of experience.
Show threadBreak Into ProgramFeb 8, 2023
The plan is to transfer all the files off these disks to a PC and publish them on a Git. I am not sure about the editors as I've not asked permission from the authors yet. They should run as self-contained trackers to play the tunes though once assembled.
Show threadBreak Into ProgramFeb 8, 2023
Some of the disks contain Mike Webb/Ste Ruddy's Z80/6502 assembler/editor. I managed to load the 6502 one and some source for what appears to be the SID music for Black Lamp.
Break Into ProgramFeb 8, 2023
Bought a Tatung Einstein last March, and only just got around to firing it up. It was bought with the intention of transferring a box of disks given to me by Tim Follin that contain the source files for some of his SID and AY chip music...
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Show threadBreak Into ProgramFeb 8, 2023
Some of the disks contain Mike Webb/Ste Ruddy's Z80/6502 assembler/editor. I managed to load the 6502 one and some source for what appears to be the SID music for Black Lamp.
Show threadBreak Into ProgramFeb 8, 2023
The plan is to transfer all the files off these disks to a PC and publish them on a Git. I am not sure about the editors as I've not asked permission from the authors yet. They should run as self-contained trackers to play the tunes though once assembled.
Show threadDamien GuardFeb 13, 2023

@breakintoprogram I'd recommend imaging those disks using a Kryoflux or other device straight into flux/raw images so you only have to read them once (save wear).

From there use SAMdisk to convert that to .dsk with as much fidelity as possible to use in emulators.

Then you can load that DSK into my Disk Image Manager tool which has just been updated to understand Einstein formats and has a file export function to get the source files out :)

https://github.com/damieng/diskimagemanager

GitHub - damieng/DiskImageManager: Visual inspection tool for .dsk Spectrum/Amstrad disk images

Visual inspection tool for .dsk Spectrum/Amstrad disk images - damieng/DiskImageManager

GitHub
Show threadObskyr! 💻✨🗿Feb 9, 2023
@breakintoprogram Is— Is this before “mad” was a good thing? Or are both Z80 and 6502 being praised here…