Old Computer Appreciation Thread
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I'd quite like to get BBC Micro and Atari Jaguar working through MESS. I might have a trawl through your old posts, @Folly, and work out what I need to do.
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@zering said in Old Computer Appreciation Thread:
@folly It would be awesome if you could achieve that! But don't go thinking I was criticising, you're doing awesome Work!
Still haven't had a chance to test this, but I promise I will as soon as I'm able!No I don't think that.
It is good to have some feedback.
That way i will come up with better stuff, I think.Well I nailed it, I think.
But It took me a whole day.
This morning I was hoping to finish it.
But I got terribly stuck again.
(just when you think you are almost there)
So I started again from scratch.
(sometimes you have to do this, otherwise it becomes too difficult and you don't see it anymore)
Well now I got it wotking with just 3 lines made in 1 hour, incredible.I will do some tests, and then i will put it on github.
Perhaps I am going to implement my other idea into it.
So we can choose how we want to install.
Just in a system directory or in a system-media directory.
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@adambegood If you figure it out I'd love to hear how. I found them to be tricky to run in mess.
@Folly you're unstoppable ! How did you crack it?
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@adambegood said in Old Computer Appreciation Thread:
I'd quite like to get BBC Micro and Atari Jaguar working through MESS. I might have a trawl through your old posts, @Folly, and work out what I need to do.
Nice, well I advice you to wait a few hours.
I will put the new 1.2 version online. -
@zering said in Old Computer Appreciation Thread:
@adambegood If you figure it out I'd love to hear how. I found them to be tricky to run in mess.
@Folly you're unstoppable ! How did you crack it?
First I was looking for the same systems in my array "database" from the script.
Matching and joining.
But you get stuck in the loops.
And so the values that you want to have,
you then have to put back into the other places in the array "database".
That is quite hard to do.So I did it this way but than in a loop for what system you want to create :
(stupid of me, the other times I use this solution too)/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -listmedia fsa1st | grep -o "\...."It becomes just what I need in one array "database" place.
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Pushed version 1.2 to Github.
I hope it is the right one :-)You can both try it now.
EDIT :
Put it online, and my god, it didn't work anymore, was thinking that I erased something somehow. Rebooted the system. Seems it fixed my problem. Tested all again and committed again in github. Here it didn't update, so I assume the files are working. PFFFF...Well let me know how it's working for you both, very curious ;-)
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@folly said in Old Computer Appreciation Thread:
Pushed version 1.2 to Github.
I hope it is the right one :-)You can both try it now.
EDIT :
Put it online, and my god, it didn't work anymore, was thinking that I erased something somehow. Rebooted the system. Seems it fixed my problem. Tested all again and committed again in github. Here it didn't update, so I assume the files are working. PFFFF...Well let me know how it's working for you both, very curious ;-)
Have you got the details of your GitHub? I am trying to scroll up through all this, but the thread is so massive now!
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https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share
Sort of, about what you have to install and how to run :
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/28345/old-computer-appreciation-thread/831Didn't have the time to do a readme, this how you can run :
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/28345/old-computer-appreciation-thread/924Look for systems:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/28345/old-computer-appreciation-thread/926 -
@Zering @AdamBeGood
Running Bally Professional Arcade (astrocde) :
Gunfight :
Blast Droids :
Astro Battle :
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@folly I've got the Astrocade running too! I tried a few games and well - let's just say i have some trouble with games older than the third generation of consoles! ^^
Well done for getting that running!
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@Zering
Tried the apple2gs but the bios checksum is different and something is missing.
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Can you get the script working ?
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Did a commit : did a filter fix, so "coleco adam" and perhaps more systems can be created.
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@folly I've got Apple IIGS working with no problem using valerinos script. Are you getting your BIOS from official mess packs?
Bearing in mind though we can run pretty much every Apple II the GS is somewhat different and has a unique library. -
@zering said in Old Computer Appreciation Thread:
@folly I've got Apple IIGS working with no problem using valerinos script. Are you getting your BIOS from official mess packs?
Bearing in mind though we can run pretty much every Apple II the GS is somewhat different and has a unique library.I used from 151. I think I have to look in another pack.
Look into it later.adam is booting in cart1 mode.
flop was not recognised, a 2d in a 1d drive or so. -
@folly said in Old Computer Appreciation Thread:
Can you get the script working ?
I haven't had a chance yet, my Wife wanted me to look after the toddler straight from work, and I didn't get a chance all evening. It is on my to-do list.
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@adambegood said in Old Computer Appreciation Thread:
@folly said in Old Computer Appreciation Thread:
Can you get the script working ?
I haven't had a chance yet, my Wife wanted me to look after the toddler straight from work, and I didn't get a chance all evening. It is on my to-do list.
No hurry,
All good things come slow !
So now your a github user too, happy programming.
Thank you for the star !
This is the first one for this repository.Added the help, run it with -h :
bash generate-lr-mess-systems.sh -h -
@folly Still haven't had time to dig into this, but don't think I'm forgetting. I'll get on it this weekend hopefully.
@AdamBeGood So what little time I've had to tinker I've spent on DOSBox. Thanks to your tips about sh files I now have a clean, tidy DOS gamelist. No directories everywhere, no thousands of executables, just a list of scripts that boot the games straight up. Beautiful.
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@zering Glad to hear it! Cleanliness is next to Godliness. :p
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@adambegood Also I got Baldur's Gate 1 & 2, Icewind Dale 1 & 2 and Planescape working on the pi with GemRB. Didn't know it was possible. Finally I can replay my favourite game of all time!
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