Posted By
Bionic
on 2003-09-24
|  Software project proposals
I just wanted to propose two programming projects I considered doing but do not have the time to. Maybe somebody else is interested in doing them or gets some inspiration 
1) Adding ACIA support to contiki
Contiki has already been ported to the plus/4. However there is support for a network. In contrast to the C64 the Plus/4 does have serial interface in hardware, allowing speeds up to 38400baud. This could be easiliy utilized to add SLIP-support.
2) JPG-Viewer
Yes, there is a JPEG-Viewer for the C64. Source available here: http://www.ffd2.com/fridge/jpeg/
Adapting this to the Plus/4 FLI should really rock!
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Posted By
bubis
on 2003-09-25
| JPG-Viewer
Yeah, that would be cool. But I am afraid it would be tragically slow. But the c64 source is avaiable and a greyscale viewer should not be difficult to create. Hmmm.
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Posted By
bubis
on 2003-09-25
| JPG-Viewer source
Have you got the ascii soure of the decoder or can you convert it to ascii?
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Posted By
MagerValp
on 2003-09-25
| RS-232
ACIA support for the Plus/4 will be included with the next release of cc65. Ullrich is in the process of changing drives into loadable modules, and the 6551 driver is one of them.
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Posted By
Bionic
on 2003-09-26
| Re: Software project proposals
bubis: Just try some better editor (Context comes in to my mind) or use a hex editor to change the first two chars into a space.
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Posted By
bubis
on 2003-09-26
| Re: ascii source
Yes, I discovered this meanwhile.
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Posted By
JamesC
on 2003-09-27
| Re: Software project proposals
Regarding software development for the Plus/4 and C16 -- there will be some expansion from the US side in the next few months, as I am coding several programs as my children allow me computer time. Also, SVS has a surprise or two up his sleeve... 
*My* current projects include the GEOS/1541 conversion as granted by the current distribution-rights holder, as well as a Texas Hold'em Poker game and another Compute's Gazette disk. I also intend to release to the public some never-before-found-on-the-Internet Plus/4 software once licensing and linking issues are settled with various copyright holders and webmasters, but the current project (for the next few days anyway) is a redesign of the www.cbm264.com website and it's little brother www.stormpages.com/plus4/.
The biggest hinderance to the GEOS project has been a working 1551. Once again I call to all 1551 owners, if you have a spare unit, please contact me regarding a loan or purchase.
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