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Greg Fordyce
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Anthony, I saw that last night as well, but it is a different issue than what I found. So it seems two small bugs with LIST, but I can live with them.

Looking at the wish list, color is top of the list (wish 11) and NTSC is number 11 (wish 25). I suppose the votes can speak for themselves. BTW wish 33 is number 2 on the list, it can be removed as it is for the AUTO command.Edited by Greg Fordyce 2011-10-12
 
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  donmck said  
However in the US, you will have trouble finding a set that is anything but NTSC only.


I have noticed newer ones touting PAL support. But there are still a lot of sets around without it. And frankly a lot of tube TVs that, like the home computer revolution of the 80s, can be pressed into service as a monitor for the MM.

My personal need is because I have a modulator input to my system that is NTSC. This way all of the TVs that I have can be tuned to a channel that displays information from the MM.

If it isn't implemented as a feature of the language, I would be happy just to know what would change in the source code to implement NTSC. Perhaps a compilation option.
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Hi,

You can get pal/ntsc encoder chips pretty cheaply and easily, they will take usually an RGB or YUV signal and a timing signal and will output either pal or ntsc as an option, you could easily take the rgb I think from the VGA output and since that is already running at 60Hz it should be fairly easy to encode to NTSC. I did a quick google search and there are a couple of sites with some schematics.

Also you can get really cheap and nasty consumer transcoders these days for not allot of money and considering it is a simple BW low rez image they would probably give quite acceptable output.

rgds,

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  Vikingboy said   Hi,

You can get pal/ntsc encoder chips pretty cheaply and easily, they will take usually an RGB or YUV signal and a timing signal and will output either pal or ntsc as an option, you could easily take the rgb I think from the VGA output and since that is already running at 60Hz it should be fairly easy to encode to NTSC. I did a quick google search and there are a couple of sites with some schematics.

Also you can get really cheap and nasty consumer transcoders these days for not allot of money and considering it is a simple BW low rez image they would probably give quite acceptable output.

rgds,

Andrew


I'm sure there are all sorts of hardware solutions. Not what I care for.
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wizard

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Hi,

Kinda silly not to have NTSC params.
There are a LOT of them out there.
Maybe a BASIC command rather than
a hardware pin?

Wiz

p.s.- FWIW my heat gun dependent breadboard was
'fixed' with a short leaded tant. gumdrop cap.
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  Greg Fordyce said  

BTW wish 33 is number 2 on the list, it can be removed as it is for the AUTO command.


Wish 13: Auto Renumber Lines
Wish 33: Auto Line Number Input ie: Auto 100,10 Syntax or default 10,10

Thanks Greg,

I haven't kept right up with things recently.

Does this cover both 13 and 33?

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  donmck said  
Does this cover both 13 and 33?Cheers Don...
Yes
 
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  Greg Fordyce said  
  donmck said  
Does this cover both 13 and 33?Cheers Don...
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Thanks, both removed.

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geoff how far away is 2 point 7 firm pls..regards sparkey...///...///
technicians do it with least resistance
 
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  sparkey said   geoff how far away is 2 point 7 firm pls..regards sparkey...///...///


As far as I understand, Geoff is going to release this in conjunction with a Silicon Chip Magazine article.

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Yes, a few days now.

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I have just picked up my November SC mag!
Its easier to ask forgiveness than to seek permission!

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Page 34!
All I can say is, well, it's not what I expected!
Its easier to ask forgiveness than to seek permission!

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Still reading!
And when it comes to the Version 2.7 of the firmware... WOW!
I can't wait to have a play with that!
Its easier to ask forgiveness than to seek permission!

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I have started a new topic about the new Maximite.

Mini Maximite V2
Its easier to ask forgiveness than to seek permission!

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