I believe the Intelliwiki is having issues again
(http://intelliwiki.kylesblog.com).  It had trouble before, but I think Kyle
stepped in and fixed it.  Hopefully he can fix it again.

BTW, by "having issues" I mean I can't view it at all.  :)

Thanks,
Rick Reynolds
--
Win95 is not a virus; a virus does something.

 

Rick,

Kyle just sent me a full backup of IntelliWiki.  :-)  Who was it that was trying to mirror IntelliWiki here on the list?

I should figure out how to host a MediaWiki myself.  A new project for the weekend, eh?

--Joe

 

--
We sell Spatulas, and that's all!
http://spatula-city.org/~im14u2c/
http://sdk-1600.spatula-city.org/
http://spacepatrol.info/

From: Rick Reynolds <rick@...>
To: intvprog@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, March 1, 2011 5:13:41 AM
Subject: [intvprog] intelliwiki down

 

I believe the Intelliwiki is having issues again (http://intelliwiki.kylesblog.com). It had trouble before, but I think Kyle stepped in and fixed it. Hopefully he can fix it again.

BTW, by "having issues" I mean I can't view it at all. :)

Thanks,
Rick Reynolds
--
Win95 is not a virus; a virus does something.

 

Rick,

Kyle just sent me a full backup of IntelliWiki.  :-)  Who was it that was trying to mirror IntelliWiki here on the list?

I should figure out how to host a MediaWiki myself.  A new project for the weekend, eh?

--Joe

 

--
We sell Spatulas, and that's all!
http://spatula-city.org/~im14u2c/
http://sdk-1600.spatula-city.org/
http://spacepatrol.info/

From: Rick Reynolds <rick@...>
To: intvprog@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, March 1, 2011 5:13:41 AM
Subject: [intvprog] intelliwiki down

 

I believe the Intelliwiki is having issues again (http://intelliwiki.kylesblog.com). It had trouble before, but I think Kyle stepped in and fixed it. Hopefully he can fix it again.

BTW, by "having issues" I mean I can't view it at all. :)

Thanks,
Rick Reynolds
--
Win95 is not a virus; a virus does something.

Hello:
	 I was looking through my reference documents on programming and noticed that
for the excellent "De Re Intellivision" book by William M. Moeller, I only have
chapters I, II, VI, and IX.  Does anybody know where I can get the rest, or if
there is a printed version I could purchase?

	 dZ.

Joe,
	 Thanks for the information.  I kind of remember as much from when I first found
your emulator and SDK, but I wasn't sure.  Still, there's plenty of information
there!

	 dZ.

On Mar 05, 2011, at 09:35, Joe Zbiciak wrote:

> dZ,
>
> As far as i know, those are the only chapters that Willy wrote.  And as far as
a
> printed version for sale, I'm not sure Willy made one.  It's always been this
> set of DOS IBMSCII text files.  I distribute them with jzIntv with Willy's
> permission.
>
> --Joe
>
> --
> We sell Spatulas, and that's all!
> http://spatula-city.org/~im14u2c/
> http://sdk-1600.spatula-city.org/
> http://spacepatrol.info/
>
>
>>
>> From: DZ-Jay <dz@...>
>> To: intvprog@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Sat, March 5, 2011 6:28:02 AM
>> Subject: [intvprog] De Re Intellivision
>>
>>
>> Hello:
>> I was looking through my reference documents on programming and noticed that
for
>> the excellent "De Re Intellivision" book by William M. Moeller, I only have
>> chapters I, II, VI, and IX.  Does anybody know where I can get the rest, or
if
>> there is a printed version I could purchase?
>>
>> dZ.
>>

Thank you so much!  If I find that I have anything worthwhile to contribute,
I'll ask for ability to edit/create pages.  For now, I'm just starting down the
road of trying to learn how to write a game for INTV.

Thanks,
Rick Reynolds
--
"Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once." -- Woody
Allen


On Mar 5, 2011, at 12:23 AM, David Harley wrote:

> The wiki is now up at:
>
> wiki.intellivision.us
>
> If you want the ability to edit pages, please let me know so I can make you an
administrator.
>
> Arnauld and DZ, your IDs are already setup with the same password.
>
> Thanks, David
>
>
>
>
> On 3/4/2011 11:03 AM, Joe Zbiciak wrote:
>
>>
>> Rick,
>>
>> Kyle just sent me a full backup of IntelliWiki.  :-)  Who was it that was
trying to mirror IntelliWiki here on the list?
>>
>> I should figure out how to host a MediaWiki myself.  A new project for the
weekend, eh?
>>
>> --Joe
>>
>> --
>> We sell Spatulas, and that's all!
>> http://spatula-city.org/~im14u2c/
>> http://sdk-1600.spatula-city.org/
>> http://spacepatrol.info/
>>
>>
>> From: Rick Reynolds <rick@...>
>> To: intvprog@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Tue, March 1, 2011 5:13:41 AM
>> Subject: [intvprog] intelliwiki down
>>
>>
>> I believe the Intelliwiki is having issues again
(http://intelliwiki.kylesblog.com). It had trouble before, but I think Kyle
stepped in and fixed it. Hopefully he can fix it again.
>>
>> BTW, by "having issues" I mean I can't view it at all. :)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rick Reynolds
>> --
>> Win95 is not a virus; a virus does something.
>>
>
>

Rick,
	 I isolated the (very simple) game engine I made for Pac-Man into a
straight-forward module.  I was planning on writing a tutorial on how to build
an Intellivision game engine and use mine as a case to dissect, but I haven't
gotten around to do so.  My hope was to help other beginners jump right into
their own games.

	 In the meantime, let me know if you are interested in it, I can send you the
source and explain how to use it.  It's not a big deal, and it is definitely not
the best approach for all games, but it implements a simple state machine which
is perfectly capable for many types of games.  It is also at the heart of
Christmas Carol, so at least it's "proven" effective. :)

	 dZ.


On Mar 05, 2011, at 10:55, Rick Reynolds wrote:

> Thank you so much!  If I find that I have anything worthwhile to contribute,
I'll ask for ability to edit/create pages.  For now, I'm just starting down the
road of trying to learn how to write a game for INTV.
>
> Thanks,
> Rick Reynolds
> --
> "Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once." -- Woody
Allen
>
>
> On Mar 5, 2011, at 12:23 AM, David Harley wrote:
>
>> The wiki is now up at:
>>
>> wiki.intellivision.us
>>
>> If you want the ability to edit pages, please let me know so I can make you
an administrator.
>>
>> Arnauld and DZ, your IDs are already setup with the same password.
>>
>> Thanks, David
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/4/2011 11:03 AM, Joe Zbiciak wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Rick,
>>>
>>> Kyle just sent me a full backup of IntelliWiki.  :-)  Who was it that was
trying to mirror IntelliWiki here on the list?
>>>
>>> I should figure out how to host a MediaWiki myself.  A new project for the
weekend, eh?
>>>
>>> --Joe
>>>
>>> --
>>> We sell Spatulas, and that's all!
>>> http://spatula-city.org/~im14u2c/
>>> http://sdk-1600.spatula-city.org/
>>> http://spacepatrol.info/
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Rick Reynolds <rick@...>
>>> To: intvprog@yahoogroups.com
>>> Sent: Tue, March 1, 2011 5:13:41 AM
>>> Subject: [intvprog] intelliwiki down
>>>
>>>
>>> I believe the Intelliwiki is having issues again
(http://intelliwiki.kylesblog.com). It had trouble before, but I think Kyle
stepped in and fixed it. Hopefully he can fix it again.
>>>
>>> BTW, by "having issues" I mean I can't view it at all. :)
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Rick Reynolds
>>> --
>>> Win95 is not a virus; a virus does something.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

Thanks much for that!  I would be interested in the engine.  The game I have in
mind might do well to use some of that work - it's a top-down move around a grid
kind of game.

Thanks,
Rick Reynolds
--
"When you hear the toilet flush, and hear the words 'uh oh', it's already too
late."  -- anonymous Mother in Austin, TX


On Mar 5, 2011, at 11:03 AM, DZ-Jay wrote:

> Rick,
> I isolated the (very simple) game engine I made for Pac-Man into a
straight-forward module. I was planning on writing a tutorial on how to build an
Intellivision game engine and use mine as a case to dissect, but I haven't
gotten around to do so. My hope was to help other beginners jump right into
their own games.
>
> In the meantime, let me know if you are interested in it, I can send you the
source and explain how to use it. It's not a big deal, and it is definitely not
the best approach for all games, but it implements a simple state machine which
is perfectly capable for many types of games. It is also at the heart of
Christmas Carol, so at least it's "proven" effective. :)
>
> dZ.
>
> On Mar 05, 2011, at 10:55, Rick Reynolds wrote:
>
> > Thank you so much! If I find that I have anything worthwhile to contribute,
I'll ask for ability to edit/create pages. For now, I'm just starting down the
road of trying to learn how to write a game for INTV.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rick Reynolds
> > --
> > "Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once." --
Woody Allen
> >
> >
> > On Mar 5, 2011, at 12:23 AM, David Harley wrote:
> >
> >> The wiki is now up at:
> >>
> >> wiki.intellivision.us
> >>
> >> If you want the ability to edit pages, please let me know so I can make you
an administrator.
> >>
> >> Arnauld and DZ, your IDs are already setup with the same password.
> >>
> >> Thanks, David
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 3/4/2011 11:03 AM, Joe Zbiciak wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Rick,
> >>>
> >>> Kyle just sent me a full backup of IntelliWiki. :-) Who was it that was
trying to mirror IntelliWiki here on the list?
> >>>
> >>> I should figure out how to host a MediaWiki myself. A new project for the
weekend, eh?
> >>>
> >>> --Joe
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> We sell Spatulas, and that's all!
> >>> http://spatula-city.org/~im14u2c/
> >>> http://sdk-1600.spatula-city.org/
> >>> http://spacepatrol.info/
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> From: Rick Reynolds <rick@...>
> >>> To: intvprog@yahoogroups.com
> >>> Sent: Tue, March 1, 2011 5:13:41 AM
> >>> Subject: [intvprog] intelliwiki down
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I believe the Intelliwiki is having issues again
(http://intelliwiki.kylesblog.com). It had trouble before, but I think Kyle
stepped in and fixed it. Hopefully he can fix it again.
> >>>
> >>> BTW, by "having issues" I mean I can't view it at all. :)
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Rick Reynolds
> >>> --
> >>> Win95 is not a virus; a virus does something.
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>
>

 

Rick,
I isolated the (very simple) game engine I made for Pac-Man into a straight-forward module. I was planning on writing a tutorial on how to build an Intellivision game engine and use mine as a case to dissect, but I haven't gotten around to do so. My hope was to help other beginners jump right into their own games.

In the meantime, let me know if you are interested in it, I can send you the source and explain how to use it. It's not a big deal, and it is definitely not the best approach for all games, but it implements a simple state machine which is perfectly capable for many types of games. It is also at the heart of Christmas Carol, so at least it's "proven" effective. :)

dZ.

On Mar 05, 2011, at 10:55, Rick Reynolds wrote:

> Thank you so much! If I find that I have anything worthwhile to contribute, I'll ask for ability to edit/create pages. For now, I'm just starting down the road of trying to learn how to write a game for INTV.
>
> Thanks,
> Rick Reynolds
> --
> "Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once." -- Woody Allen
>
>
> On Mar 5, 2011, at 12:23 AM, David Harley wrote:
>
>> The wiki is now up at:
>>
>> wiki.intellivision.us
>>
>> If you want the ability to edit pages, please let me know so I can make you an administrator.
>>
>> Arnauld and DZ, your IDs are already setup with the same password.
>>
>> Thanks, David
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/4/2011 11:03 AM, Joe Zbiciak wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Rick,
>>>
>>> Kyle just sent me a full backup of IntelliWiki. :-) Who was it that was trying to mirror IntelliWiki here on the list?
>>>
>>> I should figure out how to host a MediaWiki myself. A new project for the weekend, eh?
>>>
>>> --Joe
>>>
>>> --
>>> We sell Spatulas, and that's all!
>>> http://spatula-city.org/~im14u2c/
>>> http://sdk-1600.spatula-city.org/
>>> http://spacepatrol.info/
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Rick Reynolds <rick@...>
>>> To: intvprog@yahoogroups.com
>>> Sent: Tue, March 1, 2011 5:13:41 AM
>>> Subject: [intvprog] intelliwiki down
>>>
>>>
>>> I believe the Intelliwiki is having issues again (http://intelliwiki.kylesblog.com). It had trouble before, but I think Kyle stepped in and fixed it. Hopefully he can fix it again.
>>>
>>> BTW, by "having issues" I mean I can't view it at all. :)
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Rick Reynolds
>>> --
>>> Win95 is not a virus; a virus does something.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

I will, eventually.  I still need to clean it up, comment it a bit more, and
write some instructions for it.

	 dZ.

On Mar 05, 2011, at 11:14, David Harley wrote:

> How about putting this in the Wiki? I would love to see it also.
>
> Thanks, David
>
>
> On 3/5/2011 11:03 AM, DZ-Jay wrote:
>>
>> Rick,
>> I isolated the (very simple) game engine I made for Pac-Man into a
straight-forward module. I was planning on writing a tutorial on how to build an
Intellivision game engine and use mine as a case to dissect, but I haven't
gotten around to do so. My hope was to help other beginners jump right into
their own games.
>>
>> In the meantime, let me know if you are interested in it, I can send you the
source and explain how to use it. It's not a big deal, and it is definitely not
the best approach for all games, but it implements a simple state machine which
is perfectly capable for many types of games. It is also at the heart of
Christmas Carol, so at least it's "proven" effective. :)
>>
>> dZ.
>>
>> On Mar 05, 2011, at 10:55, Rick Reynolds wrote:
>>
>> > Thank you so much! If I find that I have anything worthwhile to contribute,
I'll ask for ability to edit/create pages. For now, I'm just starting down the
road of trying to learn how to write a game for INTV.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Rick Reynolds
>> > --
>> > "Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once." --
Woody Allen
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mar 5, 2011, at 12:23 AM, David Harley wrote:
>> >
>> >> The wiki is now up at:
>> >>
>> >> wiki.intellivision.us
>> >>
>> >> If you want the ability to edit pages, please let me know so I can make
you an administrator.
>> >>
>> >> Arnauld and DZ, your IDs are already setup with the same password.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks, David
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 3/4/2011 11:03 AM, Joe Zbiciak wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>> Rick,
>> >>>
>> >>> Kyle just sent me a full backup of IntelliWiki. :-) Who was it that was
trying to mirror IntelliWiki here on the list?
>> >>>
>> >>> I should figure out how to host a MediaWiki myself. A new project for the
weekend, eh?
>> >>>
>> >>> --Joe
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> We sell Spatulas, and that's all!
>> >>> http://spatula-city.org/~im14u2c/ <http://spatula-city.org/%7Eim14u2c/>
>> >>> http://sdk-1600.spatula-city.org/
>> >>> http://spacepatrol.info/
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> From: Rick Reynolds <rick@... <mailto:rick%40rickandviv.net>>
>> >>> To: intvprog@yahoogroups.com <mailto:intvprog%40yahoogroups.com>
>> >>> Sent: Tue, March 1, 2011 5:13:41 AM
>> >>> Subject: [intvprog] intelliwiki down
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> I believe the Intelliwiki is having issues again
(http://intelliwiki.kylesblog.com). It had trouble before, but I think Kyle
stepped in and fixed it. Hopefully he can fix it again.
>> >>>
>> >>> BTW, by "having issues" I mean I can't view it at all. :)
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks,
>> >>> Rick Reynolds
>> >>> --
>> >>> Win95 is not a virus; a virus does something.
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------------
>> >
>> > Yahoo! Groups Links
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>

I notice that the game pages aren't populated.  Is that an import problem, or
were these pages not populated on the original wiki?

Thanks,
Rick Reynolds
--
"Machines should work.  People should think." -- Richard Hamming


On Mar 5, 2011, at 12:23 AM, David Harley wrote:

> The wiki is now up at:
>
> wiki.intellivision.us
>
> If you want the ability to edit pages, please let me know so I can make you an
administrator.
>
> Arnauld and DZ, your IDs are already setup with the same password.
>
> Thanks, David
>
>
>
>
> On 3/4/2011 11:03 AM, Joe Zbiciak wrote:
>
>>
>> Rick,
>>
>> Kyle just sent me a full backup of IntelliWiki.  :-)  Who was it that was
trying to mirror IntelliWiki here on the list?
>>
>> I should figure out how to host a MediaWiki myself.  A new project for the
weekend, eh?
>>
>> --Joe
>>
>> --
>> We sell Spatulas, and that's all!
>> http://spatula-city.org/~im14u2c/
>> http://sdk-1600.spatula-city.org/
>> http://spacepatrol.info/
>>
>>
>> From: Rick Reynolds <rick@...>
>> To: intvprog@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Tue, March 1, 2011 5:13:41 AM
>> Subject: [intvprog] intelliwiki down
>>
>>
>> I believe the Intelliwiki is having issues again
(http://intelliwiki.kylesblog.com). It had trouble before, but I think Kyle
stepped in and fixed it. Hopefully he can fix it again.
>>
>> BTW, by "having issues" I mean I can't view it at all. :)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rick Reynolds
>> --
>> Win95 is not a virus; a virus does something.
>>
>
>

Rick,

I'm pretty sure they were never populated, except with spam.

--Joe

  --
We sell Spatulas, and that's all!
http://spatula-city.org/~im14u2c/
http://sdk-1600.spatula-city.org/
http://spacepatrol.info/



----- Original Message ----
> From: Rick Reynolds <rick@...>
> To: intvprog@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sat, March 5, 2011 1:07:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [intvprog] intelliwiki down
>
> I notice that the game pages aren't populated.  Is that an import problem,  or
>were these pages not populated on the original wiki?
>
> Thanks,
> Rick  Reynolds
> --
> "Machines should work.  People should think." -- Richard  Hamming
>
>
> On Mar 5, 2011, at 12:23 AM, David Harley wrote:
>
> >  The wiki is now up at:
> >
> > wiki.intellivision.us
> >
> >  If you want the ability to edit pages, please let me know so I can make you
>an  administrator.
> >
> > Arnauld and DZ, your IDs are already setup with  the same password.
> >
> > Thanks, David
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 3/4/2011 11:03 AM, Joe Zbiciak wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Rick,
> >>
> >> Kyle just sent me  a full backup of IntelliWiki.  :-)  Who was it that was
>trying to  mirror IntelliWiki here on the list?
> >>
> >> I should figure  out how to host a MediaWiki myself.  A new project for the
>weekend,  eh?
> >>
> >> --Joe
> >>
> >> --
> >>  We sell Spatulas, and that's all!
> >>  http://spatula-city.org/~im14u2c/
> >>  http://sdk-1600.spatula-city.org/
> >>  http://spacepatrol.info/
> >>
> >>
> >> From: Rick  Reynolds <rick@...>
> >> To: intvprog@yahoogroups.com
> >>  Sent: Tue, March 1, 2011 5:13:41 AM
> >> Subject: [intvprog] intelliwiki  down
> >>
> >>
> >> I believe the Intelliwiki is  having issues again
>(http://intelliwiki.kylesblog.com). It had trouble before,  but I think Kyle
>stepped in and fixed it. Hopefully he can fix it  again.
> >>
> >> BTW, by "having issues" I mean I can't view it  at all. :)
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Rick  Reynolds
> >> --
> >> Win95 is not a virus; a virus does  something.
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups  Links
>
>
>
>

Rick, I just finished going through the database and cleaned out all the
spam I could. There may be some that I missed but a majority has been
wiped out.

I did look at the games before the clean up process and it had spam in it.

The database went from 53mb in size to 18mb.

David


On 3/5/2011 2:07 PM, Rick Reynolds wrote:
> I notice that the game pages aren't populated.  Is that an import problem, or
were these pages not populated on the original wiki?
>
> Thanks,
> Rick Reynolds

Joe, would you do me a favor and check out the wiki for one last time? I
just cleaned up all the tables and I want to make sure everything is
still working correctly.

Thanks, David

I'd be happy to volunteer to fill in some content for some (many? all?) of the
games on the wiki.  But it isn't clear to me what content we really want there. 
The intellivisionlives.com site really has lots of cool info on each of the
games already.  And I'm not keen on scraping their site and just republishing
their content.

Maybe each game article could have a link to the intellivisionlives site's
article and then we could add any other material we like (??).  Specifically,
I'd love to see images of screenshots, overlays, boxes, etc.  There is also a
lot of info on each game at intvfunhouse.com.  And I'm trying to add my own
Intellivision content at my website:
http://www.rickandviv.net/index.php/intellivision-games-on-an-arcade-cabinet.

Thanks,
Rick Reynolds
--
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a
merrier world." -- Thorin Oakenshield



On Mar 5, 2011, at 3:35 PM, David Harley wrote:

> Rick, I just finished going through the database and cleaned out all the
> spam I could. There may be some that I missed but a majority has been
> wiped out.
>
> I did look at the games before the clean up process and it had spam in it.
>
> The database went from 53mb in size to 18mb.
>
> David
>
>
> On 3/5/2011 2:07 PM, Rick Reynolds wrote:
>> I notice that the game pages aren't populated.  Is that an import problem, or
were these pages not populated on the original wiki?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rick Reynolds
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

From the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/Intellivision:

Web store: http://www.intellivisionlives.com/store/ Use coupon code: FIRE for
10% off!

--

FIRE SALE - 10% OFF EVERYTHING! Sometime next week we have to move everything in
our fire-damaged offices into temporary quarters while the front of our building
is repaired. We'd rather ship out the merchandise in inventory rather than move
it - so, from NOW until the movers arrive, we're giving 10% off all items in our
web store! When you place your order, use the coupon code FIRE to get the
discount - no minimums or maximums or limit on how many times! Hurry - the
movers will be here soon!

I've got a bunch of images (overlays, boxes, screenshots) that I've gathered
from around the 'net (http://intv.mphokie.com) and added some additional scans
myself (Sears boxes, instructions, etc.).




--- In intvprog@yahoogroups.com, Rick Reynolds <rick@...> wrote:
>
> I'd be happy to volunteer to fill in some content for some (many? all?) of the
games on the wiki.  But it isn't clear to me what content we really want there. 
The intellivisionlives.com site really has lots of cool info on each of the
games already.  And I'm not keen on scraping their site and just republishing
their content.
>
> Maybe each game article could have a link to the intellivisionlives site's
article and then we could add any other material we like (??).  Specifically,
I'd love to see images of screenshots, overlays, boxes, etc.  There is also a
lot of info on each game at intvfunhouse.com.  And I'm trying to add my own
Intellivision content at my website:
http://www.rickandviv.net/index.php/intellivision-games-on-an-arcade-cabinet.
>
> Thanks,
> Rick Reynolds
> --
> "If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be
a merrier world." -- Thorin Oakenshield
>
>
>
> On Mar 5, 2011, at 3:35 PM, David Harley wrote:
>
> > Rick, I just finished going through the database and cleaned out all the
> > spam I could. There may be some that I missed but a majority has been
> > wiped out.
> >
> > I did look at the games before the clean up process and it had spam in it.
> >
> > The database went from 53mb in size to 18mb.
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> > On 3/5/2011 2:07 PM, Rick Reynolds wrote:
> >> I notice that the game pages aren't populated.  Is that an import problem,
or were these pages not populated on the original wiki?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Rick Reynolds
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>

I'm hoping someone here can provide some insight into an odd problem that
occurred with my Intellivision I unit many years ago.

At some point, the system refused to play any games except for Imagic titles.
Out of the over 50 titles I had, only Imagic titles would load and function.
Oddly enough, a year or so later, a friend got angry at the system and hit it;
suddenly enough -- related or not -- all of the system's titles proceeded to
work.

Is there any portion of the hardware that could malfunction, but still allow
only Imagic games to function?

Thanks Joe -- that sounds like a very possible hypothesis.

Those Imagic games you mentioned -- Beauty and the Beast, Atlantis and Demon
attack -- were definitely the ones that worked when all of the other non-Imagic
games failed to operate.


--- In intvprog@yahoogroups.com, Joe Zbiciak <intvnut@...> wrote:
>
> My personal guess:  One of the EXEC ROMs had wiggled loose and was a little
> flaky.
>
> The Intellivision I EXEC ROM (the built in "operating system" as some call it)
> is split over two chips.  The first chip holds $1000 - $17FF and the second
chip
> holds $1800 - $1FFF.
>
>
> Most games, whether Mattel or 3rd party, gained control of the unit via the
> "normal" EXEC mechanisms.  The simpler games used the built in title screen
and
> took over after you passed that screen.  Fancier games would hook into the
title
> screen code through a special flag that told the EXEC to run the code that
> appears after the title string.  Either way, that's how most games got
launched,
> and they all required you to be able to get far enough through the EXEC to
make
> it to the title screen.  The boot code and the code that handles the title
> screen was spread over both chips as well as the GROM chip.
>
> There were some games, though, that hooked into the EXEC at an earlier point.
> Three of the Imagic games:  Atlantis, Beauty and the Beast and Demon Attack,
all
> had memory maps that started at $4800.  This memory map corresponded to the
> Playcable unit.  By hooking this location, the game wrested control very early
> in the bootup process, and didn't require getting to the title screen code. 
I'm
> pretty sure that very little of the ROM above $1800 needed to function for
these
> games.  (There is some code at $1A83 that gets run during init before checking
> $4800 and $7000.  But if the failure is just in one of the upper address
lines,
> then this code would have still run OK.)
>
> Atarisoft's games should be a similar story:  They have ROM at $7000, which
the
> EXEC checks around the same time as $4800.  $7000 is where the Keyboard
> Component's (and later the ECS's) ROM starts.  So, Pac-Man, Centipede and
> Defender all may've run on your unit.
>
> Now, I did try a very simple experiment where I blanked out the last half of
the
> EXEC ROM and tried to run these various games.  None of the games I listed
above
> ran.  But, if the failure on your unit was more subtle, such as a single flaky
> upper address line, then it could be that the Imagic games just missed the
parts
> that were misbehaving.
>
> --Joe
>  --
> We sell Spatulas, and that's all!
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> http://sdk-1600.spatula-city.org/
> http://spacepatrol.info/
>
>
> >
> >From: luciddefender <luciddefender@...>
> >To: intvprog@yahoogroups.com
> >Sent: Thu, March 10, 2011 3:42:32 PM
> >Subject: [intvprog] Intellivision hardware mystery
> >
> >
> >I'm hoping someone here can provide some insight into an odd problem that
> >occurred with my Intellivision I unit many years ago.
> >
> >
> >At some point, the system refused to play any games except for Imagic titles.
> >Out of the over 50 titles I had, only Imagic titles would load and function.
> >Oddly enough, a year or so later, a friend got angry at the system and hit
it;
> >suddenly enough -- related or not -- all of the system's titles proceeded to
> >work.
> >
> >Is there any portion of the hardware that could malfunction, but still allow
> >only Imagic games to function?
> >
> >
> >
>

On 03/11/2011 02:20 PM, luciddefender wrote:
> Thanks Joe -- that sounds like a very possible hypothesis.
>
> Those Imagic games you mentioned -- Beauty and the Beast, Atlantis and Demon
attack -- were definitely the ones that worked when all of the other non-Imagic
games failed to operate.

I can confirm this as an issue I had once.  I had one with a bad solder
and all it would play was BatB (Did not own demon attack then, and
wasn't tearing them apart yet at that age - so I played a lot of BatB
and jumping off of 'next to the very top of the building' when I got bored).

Sheesh, that was.. many, many, many-many consoles ago.

- S
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Hello:
	 I'm sure I know the answer to this question, but... Can the left border mask be
set to a different size than an entire card width? *sigh*

	 dZ.

On Mar 12, 2011, at 16:03, Joe Zbiciak wrote:

> Not so far as I know.  There's only the two control bits for extending the top
> and left edges.

I thought so.  I worked around it by using a MOB to cover the left border,
double-sized and stretched vertically.  It covers up to 8 tiles, which is enough
for what I need.  Now Christmas Carol can have multiple tunnels per level, but
only within 8 BACKTAB rows of each other. :)

	 Thanks,
	 dZ.

How do I change the background colour of the display? Is there an address, much
like the address for the screen border?

On Mar 14, 2011, at 16:07, JD wrote:

> How do I change the background colour of the display? Is there an address,
much like the address for the screen border?

It's not like the C=64 where you set the background color of the entire screen. 
Basically, you need to set the background color of each card in the BACKTAB. 
This depends on the color mode: If you are using Color Stack Mode, you can set
the color stack as you wish.  This will cause the background to change color to
match the stack, depending on the stack-advance flag of each card.

If you are using FG/BG mode, you must loop through the BACKTAB and set each card
word's background color yourself.

You can get more information in the IntelliWiki:
	 http://wiki.intellivision.us/index.php?title=STIC

	 dZ.