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Er… not sure what you mean.

@YawningAngelRetro I saw a motorcyclist pass you on the video as you were driving 😊

Ah of course. That makes sense. 😁👍

Thanks 😆 I now officially have no space for more retro systems. 🤦‍♂️

Many thanks. It was a fun event and a fun video to make. 😁

@@8bitmanshed Many thanks. It was fun doing it. 😅

You are absolutely correct, but for these tutorials I use language to help folks understand what the variable does. Using more ‘english’ terminology helps understanding for those not of a technical background. 😎

You probably could, but I have never tried that. This way of scrolling and using a dual playfield to achieve the effect works well enough save for Amos’s foibles. 😉

I’m really not sure about that.

Many thanks Rob. I had a blast. It’s always great catching up with you all. I have started making a list for the 500, and have seen a replacement case that I want. And so starts the expense. 😂

Many thanks. The organisers have got it pretty much nailed and it gets better each year.

Is it wrong to say I did consider it…? 😂

No problem Dave. Feel free to mention it in the report. It was a great event! Thanks again. 😎

Thank you. I have plans… 😈

The car park is probably quite full. 😱😂

@@YawningAngelRetro 🤣

It does good food and beer, though! :D

That is so kind of you to say, thank you. 😎 Have fun on your Amos journey. 😁

They do don't they. I can't wait to see one for real. :)

@@YawningAngelRetro A used bookstore here occasionally hosts a "kids reading to miniature ponies" day and last year they also had a wee donkey. It's so cute, our friend's daughter read a book to a pony that was so sweet and gentle (they all are.)

The world needs more of that sort of thing. 😎

It should be a lot of fun. :)

@@YawningAngelRetro 👍

Thanks 👍

My pleasure. Hope it is of use, eventually. 😁

I figured it was a good enough subject to base a video on, otherwise this could have been quite dull just explaining what the command did. 😅

@@YawningAngelRetro I've used limit BOB for a duck shoot game in a carnival simulator. I need to finish that game at some point, most of it is done. (Over 20 years since I started writing it. Oops.)

Ah yes, i can see it working really well for that sort of game. Nice. Hope you get it finished sometime. 😁

@@YawningAngelRetro I've just been playing it. I'm calling it finished. It's all there. Instructions, music and sound FX. I'm going to compile it so it can run straight from the WB.

@@YawningAngelRetro That was a bit of a nightmare , it took ages to compile, and there were two files it needed to run. (a graphic file ? and a music file.) Do you want a copy ? (It's fine if you don't)

I did wonder… Hope all is well. 😎

@@YawningAngelRetro After a 6 year break, I've got back into GTA V on the X-Box 360, (I play offline only). I'd forgotten how much fun it is. I've lost track of time over the last week or so. LOL

It was way ahead of its time and is still good enough to use. 😁

I figured there would be an addendum somewhere, but I thought it worth mentioning in a video anyway. It caught me out when I first tried the command for my own purposes. 😅 Glad you found it useful. 😎

Not something I’ve heard of tbh. I’ll do a search. Thanks for the heads up. 😎

That is not anything I have come across, so I’m not sure. In my Amos journeys I’ve never seen that functionality but I will do some digging. 😁

Thank you so much. I really appreciate that. 👍

Hi Peter. Thank you so much and it’s great to have you onboard. 😁

Hi. It’s a problem I have never had but I don’t run Amos on an emulated Amiga. Is there something that needs changing in the Winuae configuration? Just guessing because I don’t use it. Sorry. 😓 Out of the box all keys should work in Amos.

@@YawningAngelRetro What's WORST is on this emulator it won't work on a different version of it it will work just fine. i just gotta figure it out. :) thanks for the quick answer. that sure was appreciated.

Many thanks. I am very lucky to have this machine.

Oh wow, thanks Jim. The transfer method sounds good, and I never thought of that. 🤦‍♂️ Also cheers for the heads up about not having to use tap files. That looks sooo much easier. I will defo give that a try. 😁👍

@@YawningAngelRetro I know the going via tape method isn't perfect, but I think it's probably your best option (also, at least you can get into the 128 editor, the .128 command for me just resets the thing 😆)

The problem with doing it this way are the 128K only commands that are not supported in 48K mode. What will it do with those?

@@j.tann1970it won’t RUN or LIST correctly but the program will be safe. Just don’t try to edit it in 48K mode or the parse will complain! SAVE will work as expected.

Almost always! 😂

Not 100% sure. I’ve read reports that the .128 feature did work in Exodos but broke in versions 0.8.8 and 0.8.9. I’m hoping a fix might appear in a later version, or a patch to this issue.

@@YawningAngelRetro Yeah, that means it's a firmware issue, the software on the mcu on the cartridge doesn't work properly.

Crazy indeed, but an option. Could be fun to try either way. Cheers. 👍

Good idea. The Toastrack and the +2 both work well with Interface 1 and M/Drives in 128K mode. I've never used the SD M/Drive, but as it's fully compatible there is no reason it shouldn't work. 👍

Hmm, that I did not know. The Speccy architecture is not my strong point. Cheers. 👍

Came here to post this. USR 0 mode is the way to on older Speccys. That said, the best way is to go with a Speccy Next, as the latest Speccy is much more compatible with SD cards. Even better than the +3E, which is another option. ESXDOS seems to me to never have really been finished in its original form. Or to put it another way, ZX Next OS has brought it to where it needs to be to be a full solution.

@@andycooper9640 But with the Next, in both 48K and 128K you can't use the SD card for loading or saving data. It only lets you do snapshot saving and loading.

​@@frankowalker4662Yes, in the 48k and 128k personalities you are right (though you can add ESXDOS and do it that way, but the need for USR 0 mode returns). However, in the normal Next personality, which is pretty damn compatible with software anyway (the only thing I use alternative Speccy personalities for is TRD files), you can easily save basic files to a TAP. Next mode includes the ESXDOS dot commands, as well as the +3E commands, in the ZX Next command set. The advantage is they work in Next basic (like 128k basic, but 2meg basic) or 48k basic. No need to go to other personalities for anything much. Once TRD file compatibility gets added to Next mode (it's in the plans for future updates) there will be very little need to ever use them.

@@frankowalker4662 that’s not quite true, you can add esxDOS to the SD card (it does not come with the Next distribution so you must add it yourself) but thereafter you can use esxDOS and the green “Drive” button to access the DivMMC browser etc.

No worries. 😅 I’m hoping this promotes some sort of discussion and thoughts from various folks. 👍

@@YawningAngelRetro Lots of good ideas and tips from viewers here.

Ah good news. I felt silly for making the mistake in the first place. 😅

I would assume it would work with anything you have on a screen, so if you get the photo onto your screen in an amos program, this should work.

Thanks. I think it would work well for scenery stuff. Might actually put that to good use when I get some time to work on some personal projects. 🤦‍♂️🤪

@@YawningAngelRetro I might have a go at writing a puzzle game that uses it, at some point.

Nice, that would work well. 😎

I think of you every time my mouse is in the way of code. 🤣

@@YawningAngelRetro Ha ha.

Many thanks. 😎

Many thanks Daph. 😁👍

Very true.

I hope the video does not disappoint. 😅

I think we all took the opportunity to make computers swear back in the day. And of course, why not? 🤣

So many hours lost back in the day messing around with speech programs. It’s the simple things that generate the most fun. 😅

@@YawningAngelRetro Definately. 🤣