RE: A little ZVG (and ZVT) update

Without boring the list asking guys to repeat stuff that's obviously
been covered before, can someone point me to a URL that covers the ZVG
and stuff please?

I get the general drift of this, and it sounds interesting so wouldn't
mind checking it out...

Martin.

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From: owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com
[mailto:owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com] On Behalf Of Zonn
Sent: 11 March 2003 21:13
To: vectorlist@synthcom.com
Subject: VECTOR: A little ZVG (and ZVT) update

I thought I'd drop a little update on our ZVG plans.

Like Ian said in his email response to Joel's question, I've converted
all the ZVG drivers over to DJGPP. This was needed for two reason, #1
you can no longer easily get a copy of the Borland compiler for 16 bit
DOS, and #2, MAME uses DJGPP, runs in protected mode, and I have to be
compatible with that to place the ZVG hooks into it.

For the ZVT, I've bought a few different off the shelf AVR development
kits. I'm going to pick the best one and use it as a front end to the
ZVG. I'm writing firmware that will run test patterns, selectable
through an LCD menu to allowing running the ZVG as a stand alone ZVT for
analog monitors. The whole package will fit into an off the shelf
plastic enclosure. The ZVG is unchanged, so you'll be able to pop the
ZVG in and out of the ZVT enclosure (or just leave
there!) and still be able to run game emulation.

For Cinematronics monitors you will only need a development kit and our
firmware (it'll be on the website). Since the Cine monitors are digital
you don't need a ZVG to generate Cinematronics test patterns.

Currently I'm looking at using one of the kits at www.futurlec.com. The
prices are great (we couldn't even buy the sum of the parts for the
prices they sell the full boards for), they're based in Australia,
though the packages ship from NY. But they are very slow to ship.

We're going to publish the source and hex code for the AVR development
kits, and a part list, and step by step instructions of everything
needed to make a ZVT.

I was working on MAME, when the person we're subleasing an office from
informed us that they were closing up shop and that we had until the end
of this month to be out. So we've spent the last few weeks desperately
looking for office space, found some, and then with wiring up the
offices for telephone/CAT5, etc, we've been pretty busy!

The building owner still has some changes to make before we can move in,
so we haven't started moving yet...but it looks like the next couple of
weeks are going to be busy!

-Zonn

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