Re: ZVG firmware / the future of ZVG

From: Jeremy Abel <jeremyabel_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed Apr 18 2012 - 10:59:25 EDT

No worries!

I'm not really concerned with time / effort. As a freelance animator, half
of every month provides me with a surplus of time and effort (not money
though, sadly). I just want to find the best solution possible. Not just
for me, but for all of you. Well, mostly for me, but for all of you by
proxy.

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Chris Leyson <cleyson@aol.com> wrote:

> Hi Jeremy
>
> Sorry, I incorrectly assumed you would be driving the ZVG through MAME or
> VM4W.
>
> If you're going to write custom PC software I would buy a ZVG if you can,
> would save a lot time and effort.
> Of course you would need a good USB to parallel cable with full ECP/EPP
> support. Try USB2LPT<http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/%7Eheha/bastelecke/Rund%20um%20den%20PC/USB2LPT/index.html.en>
> .
>
> Chris
>
>
> On 17/04/2012 21:22, Jeremy Abel wrote:
>
> Oh, I probably should mention that I don't plan on doing anything
> MAME-related with it. I just want to draw frames to the screen using my own
> custom program. I have no knowledge of MAME drivers, so someone else would
> need to handle that, I imagine.
>
> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Chris Leyson <cleyson@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Guys
>>
>> In its present form ZVG has no future unless someone rewrites the MAME
>> drivers.
>> I wouldn't bother cloning a ZVG board unless you have the hardware to
>> drive it !
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
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