From: usenet@tim-mann.org
You might notice that the first list you posted is a subset of the
second one, and that the source code for xtrs is freely available. I
think there is some connection between those two facts. :-)
On 3 Mar 2006 02:48:57 -0800, "vad" wrote:
> Okay, all future, would-be emulator authors, here you have the
> shoulders of some giants to stand on when emulating popular and obscure
> high resolution add-on cards. There are other emulators, but here are
> two listings:
>
> Wade Fincher's WinTRS-80 (wintrs80) emulates these hi-res boards:
> High res adapter emulation of Radio Shack Model 3 & 4 Boards
> High res adapter emulation of Micrographics Model 4 Board
> High res adpater emulation of Model 1 HRG1B RB-Elektronik Board
>
> Tim Mann's xtrs July & June 2000 changelogs, re: high resolution
> supports:
> Radio Shack for Model III (640x240)
> Radio Shack for Model 4/4P
> Micro Labs Grafyx Solution Model III
> Micro Labs Grafyx Solution Model 4/4P
> (The Micro Labs Model III vs. 4/4P boards a "very different" than each
> other.)
> HRG1B from RB-Elektronik (384x192)
>
> Notes from Tim Mann's xtrs README:
> "In Model I mode, the HRG1B graphics card is emulated. In Model III
> and 4/4P mode, you can select whether the Radio Shack graphics card or
> Micro Labs Grafyx Solution is emulated."
>
> Notes from the Tim's changelog show some interesting facts:
> 4.3 -- Fri Jul 21 20:44:48 PDT 2000 Tim Mann
> * Added emulation of the Radio Shack graphics card for Model III.
> This is just like the Model 4 card, except that there is no overlay
> mode, there are no scrolling registers, and the graphics are always
> 640x240 (never 512x192). Changed default graphics card from
> -microlabs to -nomicrolabs. Changed the -resize flag to be meaningful
> in Model III mode, and changed the default to be off for Model III
> mode, but still on for Model 4/4P mode.
>
> * Added emulation of the Micro Labs graphics card for Model III. This
> is quite different from the Model 4 card. I deduced how it works by
> looking at what the software for it was trying to do, so there could
> be bugs in the emulation.
>
> 4.2 -- Sat Jun 24 01:05:13 PDT 2000 Tim Mann
> * Emulation of the Model I HRG1B 384*192 graphics card, sold in
> Germany for Model I and Video Genie by RB-Elektronik. Contributed by
> Ulrich Mueller.
>
> 4.0 -- Sat Apr 1 20:52:53 PST 2000 Tim Mann
> * Fixed obscure bugs in the Model 4 hi-res graphics card emulation.
>
> 2.3 -- Sun Oct 11 01:05:17 PDT 1998 Tim Mann
> * Added emulation of the Radio Shack hi-res graphics card, including
> undocumented ports. This card is similar to the Micro Labs card but
> not identical.
>
> 2.1 -- Sat Sep 26 14:06:49 PDT 1998 Tim Mann
> * Added emulation of the Micro Labs Grafyx Solution Model 4 hi-res
> graphics card. Thanks to Mark McDougall for typing up a summary of the
> documentation for me! I checked the behavior on doubtful points
> against Matthew Reed's emulator -- thanks to Matthew for pioneering
> here.
>
> --
> and regarding accurate screen shots, these are interesting tid-bits:
>
> 2.7 -- Sat Oct 24 16:21:17 PDT 1998 Tim Mann
> * Implemented the alternate characters for Model III/4, corrected all
> the
> character generator fonts and added several options. Decommissioned
> the
> .bdf fonts; they are inaccurate and (for unknown reasons) they don't
> work
> with the font scaler in XFree86. Decommissioned the -trsfont feature;
> now graphics blocks are always generated at runtime, not taken from the
> font. Thanks to Todd Cromwell III for supplying real Model III
> character
> generator ROM data obtained using a ROM reader.
>
> 1.0.tpm1 to 1.7 -- Tim Mann pre-Dec 1997
> * More accurate character bitmaps are now used, contributed by Al
> Petrofsky. The Model I bitmaps are still not the real ones, which
> used a 5x7 matrix, not 7x8.
>
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