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Re: Show HN: 8bitworkshop IDE for Atari 2600

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This is great! I've read up on "chasing the beam" and how programming for the 2600 is unlike any other console. Always wanted to try my hand at it but didn't want to go through all the steps. This essentially eliminates the barrier to entry. Definitely will check it out. Thanks!

I can personally recommend Montfort & Bogost's book: Racing the Beam for this exact topic :)

One of the most illuminating technical books I have ever read. I now grok 2600 and can die happy.

Re: Show HN: 8bitworkshop IDE for Atari 2600

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Enjoying the attention this is getting! It's been fun making it and learning the VCS tricks of the trade. I'd like to credit a couple of projects that it depends on, Javatari by Paulo Augusto Peccin ( http://javatari.org/ ) and DASM by Peter King and others ( http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/~pjbk/scholar/dasm.html ). Oh yeah and Codemirror ( https://codemirror.net/ ).

Really, that's an amazing project!! I've done something similar using the NES, although is not so well polished. I really like the debugger. Congrats! How do I get a signed copy of your book?

Re: Show HN: 8bitworkshop IDE for Atari 2600

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post #6

Enjoying the attention this is getting! It's been fun making it and learning the VCS tricks of the trade. I'd like to credit a couple of projects that it depends on, Javatari by Paulo Augusto Peccin ( http://javatari.org/ ) and DASM by Peter King and others ( http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/~pjbk/scholar/dasm.html ). Oh yeah and Codemirror ( https://codemirror.net/ ).

Hi, I'm Paulo, author of the Javatari emulator. Very nice project! (clap)

Please, when possible, update to the latest version (0.92), and always check for updates.

A "Powered by Javatari" crediting on your page with a link to the emulator website would also be great! ;-)

Re: Show HN: 8bitworkshop IDE for Atari 2600

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post #13

Now do the same for the Z80 and the Spectrum :D ORG 40000 LD HL, 50000 LD DE, 16384 LD BC, 2016 LDIR RET END 40000

Copying the 2016-byte chunk of memory at 50000 over the screen-area, which starts at 16384?

I can almost remember well enough to be sure, but not entirely!

Re: Show HN: 8bitworkshop IDE for Atari 2600

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post #36
post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We already have, it's called Wayland.

I didn't know Wayland now supports displays/controls over TCP? That was anyways the parent commenter's point I think.

> I didn't know Wayland now supports displays/controls over TCP?

Ah, yeah. The design of Wayland is such that compositors have to implement it -- because Wayland doesn't know enough about the state of the desktop to be able to efficiently relay the information (it would be like VNC).

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