Re: Carte Blanche Progress...

["Charlie" <charlieDOTd@verEYEzon.net>]

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>>>>>> Bill Garber wrote:
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>>>>>>> Is anyone close to a completed Enhanced //e bitstream yet?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bill, you are referring to the character ROM issue (lack of 
>>>>>> proper inverse characters)?
>>>>>
>>>>> I am referring to MouseTEXT, if that is what 'you' mean.  8^)
>>>>>
>>>>> These are special characters that are indeed taking the place
>>>>> of part of the inverse character set.
>>>>>
>>>>> Two in particular are the 'Apple' symbols, one filled, one 
>>>>> not.
>>>>> Or for lack of a better description, Closed-Apple, Open-Apple.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, are we on the same page here?  I don't think DHR is needed
>>>>> for the application we need to run, AppleWorks 5, is it?  Just
>>>>> the MouseTEXT characters.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bill
>>>>
>>>> Bill, I have mousetext working on a bitstream I've been working 
>>>> on for the IIGS. Its pretty easy to do (I'm using Xilinx ISE 
>>>> 11.1).  I made up a ".coe" file (its a text representation of a 
>>>> character ROM dump, comma separated with a small header).  If 
>>>> you want to use it let me know and I'll get it to you. 
>>>> Incidentally, it is the "running man" mousetext not the normal 
>>>> ROM 01 GS mousetext since I couldn't find the right ROM dump.
>>>>
>>>> Or...
>>>> If you can wait (maybe quite a while) I'll try to remove the GS 
>>>> specifics from the bitstream and test it on a //e.  It still 
>>>> doesn't have double hires.  I'm working on that.
>>>
>>> Charlie, Hi, how are you?,
>>>
>>> Actually, the //e version with MouseTEXT is for a friend, and I 
>>> will
>>> more than likely desire both that, and the IIgs versions, 
>>> however, I'm
>>> using a ROM03 ATM, although I can get away with a ROM01 if I 
>>> have to
>>> in order to get the CB working in one. So, if you are anywhere 
>>> close
>>> to one or the other, I'd love to try them out.
>>>
>>> And.......thank you for doing this. It's nice to see people 
>>> actually
>>> working on the CB card. And yes, I would love a source file that 
>>> can
>>> be used in Xilinx ISE 11.1.
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
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>> I've set up a temporary site that you can see a couple of 
>> screenshots and download the modified bitstream and character ROM 
>> (.coe) file if the text looks good to you.  The bitstream file is 
>> for a ROM 01 IIgs but it may work on a ROM 03.  I don't have one 
>> to try it on so I don't want to say one way or the other.  It 
>> does have bugs but it should work with Appleworks.
>>
>> http://www.noboot.com/Charlie/cbstuff.htm
>>
>> Charlie
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> That's great. I downloaded the files and captured the pictures, 
> too.
>
> I still need it for the //e though, for the friend.  8^)
>
> Thank you much,
>
> Bill

You are welcome and I'll try to get what I have ready for a //e.  It 
may be a while.  I'll let you know when I get it done.

Charlie