Do you have a vic20 to try it there first? Maybe it's looking for a printer to relocated to a different assigned number than the default. I have seen this before in the B series world to get around conflicts with the base ROMs in the main board. Bill
On Mon, Mar 25, 2024, 3:01 PM Jacob Dahl Pind via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I got a vic-20 in a painted case, with a biacom label, and a modified > VIC-1110 8kb memory, where there have been added a 8kb eprom have been > to the left side where the additional 8kb could be > installed. > > https://telefisk.org/biacom_8kb_a000+8kbmem.rom > https://telefisk.org/biacom_basic.txt > > The autostart rom code, that disables runstop, moves and starts basic , > does seem to initialize everthing like a normal start does. > Adding the rom to vice without reset and do a poke 44,161, to move the > basic start to 41216, one can look at the code. > > The software seems to be made to print signs, but I havent had much luck > getting vice to print, I only get a blank page. > > Looking at the code > line 60 > # Line Spacing of n/216 inch chr$(27) "3" chr$(n) > line 61 > # chr$(14) One-line Expanded Print > # chr$(20) cancel expanded print > line 68 > # single density 60dpi line lenght 135 + (256*1) > > does look like it match up to the commodore/epson codes, printing the > basic list with open1,4,7:print#1:cmd1:list works in text and > graphics for the mps80x, but not from the basic code there. > > Wonder if I am running into a bug with the print emulation or it was > made to use a different printer ? > > Regards > > > -- > Jacob Dahl Pind | telefisk.org | fidonet 2:230/38.8 >
