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06294 Graphics Minor Always Jul 14, 2016, 21:54 Jul 16, 2016, 00:44
Tester demotester View Status Public Platform MESS (Unofficial Binary)
Assigned To Resolution Open OS Windows XP
Status [?] Confirmed Driver
Version 0.175 Fixed in Version Build Normal
Fixed in Git Commit Github Pull Request #
Summary MESS-specific 06294: mz80kj: Enable existing CG with uppercase letters !
Description The "mz80kj" driver currently uses only CG with lowercase letters !

In the MESS driver "mz80.cpp" on lines 356,357 already exists CG with a uppercase letters, but is disabled.
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356 // This has a different Japanese set
357 ROM_LOAD( "80kcgj.rom", 0x0800, 0x0800, CRC(7767f11e) SHA1(8dc88d088b2e7d3198bf856bd44d364fb6e5cfa4) )
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This CG has the same CRC(7767f11e) as one mentioned on the sharpmz.org: http://sharpmz.org/mz-80k/dldrom.htm !
( It looks that the disabled CG is actually from the "MZ-80K2E" version, an alt version of Jpn. mz80k ! )

So, if one would like to use the CG with an uppercase letters, instead of one with a lowercase letters, this is currently not possible.

If we would like to change this, there are IMHO two possibilities:

The one would be to make it possible which CG directly from the "mz80kj" driver menu,
or maybe better, make a new clone driver "mz80k2e" that contains only the CG !

Note: MZ-80K, MZ-80K2 and MZ-80K2E are practically the same, so it should not be a problem.

A little detailed information regarding MZ-80K2E that could solve the dilemma (if there):
http://www.asamomiji.jp/kemusiro/index.php?MZ-80K2E
http://www.akamoz.jp/you/konjaku/mz80/whatsmz.htm
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Additional Information I found most mz80k from Jpn. use CG with uppercase letters, what can be also visible on the MZ-80K brochures from the Sharp museum:
http://retropc.net/ohishi/museum/mz80k.htm ,,, there are no lowercase letters visible even on the prototype brochures !

So I wonder, from which mz80k Jpn. version comes CG with lowercase letters !? :-)
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No.12941
Tafoid
Administrator
Jul 15, 2016, 20:12
You are referring to "small" as lowercase letters and "big" as uppercase letters?
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No.12942
demotester
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Jul 15, 2016, 20:17
edited on: Jul 15, 2016, 20:38
Yes, exactly. (now corrected, thanks)