Viewing Issue Advanced Details
ID Category [?] Severity [?] Reproducibility Date Submitted Last Update
06484 Original Reference Typo Always Jan 29, 2017, 00:10 Jan 31, 2017, 00:14
Tester demotester View Status Public Platform MAME (Unofficial Binary)
Assigned To Resolution Open OS Other
Status [?] Confirmed Driver
Version 0.182 Fixed in Version Build Normal
Fixed in Git Commit Github Pull Request #
Summary MESS-specific 06484: rm380z: The COS 4.0 does not support cassette !
Description The 380Z and 480Z Firmware Reference Manual ( http://vt100.net/rm/docs/pn10971.pdf ) on page 1.5:

"Firmware commands:
L ... Load program from cassette (All versions except COS 4.0 and 4.2)"

So as this command does not exist on COS 4.0 there is no need for cassette!
Steps To Reproduce Start the driver and type in the monitor command L.

It does not work as a such command not exist on the COS 4.0 system ! (Btw. It works on COS 3.4 system!)

So the cassette feature should be removed from the "rm380z" driver and left only in "rm380z34d" and "rm380z34e" drivers that support cassette.
Additional Information
Github Commit
Flags
Regression Version
Affected Sets / Systems rm380z
Attached Files
 
Relationships
There are no relationship linked to this issue.
Notes
2
User avatar
No.13564
demotester
Tester
Jan 29, 2017, 00:51
edited on: Jan 29, 2017, 00:55
Note that driver "rm380z34d" does not support the disk drive ! (commands B or X does not work but only command L)

So according to that the disk support should be removed from the "rm380z34d" driver !

Summary:
rm380z ... supports the disk drive only !
rm380z34d ... supports the cassette only !
rm380z34e ... supports both, the disk drive and the cassette !

See in the same (above mentioned) manual on page 6.2 the Table 6.2 380Z interface I/O ports !
User avatar
No.13567
demotester
Tester
Jan 29, 2017, 16:09
edited on: Jan 30, 2017, 15:43
One more issue with "rm380z" driver:

On the video below at 1:34, after typing the letter B is written "Disc not ready", while in the emu is written " isc not ready" !? (Letter D is missing!)




And this is not the only problem with this driver! (IMHO, the driver needs complete overhaul)