This is going to be a huge simplification, but they are essentially interrupts timed to the Vertical Blanking Interval on a CRT television ( also abbreviated as VBI, though more commonly as VBLANK). They then ended up messing with the timing of Vertical Blank Interrupts (VBIs). One of the things they were working on was improving Dolphin's throttling, which led to them messing with what happens when a frame was presented. Thankfully for all of us, their only solace for procrastination was messing with Dolphin. The key thing to note is that Sam-Belliveau had a stress-inducing final exam and college applications quickly approaching during all of this. The entire story around how this change came out is rather strange. But when one shows up with such potential to drastically improve playability with a minimal impact on maintenance, it was a bit too much to pass up on. It's very rare that we merge a rather egregious hack. Notable Changes ¶ 5.0-18271 - Video Hack - VBI Skip by Sam-Belliveau ¶ Now with all of that out of the way, let's finally get on with December and January's Notable Changes. If you want to live on the bleeding edge, Dolphin's Open Testing Program is here. However, as with our development builds on desktop, there is always the risk of bugs and/or regressions slipping in and going unnoticed for a bit. This means you'll have access to the latest optimizations and features immediately, without having to wait for the next beta update. Selecting this option will keep your Dolphin up to date with the latest development builds. For Android users who want the latest development builds on their phone without wanting to wait, we now have an Open Testing Program on the Play Store app. We also have one more announcement to make. However, if you find that Dolphin is suddenly running slower than before, you can work-around the issue! Simply add Dolphin to the 3D Settings in the Nvidia Control Panel and set our Power Management setting to "Prefer Maximum Performance." That has been the only way to consistently fix performance.Ī global Maximum Performance Profile does not work, you can only work around the issue by creating a profile specifically for Dolphin Emulator and setting it to Maximum Performance. We're unsure of what is wrong and haven't been able to determine exactly when it started happening. The culprit this time is NVIDIA based Optimus laptops - users have been reporting that the discrete NVIDIA graphics card has been giving them a fraction of the performance of Intel's onboard graphics! It's that time again - we have to warn users of a rather annoying problem that can decimate Dolphin's performance, particularly in mobile devices. You can even use your own figurine data to continue where you left off with powerful Skylanders! If you're instead looking to enjoy some unique games, the Skylanders games can now be played without needing a physical Portal of Power connected. A new option called Cull Vertices on the CPU can also greatly improve the framerate in many games. If you're looking for higher performance overall, a ton of Vulkan optimizations and general emulator optimizations have given Dolphin a pretty large performance increase. If you're on a weak device that can't consistently play a game full-speed, VBI Skip is a powerful tool that can help make the game more playable and keep audio crisp and clear. Headlining this Progress Report is a massive new performance hack called VBI Skip. Some focus on the infrastructure doesn't mean there was a slowdown in progress for the actual emulator, though! A bevy of new contributors to the project mixed with the efforts of stalwarts has brought together some massive new features no one will want to miss. While most of the work has gone into optimizing our backend and hardware to meet new demands, users may notice some upgrades to user facing features like the Dolphin Wiki and FifoCI. On top of the normal emulator development, Dolphin's infrastructure has seen a massive overhaul. We've got a lot of exciting news and features packed into this Progress Report.
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Math puns are the first sine of madness.Ĥ5. Why do math teachers take salsa classes?Ĥ4. Why does no one want to go on a double date with 3 and 7?Ĥ3. Why did the mathematician get upset when his colleague called him average?Ĥ2. Why should the number 288 never be mentioned?Ĥ1. How does a ghost solve quadratic equations?ģ7. What did one algebra book say to the other?ĭon’t talk to me, I’ve got my own problems.ģ6. How does a math professor propose to his fiancee?ģ5. Those who know binary and those who don’t.ģ1. Why did the student do her math homework on the floor?ģ0. I thought to myself, “How cute - he has an imaginary friend.”Ģ9. Today I saw the number 6 playing with the square root of -1. Why is the obtuse triangle always failing tests?Ģ8. A student tells his math teacher, “To show you how well I understand fractions, I’ve only done half of my homework.”Ģ7. What is the best way to find a math tutor?Ģ3. What’s a mathematician’s favorite DIY tool?Ģ2. What did the calculator say to the math student?Ģ1. They just lose some of their functions.ġ9. What is a bird’s favorite type of maths?ġ8. They’ve discovered that their weights are paranormally distributed.ġ7. Did you know that 10 out of 9 people have difficulty with fractions?ġ4. You go into the corner - it’s always 90 degrees.ġ3. Have you heard about the mathematical plant?ġ2. I saw Pi fighting with the square root of two the other day.ġ0. What do you get if you cross a math teacher and a clock?ĩ. What’s a math teacher’s favorite kind of tree?Ĩ. Why did the chicken cross the mobius strip?ħ. Last night I dreamed that I was weightless. Why do you never serve beer at a math party?ħ. When I got back, he’d only done jobs 1, 3, 5, and 7.ĥ. I hired an odd-job man to do 8 jobs for me. The sheepdog replies, “Yes, but I rounded them up.”Ĥ. The farmer says, “But I’ve counted them and I’ve only got 65!” He tells the farmer: “All 70 sheep accounted!” A talking sheepdog gets all the sheep into the pen for his farmer. What is a mathematician’s favorite season?ģ. What do mathematicians like most about Halloween?Ģ. Tell them to the kiddos next time they’re frustrated by math homework.ġ. But turns out, math jokes are totally a thing! These 100+ math jokes and puns really add up, if you know what we mean. The point is, we could all use math in our lives, even if it’s in the form of a joke. People have different relationships with arithmetic and if yours wasn’t great, these math jokes and puns may give you a better view. So, forget about your old math teacher and those classes of confusion. Where would we be in science if math wasn’t part of chemistry and physics experiments? In school, if math wasn’t your strong suit, that’s OK. It’s responsible for the incredible architecture we have today, and the scientific discoveries made over the years. RELATED: 140+ Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Questions That Prove You Aren’t Who would have thought algebra could be so fun? Math may be one of the more serious subjects, but we’ve found several puns that’ll make you giggle. But really, you can literally laugh because we’ve gathered some of the funniest arithmetic cracks we could find. However, whether you were a math whiz or the worst, you can look back on those times in your life and laugh. The good news is that part of your life is over. While some of us were mathletes in school, the rest of us may have failed math quizzes like it was going out of style. You can then choose to continue your game or quit out to the Wario Ware: Smooth Moves world map. To pause, press the PLUS and MINUS buttons at the same time. Not that we recommend you become a whiny quitter, but it is possible to pause the game and quit out if for any reason you find yourself stuck in a microgame you don't like. Many of the games require the sensor bar, and if you're not pointed correctly you'll find your movements ineffective. Alone.Įver notice that the on-screen thing you're supposed to control just sits there blinking? It's 'cause you're not pointing at the sensor bar! For any form change that uses the Remote Control, the Sketch Artist, the Tug-of-War, the Waiter, the Elephant, the Mohawk, or the Finger Food, we suggest making sure that you have the form baton pointed squarely at the Wii sensor bar. They drive a taxi that has been souped-up by Dr. The duo consists of Dribble, an orange bulldog, and Spitz, a small, squinting yellow cat, and together, they run Diamond Taxi as cabbies. And if you're playing with friends, you absolutely must follow the commanded form changes. Im on it Dribble, WarioWare: Smooth Moves Dribble and Spitz are major anthropomorphic animal characters in the WarioWare series. Level 2: The player has to hit two moles. If the player is successful, the moles re-emerge from their holes in their normal state and say, 'Hi' Level 1: The player has to hit one mole. Theres no question that Smooth Moves is a wonderful addition to the Wii. The player must whack the moles, which are covered in black and have mischievous expressions, with the hammer by tilting the Wii Remote accordingly. Some games still work best in their native forms. Smooth Moves is a game youll have a riot with over a couple of multiplayer sessions, but beyond that were not convinced. You can get away with minimal form baton acrobatics and still be able to complete the microgames, sometimes even more easily than in the correct form. If you're playing the game for maximum fun, we suggest following all of the form change prompts.īut if you're just in it to win it, try experimenting with holding the controller the same way throughout the games. Many of the forms are actually duplicates of others-the Elephant, for example, is basically the same as the Remote Control-and others still require you to embarrass yourself unnecessarily. In case you haven't yet figured it out, you don't actually need to switch forms to succeed in the microgames. But here's a secret: It's all rubbish! Sort of. Throughout the game, you will be urged to constantly switch forms, moving the form baton around in your hand to match the on-screen prompts. Here be some tips we suggest keeping in mind throughout your play of Wario Ware: Smooth Moves. The first Newcomen machine was installed in a Staffordshire coal mine in 1712. The machines used until then simply waited for condensation until the volume content in the cylinder chamber cooled down by itself via the material of the piston and the cylinder as heat conductor – caused by the colder outside air – Newcomen’s invention thus enabled significantly higher piston cycles. This created a vacuum in the cylinder chamber so that the air pressure acting on the piston from outside or the normal pressure of the outside air pushed it back into the cylinder. Newcomen combined the advantages of previous engines, especially from Savery‘s and Papin‘s devices and added his own, creating an engine that developed five horsepower. His machine used water injection to cool and condense the water vapour in the cylinder. When suggested that Newcomen was to build a system against the flooding of mines, he instantly began experimenting, which took almost a whole decade. The common engines at that time used the condensed steam to create a vacuum, Thomas Savery‘s engine however used the vacuum to pull the water up. In the beginning, these machines were driven by human muscle power, later by horses by means of horse-cannons. He established himself as a well known ironmonger and to his big customer base belonged several mine owners. The advance of these mines into ever greater depths made it necessary to design efficient machines for pumping out the penetrating groundwater. Back then, workers were occupied with constantly removing the water with buckets, horses and roped, which was just too slow and expensive. From the 14th century onwards, special water lifting machines were used in mining. Dewatering the MinesĬoming to Thomas Newcomen himself, why was he so motivated to build a steam engine, pumping water out of mines? Newcomen was born in Dartmouth, Devon in the early 1660‘s. He created the so far most efficient engine, but the pipes ruptured often and the force available for applying and raising water to the vessels was very limited. Savery patented his idea for using vacuum to draw water in 1698. Papin constructed a model arrangement of cylinder and piston in which steam was admitted beneath the piston to move it up. And indeed previous engineers working on a similar engine were for instance the Italian physicist Giambattista della Porta around 1600 and, more importantly, the French physicist Denis Papin during the end of the 17th century and the English innovator Thomas Savery. Since the knowledge about the power of working with steam had been around for a while it is to be assumed that Newcomen was not the first to come up with the idea, building a steam engine. Steam EnginesĪs we know from a previous article on James Watt and the Steam Age Revolution, Watt was the one improving Newcomen‘s engine in the 18th and 19th century. A unit of measurement of electrical and mechanical power - the watt - is named in his honour.On February 26 (or maybe also 24), 1664, English inventor Thomas Newcomen was born, who created the first practical steam engine for pumping water, the Newcomen steam engine. He patented several other important inventions including the rotary engine, the double-action engine and the steam indicator, which records the steam pressure inside the engine. In 1785, Watt and Boulton were elected fellows of the Royal Society.īy 1790, Watt was a wealthy man and in 1800 he retired and devoted himself entirely to research work. Initially this came from Cornish mine owners, but extended to paper, flour, cotton and iron mills, as well as distilleries, canals and waterworks. Boulton & Watt became the most important engineering firm in the country, meeting considerable demand. Together he and Watt began to manufacture steam engines. In 1775, Roebuck's interest was taken over by Matthew Boulton who owned an engineering works in Birmingham. Watt's partner and backer was the inventor John Roebuck. His first patent in 1769 covered this device and other improvements on Newcomen's engine. He designed a separate condensing chamber for the steam engine that prevented enormous losses of steam. He realised that it was hopelessly inefficient and began to work to improve the design. In around 1764, Watt was given a model Newcomen engine to repair. The first working steam engine had been patented in 1698 and by the time of Watt's birth, Newcomen engines were pumping water from mines all over the country. Watt initially worked as a maker of mathematical instruments, but soon became interested in steam engines. James Watt was born in Greenock on 18 January 1736. © Watt was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer, renowned for his improvements in steam engine technology. These missions are usually completed in a sequence, though some missions do not appear for weeks or until after the next fireside meeting. AchievementMain missions are mostly directed towards the main storyline, or a main character or plot development. Give out a gift that the other person doesn’t like.Ĭomplete the required tasks to unlock each Achievement and Gamerscore. Help the Portia Tree Farm be operational again Play the seesaw and get your playmate to catch a bird.ĭiscover 1 mysterious rooms in Abandoned Ruins.Įnter the abandoned Ruins for the first time. Pass the test to enter the Collapsed Wasteland Keep the spiciness of the hotpot above 85 for 10 seconds during the Winter Solstice festival Hope this helps.Ĭomplete each requirement to unlock the specified trophy. You are able to quick store the 1st stack but after that you need to move them with square and X or it will reset the amount if in the same chest. Once done duplicating stick all duped items in a box and sleep or they may not be used right. Numbers will very if higher than 1 but you get the idea. If you make 2 stacks of 256 you get 512 and then you will keep getting stacks of 512 til you stop. This is if you only have 1 of the item you are cloning. I typically only go with 1 stack at a time to avoid any potential issues that may or may not arise. This glitch allows you to take an item and duplicate it by these steps:ġ) Put the item you wish to duplicate into your tool barģ) Highlight the item you want to gain more of and press both square and triangle on the ps4 controller at the same time.Ĥ) If done correctly you will see that item in your inventory as well as still on your bar at the bottom.ĥ) Press X to keep both sets and repeat as much as you want. My Time At Portia Cheats For PlayStation 4 Used all items from the Vending Machine in the Deepest Ruins. Give out a gift that the other person doesn't like.ĭid I just use the Blender to mix feces.? Win the highest possible award in the Slots mini-game. Place 5 advertisements in the Portia Times for the workshop. Talk with other town folks over 500 times.ĭefeated all the people that can spar in Portia.Ĭomplete the adventure in the cave with Arlo. Provide 100 Data Discs to the Research Center.įinish with a 90% or above accuracy rate in the Balloons mini-game. Help the Portia Tree Farm be operational again. Win 50 games of Rock Paper Scissors in 3-0 fashion.Ĭlear all the levels in any Hazardous Ruins.Įnter the Abandoned Ruins for the first time. Pick up 7 gifts during the Day of the Bright Sun event.Įxpand the land area of the workshop to the maximum.ĭiscover a mysterious room in Abandoned Ruins. Place first in five fishing competitions.īe ranked number one in a seasonal workshop ranking. Get to Level 50 of the Deepest Ruins without using Vending Machines. Provide 100 Data Discs to the Church of the Light.Īchieve the best relationship with your spouse.Īccumulated 10 times in the Swing mini-game where the play date is happy with the result.Īchieve the relationship "Happy Child" with your kid.Īccumulated 10 meals during dates and play dates. Get more than 40 Ghost Badges in Haunted Cave Exploration. NEW_ACHIEVEMENTPlay the seesaw and get your playmate to catch a bird._DESC_4_27Ĭomplete all five Dee-dee transport commissions.Īccumulatively give out 50 gifts that people like.Ĭompleted 100 Inspections at the Commerce Guild.įind more than 10 Ghost Badges in a single Day of Memories event. Pass the test to enter the Collapsed Wasteland.Īccumulated 10 times during the Doodles mini-game where the play date is happy with the result. Keep the spiciness of the hotpot above 85 for 10 seconds during the Winter Solstice festival. Propose to Emily in front of the Pumpkin Princess House. Meet the specified conditions, where applicable, to receive the Achievement. This title has a total of 91 Steam Achievements. When Num Lock is pressed repeatedly, the Num Lock indicator LED (light-emitting diode) on your keyboard should turn on and off. Make sure the computer is not frozen by pressing Num Lock on the keyboard. If your mouse pointer movement disappears, follow these steps to determine if your computer is completely frozen. You can not muse in mere moments people have been known to “muse” on a certain topic for years.When a computer freezes, the first sign is usually that the mouse has stopped responding on the monitor. Muse can also refer to some deep thinking, as in to give something some serious thought. All types of artists can have a muse, from painters to musicians to writers. While it was once solely used to reference the nine goddesses of science and the arts, today, a muse is also a person who serves as an artist’s inspiration. Think for a moment when you are feeling down in the dumps or ill you might say you are feeling “under the weather.” This does not for a moment mean you are standing out in the snow – it simply means you are not feeling well.īelow we have included a few of the more well-known phrases or idioms that use muse – provided by Power Thesaurus: Idioms are widely used expressions or even sayings that hold a meaning that differs from the expression’s literal meaning. Who was my muse who inspired me to relearn the piano? None other than my infant daughter. Were you aware that Euterpe was a muse for many in Ancient Greek times?Ĭlearly, you can see the resemblance? That model is clearly the muse for his painting. The statue of Terpsichore, the Greek muse of dancing, who bore the Sirens, was hands down my favorite sight we saw while on vacation. Try using the word muse in a sentence today!īelow you will find a few examples to help get you started: Now that you understand the history and meaning behind muse, let’s review how to properly use muse in a sentence. As was the case with synonyms, learning antonyms are a great way to memorize the definition of a word. When a word has the opposite meaning of the original word, that word is called an antonym. Not only do synonyms help to avoid repeating ourselves in conversation they are splendid ways to expand your knowledge of the English Language.īelow are various synonyms of the word muse: These words are called synonyms, which are phrases or words that have the same or similar definition as another word. There are many words that we can use in place of muse. Polymnia – Hymns (later on additionally mime).Euterpe – Music (chiefly in reference to the flute).Erato – Lyric art, love poetry, lyre playing.When talking about mythology and the word muse, the Muses were nine goddesses that symbolized sciences and arts. Used to reference the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, this word comes from the Old French muse and directly from the Latin musa, inspired by the Greek word mousa meaning music, song, or “the muse.” The noun muse was first used in the late-14th century, as “one of the nine muses of classical mythology” from Middle French muse. Muse was first used as a verb in the mid-14th century from the 12th century Old French muser meaning to dream, ponder, or wonder.
If you kill the process or reboot in the middle, you might wind up with partially written. Don't reboot or you might cause it to have to start over. Or you can wait it out, and run "ngen queue status" periodically to see how it's doing, but that will slow it down because the background process pauses every time you check its status in the foreground. To watch it in the foreground, run "ngen update /force". Generally this is simply true: the ngen rebuild is still running. Net assemblies are compiled into native images) is still in progress. "A Microsoft NGen operation is in progress in the background" is telling you that a foreground or background NGEN operation (where. If, after cleaning out the top three, you still get the prompt on reboot, you will need to use the flag to ignore layer integrity checks. I've seen some software modify the NETLOGON\Start key on every reboot, so maybe that's happening. HKLM\SYSTEM\CURRENTCONTROLSET\CONTROL\COMPUTERNAME\COMPUTERNAME HKLM\SYSTEM\CURRENTCONTROLSET\CONTROL\COMPUTERNAME\ACTIVECOMPUTERNAME HKLM\SYSTEM\CURRENTCONTROLSET\SERVICES\NETLOGON\Start This is how we determine that a domain-join operation is still waiting for a reboot. Then we look for changes in the NetLogon key (if the current value is now different from what it was at bootup), and to see if the computer name doesn't match the active computer name. You can manually modify any of these to suit your needs, including just deleting them. HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\RebootRequired HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\RebootPending HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\PendingFileRenameOperations It may also be helpful, if the problem is NetLogon, to restart the Unidesk Service for Message Management.įirst we check for the existence of any of these three: Your first course of action should be to reboot, more than once(in some cases it has taken 3+ reboots), just to make sure that it isn't a real reboot being requested by some software. "A post-installation reboot is pending" is looking at six different registry keys. You can manually run the referenced script and delete the key, or just delete the key if the script file no longer exists. Windows normally deletes those keys on reboot, but we have seen circumstances (especially with our own script, envsetup.cmd) where that doesn't happen. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce "A RunOnce script is outstanding" is telling you that there is a key in either of these two locations: "FSLogix driver is configured to run but the altitude is not set to 138010 - please check and reboot the packaging machine" "Software Center Client is configured to run, but the SMSCFG.INI is still present. "a reboot is pending to update drivers on the boot disk - please check and reboot the Packaging Machine" "an MSI install operation is in progress - please check the Packaging Machine" "a Microsoft NGen operation is in progress in the background " "a post-installation reboot is pending - please check and reboot the Packaging Machine" "a RunOnce script is outstanding - please check and reboot the Packaging Machine" There are 8 Layer Integrity warnings you can see: But it's still a valid way to give up and bypass it. The registry key, noted at the end of this article, to bypass or ignore integrity problems still works, and you should be just as reluctant to use it as ever. You must successfully run that Shutdown for Finalize script to finalize a layer. But if you try, you will find the ELM will stop the task and return you to the Packaging Machine, because it knows that the Layer Integrity Checks either failed or never ran. You might think you could bypass the Layer Integrity check by just shutting down the machine normally and finalizing that. You can't know exactly which UniBilcLogs file it's using, so look for the one with the latest timestamp. It also writes this information into two log files:Ĭ:\Program Files\Unidesk\Uniservice\Log\LayerIntegrity.txtĬ:\Program Files\Unidesk\Uniservice\Log\UniBilcLogs_X.txt Fix the issue (for instance, reboot) and try again. If something is, it does not shut down, and instead puts up a statement about the pending issue. Shutdown for Finalize is checking to see if anything is still pending that should happen in the layer rather than happen in the image later. Uniservice is tracking all the same things it always has for Layer Integrity: NGEN or MSCORLIB is still running, a reboot is pending, a domain operation is still pending, or a RunOnce script is still waiting. It makes a call to uniservice.exe to get the current Layer Integrity state. In V4, when you're ready to shutdown and finalize a layer, you run the Shutdown for Finalize icon on the desktop (As Administrator). 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You may also use an Apple IIGS emulator to run Apple II games - the Apple IIGS had a 95% compatibility with its 8-bits predecessor.ĪppleWin is very easy to use, the following video shows how to run the Oregon Trail, which comes with 2 disks. Linux users can use the wonderful LinApple. Mac users can choose between Virtual ][ (not free) and OpenEmulator (OpenSource). Which runs also the Apple II, II+ and IIe. For a GS, the recommended modem cable is a high speed type which allows hardware handshaking and, if present, this option should be set in the GS telecom. AppleWin DLGR screen captures done in this manner can be perfectly and accurately converted to Apple II DLGR binary files using a program like my command line utility, AWINDLO.EXE (AppleWin to Double Lo-Res. One alternative for Windows is Agat Emulator, an emulator dedicated to the Agat (a Russian clone of the Apple II), DLGR image in AppleWin’s Color (standard) Screen Mode provides a true color map of DLGR screen memory without embellishments. The best emulator for Windows users is AppleWin, and OpenSource software which emulates the original Apple II, Apple II+, Apple IIe and some Russian clones. Thus, many emulators have been created and maintained over the years. fdrawdemo.do is a 140K disk image with the demos that will run on an Apple. Two disk images are available in the fdraw-disks zip archive. It can be used from Applesoft or 6502 assembly language. The access to $C05C to set AN2 (which the Apple //e clears at boot in ROM).The Apple II (sometimes written Apple ][) was a very popular machine in the 80s and the early 90s. The fdraw library provides fast rendering of points, lines, rectangles, and circles, as well as high-speed screen clears, for Apple II hi-res graphics. In addition, 'Neuromancer', 'Maniac Mansion', 'Might&Magic 2' and especially 'Testdrive' show that programmers even mixed both high-bit on and high-bit off within the same picture but without any relation to the actual content of the picture, only perhaps as a result of some programming algorithm (e.g. 'Neuromancer' and 'Dragon Wars' show that the setting of the high-bit was rather influenced by the character set, not the resolution. The most popular 8-bit Apple II emus are AppleWin and Apple Oasis. Even if it was built into the hardware it was definitely not used by the programmers. 816 Paints File Utilities work well for converting hires or double-hires pics to GS. Three bright columns on the car-select pageĪs you can see from this table, there doesn't seem to be any evidence of a systematic usage of the high-bit as a switch between different resolutions. WB = white characters on black background Graphic = Pictures, shapes etc (should typically use coulor mode)īW = black characters on white background Text = Characters (should typically use monochrome mode for higher resolution) Then I took a look at some well-known programmes whether they keep the high-bit on or off. To find proof of such a behaviour I've programmed my emulator in such a way that it tells me the value of the high-bit. If I understood this thread right, there seems to have been the question whether the high-bit in double-hiresmode influences the output of the screen, either monochrome, colour or something inbetween. Hi, as the topic title says, I was wondering if there was any information available on the details of ADL, the Adventure Development Language created by Ken Williams and used for the Sierra Hi-Res Adventures. Please have patience with me and my poor English.) (Uh, this is my very first posting to a newsgroup. If you play the HGR game and die then returning to the title screen, it's now in 560x192 B&W mode. Is this what happens on a real Apple ColorCard? $C05F: PC=$C2BB, VideoMode=00000040 DHGR off GS delivers new super-hires graphics modes, a toolbox in ROM, a 32-oscillator Ensoniq sound chip, and a max base speed of 2.8MHz. $C05D: PC=$C2B8, VideoMode=00000040 (not video) The best emulator for Windows users is AppleWin, and OpenSource software which emulates the original Apple II, Apple II+, Apple IIe and some Russian clones. $C058: PC=$FA72, VideoMode=00000040 (not video) AppleWin command line 423 views James Davis Apr 29, 2017, 4:03:06 PM to Hi, How does the AppleWin command line work According to AppleWin help: AppleWin can be driven from the command. I found this fasinating and purchased a small piece of obsidian. I recently took a trip to Chichen Itza where I learned that the Mayans used obsidian glass to observe the sun. Since obsidian will fracture down to a single atom, it is claimed to have a cutting edge five hundred times sharper than the sharpest steel blade, and under a high magnification microscope an obsidian blade still appears smooth, whereas a steel blade has a saw like edge.Ĭan you look at the sun through obsidian? The last authentic macuahuitl was destroyed in a museum fire in Madrid Spain in the 1880s but many reproductions have been made and some even used in experimental archaeology to see what they could cut through. Made from wood (usually oak), they were about 3-4″ wide and 3-4′ long. Like the European sword, they came in two varieties – one handed and two handed. This is sometimes compared to the sword, and it was a powerful, close contact weapon. Perhaps the best known ancient Aztec weapon is the maquahuitl (macahuitl). Its low requirements make it a good greatsword for players who do not want to invest in either strength nor Dexterity. While the Obsidian Greatsword has no scaling, it has great base damage and good weight for a greatsword. “Obsidian like” being glass with impurities… Is obsidian sword good? Natural obsidian is a pretty terrible substance to make a durable weapon with, but there are other “obsidian like” materials that could work. By making Teotihuacan as its center, the obsidian industry stretched over the entire Aztec civilization and connected markets and temples. There were various types of obsidian produced throughout Aztec region, since the obsidian mines were commonly found in volcanic mountains (Stark). |
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