HRG-ms Version 2.7 now available

With the following software HRG-ms you are able to have High-Resolution-Graphics (HRG) on a ZX81. All you need is a graphic-capable 16k-RamPak. In the manual I describe how to modify a regular Sinclair 16k-Pack to make it HRG-capable. Only two diodes and a resistor have to be added.

Here are the key features of this software:

• program installs itself over RAMTOP, needs no REM line with machine-code in the user program
• hotkeys for switching view from graphic bank to text screen and vice versa (even if program is running)
• hotkeys for switching view to different graphic banks (if more than 16k RAM, even if program is running)
• hotkey for immediate printout of the screen (even if program is running)
• 256 x 192 pixel
• easy interface to ZX81-Basic
• interface to other machine-code programs to use the graphics
• multiple graphic-banks if you have more than 16k RAM
• functions for setting pixels, drawing lines or boxes etc.
• ZX81-graphics with text and HiRes-graphic overlaid
• ZX-printer and Seikosha GP-50S supported (Alphacom 32 or Timex Printer should work also)

• 127 user definable graphics or characters (UDG)
• manual in English and German language

Implemented functions in version 2.7:

ON PIX,x,y LINE,x,y,x,y LINETO,x,y BOX,x,y,x,y CIRCLE,x,y,r POLY,x,y,x,y,x,y... TEXT OVERTEXT UDGNEW OFF UNPIX,x,y UNLINE,x,y,x,y UNLINETO,x,y UNBOX,x,y,x,y UNCIRCLE,x,y,r UNPOLY,x,y,x,y,x,y... UNTEXT INVERT UDGSET CLR XPIX,x,y XLINE,x,y,x,y XLINETO,x,y XBOX,x,y,x,y XCIRCLE,x,y,r XPOLY,x,y,x,y,x,y... XTEXT HCOPY BANK

Here is the actual version 2.7 for 16k RAM HRG-16k.p or 32k-64k RAM HRG-64k.p as ZX81 p-file.

And the complete manual in English or German.

Demo programs

The following demo-programs demo16.p or demo64.p generate some graphics on the screen and print each of it. While running the program you can try out to switch between the graphic bank(s) and text-screen or make a printer-copy of semi-finished graphics by hotkey.

Even if you are in the Basic-listing you have access to the graphics with the hotkey function. So edding the Basic lines and viewing the graphic screen is as simple as never before.

Find more demo programs on my demo page.

This is demo16.p

This is what you get on your printer. On the screen you will see each graphic beeing constructed line by line. If you have 64k of RAM and use demo64.p you get an animated view of the graphics on your display at the end.

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