MAME64GRID Rev. 4
MAME64 version for GRiD Compass computers emulation

MAME ver 0.220 GRiD-ONLY - 08/13/2020 13:11:18

Works:

-Emulation GRiD Compass 1101
-Emulation GRiD Compass II 1129 and 1139 (bad)
-Bubble Memory, floppy disks (including formatting) and hard drives
-Serial port (NOT CHECKED)
-DMA (while it does not block and therefore only works if the device has zero latency)

Does not work:
-Modem
-ROM chips
-Machine ID
-Access to Bubble Memory in Compass II 1129
-Formatting Bubble Memory in Compass II 1139
-Boot GRiD OS from Bubble Memory with connected hard drive
-Intel 8087 (emulation broken)
-Hard disk for Compass II 1139 (HDD315.IMG image for booting from HDD is not completed yet)

Use MAME64GRID Launcher to run - RUNGRID.EXE
If at startup you have a black screen, restart, such a bug happens

Booting from devices to GRiD Compass (hold the key until the logo appears):

B - Bubble Memory

F - Portable Floppy

H - Hard Disk (Press when using HDD version)

R - ROM Memory

ATTENTION: In this version, switching to full screen mode is performed using the keys
                                 LCTRL + LSHIFT + LALT

Also, for better display, the emulator screen is doubled in resolution
                          
                        ! The CODE key is replaced by the ALT key!

Images in the archive (images folder):

BLANK.IMG - Image of a blank floppy disk and BM module with the GRiD OS file system
BUBLANK.IMG In case something goes wrong

BUB1101.IMG Bubble Memory Images for Computers
BUB1129.IMG - Contains system files, the emulator is loaded from them in priority
BUB1139.IMG The number corresponds to the GRiD Compass model

CCOS310.IMG - GRiD OS 3.1.0 and 3.1.5 Boot Floppy Image
CCOS315.IMG In addition to system files contain hardware drivers

HDD310.IMG - The image of the original external hard drive 10Mb
HDD315.IMG Contains the system (3.1.0 or 3.1.5) and a large number of software

MSDOS211.IMG - The image with MS-DOS 2.11 for GRiD

Authors:

-Anton Korzhuk a.k.a. usernameak: Emulator development, floppy images, computer bios
Website: deltacxx.insomnia247.nl
VK: vk.com/usrnmak

-Vladislav Zadorozhkin a.k.a. Bs()Dd: Build, compile, launcher, BM images with system
Mail: wladeus@drittereich.de
VK: vk.com/bs0dd

-shattered: Initial development, clock module, not affiliated with us
YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCAo92mPHcK3lKOx504HgG4w


ChangeLog:

MAME64GRID Rev. 4:
-Redesigned Launcher, you can upload your images
-Now the clock is working (thx to shattered)
-Includes MS-DOS 2.11 floppy disk
-Readme file appeared in English
-MAME 0.220 GRiD-ONLY from 13/08/2020

MAME64GRID Rev. 3:
-Added emulation of GRiD Compass II 1129 and 1139 (very unstable)
-Now you can format floppies
-Added HDD image with software and boot from it (1139 does not boot, the version on the disk is old)
-Excluded starting with a blank floppy disk (the image itself is left in the folder)
-By compiling GRiD-ONLY version (emulation of GRiD Compass only)
 MAME64 size has decreased significantly (from 263 742Kb to 92 108Kb)
-Now MAME64GRID Launcher (RUNGRID.EXE) is used to launch
-BAT file with a description of the startup parameters for loading your images
-MAME 0.220 GRiD-ONLY from 16/05/2020

MAME64GRID Rev. 2:
-Added startup in normal mode with GRiD OS floppy and blank floppy
-Now the system boots from Bubble Memory, no boot floppy is needed
-Added a blank floppy image
-MAME 0.220 from 13/05/2020

MAME64GRID Rev. 1:
-First revision of the assembly to run in the debugger.
-Was available only to subscribers of the VKontakte public "Старое старье"
-MAME 0.220




08/13/2020 20:27