Orgams on a CPC 464?

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Hello everyone,

I recently discovered Orgams (https://orgams.wikidot.com), a full ASM development suite that runs on the CPC. I tried it on an emulator and wanted to give it a shot on a real machine. However, it seems that it has been developed for the CPC 6128 and not the 464.

Solving the RAM capacity issue with a RAM&ROM expansion, would it be possible to run Orgams on a CPC 464? I first tried on the AceDL emulator and I get a “bad firmware” error if I run it on an emulated CPC 464. It seems that it somehow needs extended firmware features from the 6128. Why so?

This issue aside, does anyone know if the project is still active and there are still developers? The only resources I could find are their Wikidot, last edited a year ago, and some posts on the old CPCWiki forum. It would be a pity if the project had died.

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felixzero

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Hi,

Many modern memory expansions also allow to override the OS rom (and BASIC) so you can configure the 464 to be just like a 6128.

I think that would work and you can use Orgams on 464.

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Ok thanks. I will give it a shot with an expansion board that overrides the ROMs.

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Ola. Thanks for trying Orgams, it is heartwarming.

The project is pretty much alive, a new release (with a fantastic new logo) is planned for end of year.

  • It requires at least 128k, since the source and internal work areas are stored in extra ram.
  • There are some firmware hacks (e.g. interrupt hook), where I rely on 6128 addresses (hence the bad firmwarecheck.

Let me know if you really need a 464-compatible version!

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Por favor/Svp/Bitte/Please a 464 version of Orgams = more coding on real machines :wink:

If you are at BND#6 please send my regards to everybody present.

LaSTiC

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Ola,

I suppose I could first try it by using an expansion board that hides the internal firmware and overload with a 6128 one instead, but a 464 version would definitely attract more coders.

Also, in terms of RAM expansions, not all boards are equal, especially with the support of the infamous C3 paging mode. Does Orgams need that or solely rely on simple paging at $4000?

felixzero