Commander X16

Being able to change the background color of the different TilemapEd Windows in the settings is on the Todo list for v2.0, but again, right now I don't know when I'll be able to get back to working on it.

And one more thought to the background color. When porting from C64 you start out with the 16 colors the C64 had. CX16 treats color 0 as transparent. So setting the background makes for a color in that case. I can work around the for now, as one color in my C64 palette was unused and I changed it t...

Hello Rytikar and GTR3QQ I've had to take a break from my retro projects due to a medical issue, but I'm hoping to get back to working on them, with a little luck within maybe a month or two. I've haven't had much focus on import of raw bin files, mostly PNG, and can't remember the exact formula rig...

Turns out that it's not possible to control individual pins on USB to Parallel adapters and the schematic I found for the BeagleBone LPT Cape was for dual full IEEE 1284 ports, which is unnecessarily complicated. So my current plan is to build my own "Parallel Port" for the BeagleBone usin...

There currently is no "LPT Mode." There's absolutely no software in the operating system for VIA 2. You'd have to handle everything yourself. I meant hardware wise, if the VIA chip had a LPT mode, where it took care of the control/handshake lines, but I get your drift and I'll start readi...

Thank you both for the various links and info. I'll give it a read. Just one quick question if you happen to know. In LPT mode, does the VIA chip handle the control/handshake lines itself or would I have to do that manually? Regarding LPT on BeagleBone I found this which will make it a lot easier th...

While not clearly documented in the current version of the PRG, the three pins with alternate lines appear to be for supporting an LPT port in both standard mode and parallel device interface mode as well as allowing for access to the Serial Shift Register. I've found schematics and software for a ...

I've been thinking about connecting my X16 to a BeagleBone via the User Port, but I can't find much documentation and no example code. One thing that confuses me is that the VIA chip has 2x 8 data pins and 4 control lines, but some of those pins share a pin in the user port? Does anyone have some ex...

Is the SMC firmware a part of/embedded in the ROM or does it need to be flashed separately?

Edit: nevermind, I found it
https://github.com/X16Community/x16-doc ... 20Guide.md

I got R47 from neofetch, but HELP also says pre-release R47