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Very good description.

I also used keyboard trap to read one (or two) row (or column) in the keyboard matrix.
So, sound and keybord trap is used.
Sprites is drawn, then there is not more than above traps. (If I remember correctly. It is after all 25 years ago)

68000 has a user-mode and a supervisor-mode. There are som instructions that is only allowed in supervisor-mode. If I remember correctly I used Trap 0 to get into supervisor-mode.
Every trap is executed in supervisor-mode and I call some of then.

Since you get some sprites on screen it may be the ...

Sorry for may bad memory. I didn't meet Dilwyn in Münster I meet Richardson.

Could it be the hardware access that makes the problem?
The spritegenerator uses hardware access as well as traps.
Basic Commands is registred in the *.boot code. All the programs must be started by running *.boot.

Do you ...

Yes, the missing files.
Make it into one package will be fine.
:D :D :D

Combat (comb) is a two player helicopter game. Me and my friend played that for many ours.
comb.cde is a merge of comb.sgs, comb.tkns and FSG_v011.CDE. (just for knowledge)

Warning! Aste is a addictive game. I played it for ...

Awesome :D
Thank you very much.

Dilwyn :"add it to the games page on my website"
I'm very happy with that.

On a normal QL The Heli game is a little slow, it's just intended to be an example game. One can compile it with qLiberator if one wants fast action.
I used 64k of fast extra ram, so my QL ...

Sorry to say it, I don't know.

Somewere in Quantas archive ?
If I remember right, my programs was gatherd together with the Swidish QL group's program and sended to Quanta.

Mr dilwyn may have it ?

I have backups on 8" disks but no working system. Yes, 8 inch discs, 77 tracks at eatch side ...

A litte off topic..
I remember I showed my sprite engine for pulic in Münster, don't know the year.
People was amazed.
I meet you mr Dilwyn and David and I think I demonstrated a home made soundcard for you.
My English was worser than bad. It's better now but there is more to learn.

Hi there
Sorry for my late reply, But I just got a membership.

The Sprite generator is not released.
It is free to use for whatever purpose yuo like.

It is made for 256x256 screen, and it uses XOR for drawing.
I used a special tchnic to prevent flicker. Sprite is erased and drawn 4 pixels at a ...