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SiriusHardware · 6th Dec 2022, 7:05 pm

The 'Minefield' program presented on page 69 (not 59) of the magazine indicated above and discussed on page 68 is for the MK14 and the PE VDU, not for the MK14 and SOC VDU.

Tim made the necessary alterations to make it work with the SOC VDU and may also have added bits in during the initial stages to drive the 8154 to control the various inputs on the VDU, so there may be quite some difference between the PE VDU original and Tim's version customised for the SOC VDU and his way of driving it. I would not apply anything you see in the magazine article to Tim's custom version.

6th Dec 2022, 7:05 pm	#50
SiriusHardware Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 11,553	Re: How do I convert hex files to binary for use in the MK14 mame VDU emulator? The 'Minefield' program presented on page 69 (not 59) of the magazine indicated above and discussed on page 68 is for the MK14 and the PE VDU, not for the MK14 and SOC VDU. Tim made the necessary alterations to make it work with the SOC VDU and may also have added bits in during the initial stages to drive the 8154 to control the various inputs on the VDU, so there may be quite some difference between the PE VDU original and Tim's version customised for the SOC VDU and his way of driving it. I would not apply anything you see in the magazine article to Tim's custom version.