From 2b240f44c0d8412b4401564b87cc610f222fdf11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wwarthen Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 01:59:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] deploy: 65094dd9b3262669d66b327e970123fb7d49c132 --- Applications/index.html | 124 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------- Catalog/index.html | 2 +- Hardware/index.html | 14 ++--- Introduction/index.html | 2 +- SystemGuide/index.html | 2 +- UserGuide/index.html | 2 +- index.html | 4 +- search/search_index.json | 2 +- sitemap.xml.gz | Bin 127 -> 127 bytes 9 files changed, 118 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-) diff --git a/Applications/index.html b/Applications/index.html index 73dd281c..6396eebb 100644 --- a/Applications/index.html +++ b/Applications/index.html @@ -338,6 +338,10 @@ +
  • VGMINFO (Video Game Music File Information) + +
  • VGMPLAY (Video Game Music Play) @@ -368,7 +372,7 @@

    RomWBW Applications Guide \ Version 3.6 \ MartinR \& Phillip Summers () \ -30 Nov 2025

    +09 Dec 2025

    Summary

    RomWBW is supplied with a suite of software applications that enhance the use of the system. Some of these applications have been written @@ -1402,6 +1406,11 @@ included within RomWBW may be found within the Binary/Apps directory.

    Yes +VGMINFO +No +Yes + + WDATE No Yes @@ -3206,6 +3215,81 @@ software was adapted and embedded from pre-existing sources. The YM player code is from MYMPLAY 0.4 by Lieves!Tuore and the PT player code is (c)2004-2007 S.V.Bulba vorobey@mail.khstu.ru.

    The source code is provided in the RomWBW distribution.

    +

    VGMINFO (Video Game Music File Information)

    + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
    VGMPLAY
    ROM-basedNo
    Disk-basedYes
    +

    A utility that scans all .VGM files in the current directory and +displays a table showing which audio chips each file uses.

    +

    Version 1.1 uses a hybrid detection approach:

    + +

    Syntax

    +

    VGMINFO

    +

    Usage

    +

    No command line arguments are needed. The program will automatically +scan all .VGM files in the current directory.

    +

    The program displays a formatted table with two columns:

    + +

    The program can detect the following audio chips:

    + +

    Notes

    + +

    Etymology

    +

    The VGMINFO application was written and contributed to RomWBW by Joao +Miguel Duraes.

    VGMPLAY (Video Game Music Play)

    @@ -3246,10 +3330,10 @@ file that can be played is around 52Kb.

    VGMPLAY supports playback of files with multiple combinations of these chips.

    -

    Syntax

    +

    Syntax

    VGMPLAY<filename>

    <filename> is the name of a sound file ending in .VGM

    -

    Usage

    +

    Usage

    VGMPLAY does not automatically detect the hardware platform or sound hardware that you are using. This means a version customized for your system must be assembled before use. However, the version as distributed @@ -3259,7 +3343,7 @@ to play after the command. So, for example, VGMPLAY TEDDY will load the TEDDY.VGM sound file into memory and begin playing it.

    Playback can be stopped by pressing a key. There may be a delay before playback stops.

    -

    Notes

    +

    Notes

    The default build configuration for VGMPLAY is:

    CPU speed: Autodetected

    @@ -3366,12 +3450,12 @@ usually store a day-of-week value, but it’s useless in this application for two reasons: first, the BIOS does not expose it. Second, there is no universally-accepted way to interpret it (which day does the week start on? Is ‘0’ a valid day of the week?)

    -

    Syntax

    +

    Syntax

    WDATE
    WDATE <hr> <min>
    WDATE <hr> <min> <sec>
    WDATE <year> <month> <day> <hr> <min> <sec>

    -

    Usage

    +

    Usage

    A> wdate
 Saturday 27 May 13:14:39 2023
    @@ -3391,7 +3475,7 @@ digits. The two-digit year starts at 2000.

    A> wdate /?

    Show a summary of the command-line usage.

    -

    Notes

    +

    Notes

    I’ve tested this utility with the DS1302 clock board designed by Ed Brindly, and on the interrupt-driven timer built into my Z180 board. However, it does not interact with hardware, only BIOS; I would expect @@ -3404,7 +3488,7 @@ numbers, as RTC chips themselves usually do. wdate works in decimal, so that it can check that the user input makes sense. A substantial part of the program’s code is taken up by number format conversion and range checking.

    -

    Etymology

    +

    Etymology

    The WDATE application was written and contributed by Kevin Boone. The source code is available on GitHub at https://github.com/kevinboone/wdate-cpm.

    @@ -3429,7 +3513,7 @@ source code is available on GitHub at

    An adaptation of Ward Christensen’s X-Modem protocol for transferring files between systems using a serial port.

    -

    Syntax

    +

    Syntax

    XM S<filename>
    XM SK<filename>
    XM L<library> <filename>
    @@ -3448,7 +3532,7 @@ files between systems using a serial port.

    For example, the following command will receive a file using checksums on HBIOS character unit 3 and will name the received file MYFILE.TXT.

    XM RC3 MYFILE.TXT

    -

    Usage

    +

    Usage

    To transfer a file from your host computer to your RomWBW computer, do the following:

      @@ -3475,7 +3559,7 @@ the following:

    Please refer to the documentation of your host computer’s terminal emulation software for specific instructions on how to use XModem.

    -

    Notes

    +

    Notes

    The XModem adaptation that comes with RomWBW will default to using the current HBIOS console port for transfers. Note that if you change your console port at the OS level (e.g., STAT CON:=UC1:), this does not @@ -3488,7 +3572,7 @@ flow control can be used.

    that the serial port can be serviced fast enough by either using a baud rate that is low enough or ensuring that hardware flow control is fully functional (end to end).

    -

    Etymology

    +

    Etymology

    The XM application provided in RomWBW is an adaptation of a pre-existing XModem application. Based on the source code comments, it was originally adapted from Ward Christensen’s MODEM2 by Keith Petersen @@ -3523,7 +3607,7 @@ driver.

    support for XModem and YModem transfers.

    NOTE: ZMD does not do ZModem transfers. The Z in ZMD refers to Z-System compatibility.

    -

    Syntax

    +

    Syntax

    ZMD \<mode>\<protocol>\<unit> [\<filename>]

    where \<mode> can be:
    S - Send file from BBS
    @@ -3539,7 +3623,7 @@ Z-System compatibility.

    K - Ymodem 1024 byte blocks (CRC only)

    and \<unit> can specify a single digit (0-9) that specifies the RomWBW Character Unit to use for the file transfer.

    -

    Usage

    +

    Usage

    To transfer a file from your host computer to your RomWBW computer, do the following:

      @@ -3567,7 +3651,7 @@ the following:

    Please refer to the documentation of your host computer’s terminal emulation software for specific instructions on how to use XModem.

    -

    Notes

    +

    Notes

    The ZMD adaptation that comes with RomWBW will default to using the current HBIOS console port for transfers. Note that if you change your console port at the OS level (e.g., STAT CON:=UC1:), this does not @@ -3580,7 +3664,7 @@ flow control can be used.

    that the serial port can be serviced fast enough by either using a baud rate that is low enough or ensuring that hardware flow control is fully functional (end to end).

    -

    Etymology

    +

    Etymology

    ZMD v1.50 was produced by Robert Kramer. The RomWBW adaptation just uses the RomWBW HBIOS serial API.

    ZMP (Z-Modem Program)

    @@ -3606,14 +3690,14 @@ the RomWBW HBIOS serial API.

    your system. It includes X/Y/ZModem file transfer protocols. An actual modem is not required, but you must have a port for ZMP to use that is independent of the console running ZMP.

    -

    Syntax

    +

    Syntax

    ZMD [\<unit>]

    \<unit> can specify a single digit (0-9) indicating the RomWBW Character Unit to use for the modem port.

    -

    Usage

    +

    Usage

    Refer to the file ZMP.DOC found on all disk images that include the ZMP application.

    -

    Notes

    +

    Notes

    ZMP requires access to multiple overlay and configuration files to run. It will look for these on the default driver and user area. Depending the operating system used, you may be able to set up a search @@ -3642,7 +3726,7 @@ options within ZMP. Instead, you should configure the HBIOS Charact Unit using the RomWBW MODE command before launching ZMP.

    ZMP is written in C. As a result, file transfers will be noticeably slower than other assembly language file transfer tools.

    -

    Etymology

    +

    Etymology

    ZMP was produced by Ron Murray and was based on HMODEM II. Wayne Hortensius updated the source to compile with the latest version of Hi-Tech C and implemented a few enhancements.

    diff --git a/Catalog/index.html b/Catalog/index.html index ec120da6..e645de28 100644 --- a/Catalog/index.html +++ b/Catalog/index.html @@ -336,7 +336,7 @@

    RomWBW Disk Catalog \ Version 3.6 \ Mark Pruden \& Mykl Orders () \ -30 Nov 2025

    +09 Dec 2025

    RomWBW Distribution File Catalog

    This document is a reference to the files found on the disk media distributed with RomWBW. Specifically, RomWBW provides a set of floppy diff --git a/Hardware/index.html b/Hardware/index.html index d2276b8c..b723259d 100644 --- a/Hardware/index.html +++ b/Hardware/index.html @@ -400,7 +400,7 @@

    RomWBW Hardware \ Version 3.6 \ Wayne Warthen (wwarthen@gmail.com) \ -30 Nov 2025

    +09 Dec 2025

    Overview

    Supported Platforms

    This section contains a summary of the system configuration target for @@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ of the SIO ports, for ease of use with modern computers.

    Supported Hardware