Loaders - Revision history

Docent: Added info on The Mark Time Music Box

2018-11-18T20:52:54Z

Added info on The Mark Time Music Box

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	The C64 effectively had interrupt driven loading music and the serial chip handled clocking in of the data bits and signalled an interrupt when the byte of data was ready. This meant music during loading was much easier to achieve.		The C64 effectively had interrupt driven loading music and the serial chip handled clocking in of the data bits and signalled an interrupt when the byte of data was ready. This meant music during loading was much easier to achieve.

	I think only Firebird games had loading music on cassette. The music was composed by Melvyn Wright ([http://www.melright.com www.melright.com]). The music data was embeded into the data on cassette. The data was read as a group of 3 bits and 8 data bits. The 3 bits determined if the 8 data bits were for data or for music.		I think only Firebird games had loading music on cassette. The music was composed by Melvyn Wright ([http://www.melright.com www.melright.com]). The music data was embeded into the data on cassette. The data was read as a group of 3 bits and 8 data bits. The 3 bits determined if the 8 data bits were for data or for music.

			The only other known software that plays music during loading from tape is [[The Mark Time Music Box‎]] music program.

	This list is not complete, please add more. Will upload YM of the loading music soon.		This list is not complete, please add more. Will upload YM of the loading music soon.

Docent: Added loader with MasterMind game

2018-11-18T20:25:15Z

Added loader with MasterMind game

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	* [[Deflektor]] had a loader which showed instructions while loading - see [[Multiload Tape Loading System]]		* [[Deflektor]] had a loader which showed instructions while loading - see [[Multiload Tape Loading System]]
	* [[Blood Brothers]], [[City Slicker]], [[Costa Capers]] and [[The Final Matrix]] had the same loader as Deflektor		* [[Blood Brothers]], [[City Slicker]], [[Costa Capers]] and [[The Final Matrix]] had the same loader as Deflektor
			* [[Astro Marine Corps]] and [[Rescue From Atlantis]] had a loader with MasterMind game built-in, that can be played during loading
	* [[Technician Ted]] had a loader with a dozen of main game character's sprites walking on the screen during loading		* [[Technician Ted]] had a loader with a dozen of main game character's sprites walking on the screen during loading
	* [[Zynaps]] had a loader which had a countdown while loading		* [[Zynaps]] had a loader which had a countdown while loading
	* [[Speedlock]] had colourful stripes in the border, some versions loaded the screen from top-to-bottom line by line		* [[Speedlock]] had colourful stripes in the border, some versions loaded the screen from top-to-bottom line by line
	* Some ~~firebird~~ games had music while loading from tape (see below).		* Some Firebird games had music while loading from tape (see below).

	== Loading music ==		== Loading music ==

Docent: Updated and added some details on tape loaders

2018-11-18T19:04:46Z

Updated and added some details on tape loaders

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	*[[Rainbow Arts Decryption Key]]		*[[Rainbow Arts Decryption Key]]
	*[[Lone Wolf Loader]]		*[[Lone Wolf Loader]]
			*[[Multiload Tape Loading System]]

	== Disc ==		== Disc ==
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	* [[Deflektor]] had a loader which showed instructions while loading		* [[Deflektor]] had a loader which showed instructions while loading - see [[Multiload Tape Loading System]]
			* [[Blood Brothers]], [[City Slicker]], [[Costa Capers]] and [[The Final Matrix]] had the same loader as Deflektor
			* [[Technician Ted]] had a loader with a dozen of main game character's sprites walking on the screen during loading
	* [[Zynaps]] had a loader which had a countdown while loading		* [[Zynaps]] had a loader which had a countdown while loading
	* [[Speedlock]] had colourful stripes in the border, some versions loaded the screen from top-to-bottom line by line		* [[Speedlock]] had colourful stripes in the border, some versions loaded the screen from top-to-bottom line by line
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	\|Loading music		\|Loading music
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			\|Bomb Scare
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	\|Booty		\|Booty
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	\|Comet Game (The)		\|Comet Game (The)
	\|[[Media:Comet_game_%28the%29-loader.ym\|Media:Comet_game_(the)-loader.ym]]<br>		\|[[Media:Comet_game_%28the%29-loader.ym\|Media:Comet_game_(the)-loader.ym]]<br>
			\|-
			\|Druid
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	\|-		\|-
	\|Harvey Headbanger		\|Harvey Headbanger
	\|[[Media:Harvey_headbanger-loader.ym\|Media:Harvey_headbanger-loader.ym‎]]		\|[[Media:Harvey_headbanger-loader.ym\|Media:Harvey_headbanger-loader.ym‎]]
			\|-
			\|Helichopper
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			\|-
			\|Rasputin
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			\|-
			\|Runestone
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	\|-		\|-
	\|Thrust		\|Thrust

Dlfrsilver: /* Cassette */

2016-02-25T17:30:54Z

Cassette

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	Known protection schemes :		Known protection schemes :

	*[[Speedlock ~~Type 1,2,3,4~~]]		*[[Speedlock]]
	*[[Alkatraz]]		*[[Alkatraz]]
	*[[Bleepload 1]]		*[[Bleepload 1]]

Dlfrsilver: /* Cassette */

2016-02-25T16:34:08Z

Cassette

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	*[[Custom Turbo Loader]]		*[[Custom Turbo Loader]]

	~~Note~~: ~~those protections systems are actually using custom turbo blocks and don't need a specific encoder,~~		Known protection schemes :
	~~and are actually sub-parts of the custom turbo loader family:~~

	*[[Spectrum (loader)]]
	*[[Gremlin Dot Loader]]
	*[[Cassys Loader]]
	*[[Hexagon Loader]]
	*[[Hewson Counter Loader]]

	*[[Speedlock Type 1,2,3,4]]		*[[Speedlock Type 1,2,3,4]]

Dlfrsilver at 16:30, 25 February 2016

2016-02-25T16:30:20Z

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	This list is not complete:		This list is not complete:

			*[[Custom Turbo Loader]]

			Note: those protections systems are actually using custom turbo blocks and don't need a specific encoder,
			and are actually sub-parts of the custom turbo loader family:

			*[[Spectrum (loader)]]
			*[[Gremlin Dot Loader]]
			*[[Cassys Loader]]
			*[[Hexagon Loader]]
			*[[Hewson Counter Loader]]

	*[[Speedlock Type 1,2,3,4]]		*[[Speedlock Type 1,2,3,4]]
	*[[Spectrum (loader)]]
	*[[Alkatraz]]		*[[Alkatraz]]
	*[[Bleepload 1]]		*[[Bleepload 1]]
	*[[Bleepload 2]]		*[[Bleepload 2]]
	*[[Gremlin Dot Loader]]
	*[[Gremlin Loader 1]]		*[[Gremlin Loader 1]]
	*[[Gremlin Loader 2]]		*[[Gremlin Loader 2]]
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	*[[Unilode Loader]]		*[[Unilode Loader]]
	*[[Zydroload Loader]]		*[[Zydroload Loader]]
	*[[Cassys Loader]]
	*[[Ricochet Loader]]		*[[Ricochet Loader]]
	*[[Hexagon Loader]]
	*[[Microkey Loader]]		*[[Microkey Loader]]
	*[[Poliload Loader]]		*[[Poliload Loader]]

Dlfrsilver: /* Cassette */

2016-02-25T16:22:54Z

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	*[[Bleepload 1]]		*[[Bleepload 1]]
	*[[Bleepload 2]]		*[[Bleepload 2]]
	*[[Gremlin Instruction Loader]]
	*[[Gremlin Dot Loader]]		*[[Gremlin Dot Loader]]
	*[[Gremlin Loader 1]]		*[[Gremlin Loader 1]]

Dlfrsilver: /* Cassette */

2016-02-25T16:18:07Z

Cassette

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	This list is not complete:		This list is not complete:

	*[[Speedlock]]		*[[Speedlock Type 1,2,3,4]]
	*[[Spectrum (loader)]]		*[[Spectrum (loader)]]
	*[[Alkatraz]]		*[[Alkatraz]]
	*[[Bleepload]]		*[[Bleepload 1]]
			*[[Bleepload 2]]
	*[[Gremlin Instruction Loader]]		*[[Gremlin Instruction Loader]]
	*[[Gremlin Dot Loader]]		*[[Gremlin Dot Loader]]
			*[[Gremlin Loader 1]]
			*[[Gremlin Loader 2]]
			*[[Gremlin Loader 3]]
			*[[Operasoft Loader]]
			*[[Unilode Loader]]
			*[[Zydroload Loader]]
			*[[Cassys Loader]]
			*[[Ricochet Loader]]
			*[[Hexagon Loader]]
			*[[Microkey Loader]]
			*[[Poliload Loader]]
			*[[ehService Loader]]
			*[[MBC Loader]]
			*[[Puffy's Saga Loader]]
			*[[Technician Ted Loader]]
			*[[Ariolasoft Decryption key]]
			*[[Rainbow Arts Decryption Key]]
			*[[Lone Wolf Loader]]

	== Disc ==		== Disc ==

Polluks: /* Disc */

2015-09-16T14:37:43Z

Disc

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	=== Disc ===		=== Disc ===

	The disc system on the Amstrad (and Spectrum +3) is "polled" which means the CPU has to keep checking if the FDC (NEC765)~~ ~~has more data to read/write. On the C64 the disc system is interrupt driven.		The disc system on the Amstrad (and Spectrum +3) is "polled" which means the CPU has to keep checking if the [[FDC]] (NEC765) has more data to read/write. On the C64 the disc system is interrupt driven.

	So to do music while loading requires careful timing and often the use of very small sectors (128bytes).		So to do music while loading requires careful timing and often the use of very small sectors (128bytes).

Arnoldemu: /* Cassette */

2012-11-02T09:28:55Z

Cassette

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	*[[Bleepload]]		*[[Bleepload]]
	*[[Gremlin Instruction Loader]]		*[[Gremlin Instruction Loader]]
			*[[Gremlin Dot Loader]]

	== Disc ==		== Disc ==