PCW Plus - Revision history

RockRiver at 12:05, 21 October 2025

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	* PCW Plus is currently ''supported by'' the '''ZEsarUX''' and '''CP/M Box''' emulators.		* PCW Plus is currently ''supported by'' the '''ZEsarUX''' and '''CP/M Box''' emulators.

	By habisoft's PCW# mini board		By habisoft's '''PCW# mini''' board
	https://www.amstrad.es/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6844&sid=5ff9119531ee23cd7124a83218ae0972		https://www.amstrad.es/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6844&sid=5ff9119531ee23cd7124a83218ae0972

RockRiver at 12:02, 21 October 2025

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	* PCW Plus is currently ''supported by'' the '''ZEsarUX''' and '''CP/M Box''' emulators.		* PCW Plus is currently ''supported by'' the '''ZEsarUX''' and '''CP/M Box''' emulators.

			By habisoft's PCW# mini board
			https://www.amstrad.es/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6844&sid=5ff9119531ee23cd7124a83218ae0972

	By numerous FPGA board PCW cores thanks to Steddyman; Rampa; Albconde; ManuTeira and Turri21 ('''Mister'''; '''Mist/SIDI'''; '''Poseidon'''; '''Calypso'''; '''NeptUNO+''' ; '''Sidi64/128''' ; '''Senhor''' ).		By numerous FPGA board PCW cores thanks to Steddyman; Rampa; Albconde; ManuTeira and Turri21 ('''Mister'''; '''Mist/SIDI'''; '''Poseidon'''; '''Calypso'''; '''NeptUNO+''' ; '''Sidi64/128''' ; '''Senhor''' ).

	And by '''Czarnikjak's color add-on''' board for real PCWclassic using RaspberryPico.		And by '''Czarnikjak's color add-on''' board for real PCWclassic using RaspberryPico.
	https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?msg=246774		https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?msg=246774

			https://www.va-de-retro.com/foros/viewtopic.php?t=12609


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	* PCW Plus library : ''~~around 10~~ games'' (Colour & Sound) ''choose automaticaly Colour Palette.'' By '''Habisoft''' : KnightLore ; Head Over Heels enhanced edition ; Nonamed ; Phantomas2 . By '''KachorroSoft''' : AMC ; Coliseum ; Mad Mix Game ; Hundra ; Phantis ; Xecutor ; Batman plus edition ...		* PCW Plus library : ''more than a dozen games'' (Colour & Sound) ''choose automaticaly Colour Palette.'' By '''Habisoft''' : KnightLore ; Head Over Heels enhanced edition ; Nonamed ; Phantomas2 . By '''KachorroSoft''' : AMC ; Coliseum ; Mad Mix Game ; Hundra ; Phantis ; Xecutor ; Batman plus edition ; Mythos ; Target Renegade ...

	[[File:Head-Over-Heels-PCWplus-Cover.png\|200px\|thumb\|center\|PCWplus cover for your physical box]]		[[File:Head-Over-Heels-PCWplus-Cover.png\|200px\|thumb\|center\|PCWplus cover for your physical box]]

RockRiver at 00:16, 24 May 2025

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	[[File:knight_lore_screenshot01.png\|200px\|thumb\|center\|more PCW dk´sound AY power]]		[[File:knight_lore_screenshot01.png\|200px\|thumb\|center\|more PCW dk´sound AY power]]
	[[File:KL1.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|PCWcolour option on Habisoft´s KnightLore. First software that used ColorIN]]		[[File:KL1.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|PCWcolour option on Habisoft´s KnightLore. First software that used ColorIN]]
	~~Later~~, it standardized the possibility of ports from the ZX Spectrum to PCW: ''Movie''; ''Fat Worm''; ''Nonamed''; and ''Phantomas2/Vampire'', which used the PCW's buzzer as the Spectrum's beeper. Some of these also incorporated AY music.		After that, it standardized the possibility of ports from the ZX Spectrum to PCW: ''Movie''; ''Fat Worm''; ''Nonamed''; and ''Phantomas2/Vampire'', which used the PCW's buzzer as the Spectrum's beeper. Some of these also incorporated AY music.

RockRiver at 22:03, 23 May 2025

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	Habisoft published a series of ports from CPC that expanded the PCW library with more sound: ''Abbey of Crime''; ''Hero Quest''; ''Knight Lore''; ''Pac Mania''; ''Spirits''.		Habisoft published a series of ports from CPC that expanded the PCW library with more dk'sound: ''Abbey of Crime''; ''Hero Quest''; ''Knight Lore''; ''Pac Mania''; ''Spirits''.
	[[File:knight_lore_screenshot01.png\|200px\|thumb\|center\|more PCW dk´sound AY power]]		[[File:knight_lore_screenshot01.png\|200px\|thumb\|center\|more PCW dk´sound AY power]]
	[[File:KL1.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|PCWcolour option on Habisoft´s KnightLore. First software that used ColorIN]]		[[File:KL1.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|PCWcolour option on Habisoft´s KnightLore. First software that used ColorIN]]

RockRiver at 21:40, 21 May 2025

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	[[File:1N+M5u.png\|200px\|thumb\|center\|ZX to PCW,new color palette]]		[[File:1N+M5u.png\|200px\|thumb\|center\|ZX to PCW, new color palette]]

RockRiver at 21:39, 21 May 2025

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	The conversion trail was followed by Kachorro in its Spectrum ports of ''Barbarian'', ''Coliseum'', and ''Xecutor''.		The conversion trail was followed by Kachorro in its Spectrum ports of ''Barbarian'', ''Coliseum'', and ''Xecutor''.



			[[File:1N+M5u.png\|200px\|thumb\|center\|ZX to PCW,new color palette]]

RockRiver at 19:50, 20 May 2025

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	Port $80 is used to send a value to select a register. Port $81 is for associated data; both support reading and writing. Similar to the operation of integrated circuits such as the PSG or a VDP, it allows sending many values with a minimal interface.		Port $80 is used to send a value to select a register. Port $81 is for associated data; both support reading and writing. Similar to the operation of integrated circuits such as the PSG or a VDP, it allows sending many values with a minimal interface.

	[[File:bM0V3i.png\|200px\|thumb\|~~left~~\|4colour game PCWplus]]		[[File:bM0V3i.png\|200px\|thumb\|center\|4colour game PCWplus]]

	This is how '''KachorroSoft''' created the incredible colour ports of '''AMC''' and '''MadMixGame''' with graphics from the CPC; '''Phantis''' from MS-DOS CGA and CPC; and '''Hundra''' from the ZX Spectrum. But with new colour palettes.		This is how '''KachorroSoft''' created the incredible colour ports of '''AMC''' and '''MadMixGame''' with graphics from the CPC; '''Phantis''' from MS-DOS CGA and CPC; and '''Hundra''' from the ZX Spectrum. But with new colour palettes.

RockRiver at 19:49, 20 May 2025

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	Port $80 is used to send a value to select a register. Port $81 is for associated data; both support reading and writing. Similar to the operation of integrated circuits such as the PSG or a VDP, it allows sending many values with a minimal interface.		Port $80 is used to send a value to select a register. Port $81 is for associated data; both support reading and writing. Similar to the operation of integrated circuits such as the PSG or a VDP, it allows sending many values with a minimal interface.

			[[File:bM0V3i.png\|200px\|thumb\|left\|4colour game PCWplus]]

	This is how '''KachorroSoft''' created the incredible colour ports of '''AMC''' and '''MadMixGame''' with graphics from the CPC; '''Phantis''' from MS-DOS CGA and CPC; and '''Hundra''' from the ZX Spectrum. But with new colour palettes.		This is how '''KachorroSoft''' created the incredible colour ports of '''AMC''' and '''MadMixGame''' with graphics from the CPC; '''Phantis''' from MS-DOS CGA and CPC; and '''Hundra''' from the ZX Spectrum. But with new colour palettes.
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	~~[[File:bM0V3i.png\|200px\|thumb\|left\|4colour game PCWplus]]~~
	[[File:+Z1d33.png\|200px\|thumb\|left\|loading screen PCWplus]]		[[File:+Z1d33.png\|200px\|thumb\|left\|loading screen PCWplus]]
	[[File:69KUrt.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|4colour game PCWplus]]		[[File:69KUrt.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|4colour game PCWplus]]

RockRiver at 19:33, 20 May 2025

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	In the evolution of '''Habisoft's CP/M Box''' emulator and its research into the PCW system arose the idea to clone the '''dk'Sound''' board (existed at that 80´s time as add-on). This had the AY sound chip.		In the evolution of '''Habisoft's CP/M Box''' emulator and its research into the PCW system arose the idea to clone the '''dk'Sound''' board (existed at that 80´s time as add-on). This had the AY sound chip.


	And later, thanks to FPGA technology, the PCW was equipped with an accessory that would enable colour video: '''ColorIN Board'''.		And later, thanks to FPGA technology, the PCW was equipped with an accessory that would enable colour video: '''ColorIN Board'''.

RockRiver at 19:31, 20 May 2025

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	John Elliot's PCW '''Joyce''' emulator supports colour with JOYCE 800x600 driver.		John Elliot's PCW '''Joyce''' emulator supports colour with JOYCE 800x600 driver.
	[[File:Joyce Color.png\|200px\|thumb\|center\|PCWcolour by Elliot's Joyce]]		[[File:Joyce Color.png\|200px\|thumb\|center\|PCWcolour by Elliot's Joyce]]
	In the evolution of '''Habisoft's CP/M Box''' emulator and its research into the PCW system arose the idea to clone the '''dk'Sound''' board (existed at that 80´s time as add-on). This had the AY sound chip. And later, thanks to FPGA technology, the PCW was equipped with an accessory that would enable colour video: '''ColorIN Board'''.

			In the evolution of '''Habisoft's CP/M Box''' emulator and its research into the PCW system arose the idea to clone the '''dk'Sound''' board (existed at that 80´s time as add-on). This had the AY sound chip.

			And later, thanks to FPGA technology, the PCW was equipped with an accessory that would enable colour video: '''ColorIN Board'''.


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	[[File:KL1.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|PCWcolour option on Habisoft´s KnightLore. First software that used ColorIN]]		[[File:KL1.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|PCWcolour option on Habisoft´s KnightLore. First software that used ColorIN]]
	Later, it standardized the possibility of ports from the ZX Spectrum to PCW: ''Movie''; ''Fat Worm''; ''Nonamed''; and ''Phantomas2/Vampire'', which used the PCW's buzzer as the Spectrum's beeper. Some of these also incorporated AY music.		Later, it standardized the possibility of ports from the ZX Spectrum to PCW: ''Movie''; ''Fat Worm''; ''Nonamed''; and ''Phantomas2/Vampire'', which used the PCW's buzzer as the Spectrum's beeper. Some of these also incorporated AY music.



	The conversion trail was followed by Kachorro in its Spectrum ports of ''Barbarian'', ''Coliseum'', and ''Xecutor''.		The conversion trail was followed by Kachorro in its Spectrum ports of ''Barbarian'', ''Coliseum'', and ''Xecutor''.