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Miami Vice Theme (Swiss Cracking Association)

download the install packageSCA_MiamiVice.lha
created at2015-11-17
size of install package23714 Bytes
Author/Contact
(use it to report problems with that install)
StingRay
Mantis BugTracker1237
BitWorld15585
download images for that installftp.amigascne.org


 THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR
 IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO USE, RESULTS AND
 PERFORMANCE OF THE PACKAGE IS ASSUMED BY YOU AND IF THE PACKAGE SHOULD PROVE
 TO BE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING,
 REPAIR OR OTHER REMEDIATION.
 UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, CAN THE AUTHOR BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE
 CAUSED IN ANY USUAL, SPECIAL, OR ACCIDENTAL WAY, ALSO IF THE OWNER OR A THIRD
 PARTY HAS BEEN POINTED AT SUCH POSSIBILITIES OF DAMAGE.

 This install applies to "Miami Vice Theme" © 1987 Swiss Cracking Association.

 Requirements:
 -------------
 This install requires WHDLoad to be in the path.
 It can be found in the WHDLoad package.
 To install from a different drive than DF0: select installation mode Expert.

 The installed demo requires 512k ChipMem (+3.5 MB OtherMem for preload).
 It can be quit by pressing F10 (key can be changed with Tooltype "QuitKey=").


 Features:
 ---------
 - Full load from HD
 - OS stuff patched
 - Interrupt fixed for 68040/60
 - Custom1 can be used to loop the demo
 - Reset at end patched to quit demo
 - Power LED/Lowpass filter toggling disabled
 - NewIcon (created by me, if you have better icons feel free to send them)
 - Source included
 - Quit option that works on 68000 machines (default key is 'F10')

 "And now for my next number I'd like to return to the classics"
 This is indeed a classic, released by SCA in April 1987.
 This patch was requested yesterday by Retroplay on EAB and rightly
 so because this demo has a very small yet very annoying problem.
 See below.

 I'm quite surprised how clean the code actually is, especially considered
 the release date and that SCA originally was a C64 group. Most C64
 coders that changed to Amiga used all sorts of tricks such as
 self-modifying code, direct ROM jumps etc. that were useful and perfectly
 fine on 6502/10 CPU's on the Amiga too. You know, old habits rarely change.
 Only problem: on Amiga these tricks were mostly causing more harm than
 good and most of the time they were completely unnecessary anyway.

 SCA did quite a good job here, very clean code that had only one major
 flaw: the LED was toggled constantly, no problem on old A1000's that
 don't have a lowpass filter, on all other machines it completely spoils
 the demo. I have of course fixed this so you can now enjoy the sound
 the way it was meant to be enjoyed.

 I also think that the 4th disk is broken, the file is too short!
 Each big data file contains the mumber of chunks in the first word,
 for part1 this value is 24 which means the file size is 24*32768+2
 bytes. If you check the sound1 file in the data directory you'll see
 that it has exactly that size: 786434 bytes.
 For disk 4 this value is 19 so the sound4 file should be 622594
 bytes long, however it only has a size of 504104 bytes which makes
 me believe that the file is incomplete.

 Originally, the demo would load 2 bytes from each data file to get
 the number of chunks and then it would stream the data. I have
 changed that, in this patch the demo reads these values from an
 internal table which results in less OS swaps.

 I also added an option to loop the demo, use Custom1=1 to enable it.
 If you don't enable the loop feature the demo will simply quit at
 the end (the original code would simply reset the Amiga).


 Enjoy this classic from HD now. More patches for real classic
 demos will follow soon!


 You can download the demo here:
 ftp://ftp.amigascne.org/pub/amiga/Groups/S/SCA/SCA-MiamiViceA.adf
 ftp://ftp.amigascne.org/pub/amiga/Groups/S/SCA/SCA-MiamiViceB.adf
 ftp://ftp.amigascne.org/pub/amiga/Groups/S/SCA/SCA-MiamiViceC.adf
 ftp://ftp.amigascne.org/pub/amiga/Groups/S/SCA/SCA-MiamiViceD.adf


 Update 17.11.2015:
 ------------------

 Retroplay has provided a working disk 4 image so the workaround for the
 broken file on disk 4 has been removed! I have uploaded the working disk
 images to the Amigascne FTP, see the links above.

 I have also updated the patch to use WHDLoad v17+ features which means
 the loop mode can now be enabled in WHDLoad's splash window.


 Happy New Year,
 Sting, 08-Jan-2012.



 Greetings to all in Scarab and Scoopex, the WHDLoad team, PMC,
 Musashi5150, Skan, Slummy, Loaderror, Frequent, Wayne Kerr, Mr.Spiv
 and all the other usual suspects. :)

 Extra greetings to the usual suspects on #amigascne, see you all at
 Revision 2012! :)



 History:
 --------
 version 1.02 (17.11.2015)
 - workaround for broken disk 4 removed as Retroplay provided a
   working disk 4 image
 - WHDLoad v17+ features (config) used so the Loop mode can be easily
   enabled in WHDLoad's splash window

 version 1.01 (08.01.2012) done by StingRay:
 - access fault fixed, thanks to nujack for reporting
 - volume problems fixed
 - file loader corrected, skips first 2 bytes now

 version 1.0 (07.01.2012) done by StingRay:
 - initial release
 - source code included


 Contact:
 --------
 If you have problems with this installation please try and get a newer
 version of this package from the WHDLoad WWW-Page. If that doesn't help try
 some Tooltypes like NOCACHE, NOAUTOVEC, EXPCHIP, NOMMU, PAL or NTSC. If
 that also fails, please inform the author via the Bug-Report-Form which
 can be accessed on the WHDLoad WWW-Page.

 For the full WHDLoad package, other installs and updates refer to:
	http://www.whdload.de/
 or	aminet:dev/misc/whdload#?
 and	aminet:game/patch/

Icons contained in install package

WHDLoad Slave information
MiamiViceTheme.slave - 17.11.2015 07:56:40 - 812 bytes
required WHDLoad version17
flagsNoError EmulTrap ClearMem
required Chip Memory512 KiB ($80000)
Expansion Memory0 KiB
info nameMiami Vice Maxi Soundtrack
info copy1987 SCA
info installinstalled by StingRay/[S]carab^Scoopex
Version 1.02 (17.11.2015)
Kickstart name0
Kickstart size0 KiB ($0)
Kickstart checksum$0000
ConfigurationC1:B:Loop demo at end

Install Archive Content Listing
UnpackedLvlMethodPackedOSDate/TimeName
14271lh5742Amiga2012-01-03 15:14:44MiamiViceTheme_Install.info
303711lh57725Amiga2012-01-07 01:18:28MiamiViceTheme_Install/Install
7151lh5358Amiga2012-01-07 00:47:38MiamiViceTheme_Install/Install.info
181521lh56763Amiga2012-01-07 00:58:16MiamiViceTheme_Install/MiamiViceTheme.newicon
8121lh5662Amiga2015-11-17 07:56:40MiamiViceTheme_Install/MiamiViceTheme.slave
54781lh52727Amiga2015-11-17 07:55:24MiamiViceTheme_Install/ReadMe
19901lh51310Amiga2000-09-11 00:37:22MiamiViceTheme_Install/ReadMe.info
72611lh52866Amiga2015-11-17 07:56:28MiamiViceTheme_Install/Source/MiamiVice_WHD.s

Old Install Archives
SCA_MiamiVice-20120107.lha
SCA_MiamiVice-20120108.lha
SCA_MiamiVice-20120109.lha

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