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From: "Nathan Miller" <nmiller@hot.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: yahoo
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 10:04:26 -0700
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Is BASIC something that the US Yaroze users will have access to?

Nathan Miller

"Paul Holman" <Paul_Holman@scee.net> wrote in message
news:39F40A7B.EFC516B0@scee.net...
> Well, the product that we're releasing is aimed at the "mass market" - so
BASIC
> seemed a good place to start,  the guys here  extended yabasic to add
support
> for gouraud-shaded triangles and read a PS2 controller for example.
However
> (sorry!) we cut out syntax that might allow access to the hardware (at
least in
> the first rev.)
>
>
> It is pretty powerful though ... better than BBC Micros :-)   (Actually
better
> than P3 based PC's in a lot of code, despite not much use of VUs).
>
> Its pretty nice - and we added support for off-the-shelf USB keyboards
(which
> are around 20 Euros these days).
>
> Look out for http://www.playstation-basic.com/ soon ... (we have until
> November) ...
>
> Personally, I'm keen to be able to bring out a PS2 Net Yaroze with more
control
> for the "power user" (such as you)... watch this space,
>
> - Paul
>
>
>
> Prof. Frink wrote:
>
> > "Graeme Evans" <graemeevans@btinternet.com> writes:
> >
> > > having a look at the bison source. its got 'PEEK', 'POKE' & 'SYSTEM'.
can
> >
> > Eww... I forgot how 'powerful' BASIC can be.
> >
> > > you say 'firewire bootloader' ??
> >
> > I shudder at the thought of writing a remote bootloader with POKEs,
> > but damn, it may be possible. :)
> >
> > I'm also wondering how the PSX1 'emulation' would work, and if it'd be
> > possible to break out of it and access the rest of the machine (not
> > just the old PSX hardware 'I/O processor'.)  Original games wouldn't
> > be able to do it of course, no prior knowledge - but a Yaroze might.
> >
> > >
> > > C'mon george, give us the skinny.
> >
> > Yeah. :)
> >
> > Toby.
>