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by chipfryer27
Wed May 13, 2026 11:49 am
Forum: Projects - Embedded
Topic: Mastermind (tm) - Pool reduction and Minimax algorithms
Replies: 15
Views: 643

Re: Mastermind (tm) - Pool reduction and Minimax algorithms

Hi Marin I definitely have tape decks. Still listen to my C90's (remember C30, C60, C90 go!). If you have tapes I could convert to mp3 for you. I tried for ages to find tapes of TRS-80 programs, but never found anything. I would even have bought second hand as I am sure with DSP even really terrible...
by chipfryer27
Wed May 13, 2026 8:58 am
Forum: Projects - Embedded
Topic: Mastermind (tm) - Pool reduction and Minimax algorithms
Replies: 15
Views: 643

Re: Mastermind (tm) - Pool reduction and Minimax algorithms

Pyramid for the TRS-80 ?? I really cannot be bothered with modern games / consoles at all. Do zero for me as I think life is too short to bother with this rubbish :) Huge industry though. Maybe if I had no job or interests I would favour more? Much rather figure out how to get hedgehogs into my gard...
by chipfryer27
Tue May 12, 2026 9:36 am
Forum: Projects - Embedded
Topic: Mastermind (tm) - Pool reduction and Minimax algorithms
Replies: 15
Views: 643

Re: Mastermind (tm) - Pool reduction and Minimax algorithms

I dare to disagree...

I had plenty of fun with a HP PC running at 25MHz with a whopping 8MB of RAM (stop drooling) playing Doom with infinite lives / indestructabilty. Something just felt good slaughtering all the nasties whilst immune to their weapons 🙃

Regards
by chipfryer27
Mon May 11, 2026 9:22 pm
Forum: Bug Reports
Topic: Simulation crashes since last update
Replies: 2
Views: 114

Re: Simulation crashes since last update

Hi I mentioned something along these lines a while back, but I think it related to simulation speed. If I step thru everything is always fine but if I start at full speed or go to full speed then the chart becomes unresponsive needing Task Manager to kill. At full speed it wasn't recognising key pre...
by chipfryer27
Mon May 11, 2026 9:09 pm
Forum: Projects - Embedded
Topic: Mastermind (tm) - Pool reduction and Minimax algorithms
Replies: 15
Views: 643

Re: Mastermind (tm) - Pool reduction and Minimax algorithms

Hi

The Mk14 had a rubber membrane Hex keypad and a 8-digit 7-segment display and ran machine code.

Memory (mine) seems to think it generated a 4 digit code that you then tried to figure out. Took forever to play as you had to type in the Hex program before you could play...

Regards
by chipfryer27
Mon May 11, 2026 5:37 pm
Forum: Projects - Embedded
Topic: Mastermind (tm) - Pool reduction and Minimax algorithms
Replies: 15
Views: 643

Re: Mastermind (tm) - Pool reduction and Minimax algorithms

Hi Martin I was one of the 77 million that had that game <s> One thing I can't remember about it was if the white (correct colour wrong position) and black (correct colour and position) pegs were related to the answer (i.e. peg position aligned) or if they were just informing that you had these resu...
by chipfryer27
Sat May 09, 2026 6:53 am
Forum: General
Topic: I2C not working in V9
Replies: 2
Views: 204

Re: I2C not working in V9

Hi For the PIC to use it's own internal oscillator then you need to use a C-block to enable it. Fortunately Flowcode can assist by using the IntOsc Helper found under Component Libraries > Runtime. Add that to your chart then in properties select from the drop down list the frequency you wish. It wi...
by chipfryer27
Thu Apr 23, 2026 6:24 am
Forum: General
Topic: Professional License chip packs question and continual running costs outlay
Replies: 11
Views: 1798

Re: Professional License chip packs question and continual running costs outlay

but at the moment you cannot trust a word they say without verifying yourself ;)
Guess AI is running the UK at present.......
by chipfryer27
Tue Apr 21, 2026 5:53 am
Forum: Projects - Embedded
Topic: Fun with Flowcode - Binary Search
Replies: 4
Views: 1178

Re: Fun with Flowcode - Binary Search

Permission to engage laughing circuits....