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Posted: 10:27pm
30 Apr 2025
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thwill
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Hey folks,

I have updated Z-MIM so it should run on all PicoMite's (even RP2040 VGA), CMM2, MMB4L and MMB4W.

https://github.com/thwill1000/mmbasic-zmim

Version 3.5.0 - 1-May-2025:
- Added support for new platforms:
  - MMBasic for Linux.
  - MMBasic for Windows.
  - PicoMiteVGA and PicoMiteHDMI including USB versions.
  - PicoCalc (third party PicoMite variant).
  - Note that due to RAM limitations a "virtual memory" implementation is
    used when running on PicoMite RP2040 platforms making them slower.
- Added command history to the prompt.
  - This is accessed via the Up & Down cursor keys.
  - Under the hood the console support has been replaced with the more
    advanced version that I developed for the "Scott Adams Adventure
    Interpreter" (SAAINT).
- Added *MORE [ON | OFF] meta-command to enable/disable paged output.
- Added *RECORD [ON | OFF] and *REPLAY [ON | OFF] meta-commands for recording
  and replaying scripts.
  - Script files recorded by previous versions are now invalid.
- Added *SCREENSHOT meta-command for generating .bmp screen-shots.
  - Not currently supported when running from the MMBasic for Linux console.
- Added *SPIN [ON | OFF] meta-command to enable/disable display of spinning
  cursor when Z-MIM is "thinking". The spinning cursor is enabled by default
  on PicoMite platforms.
- Removed Colour Maximite 1 support; it was much too slow on the CMM1 to be
  playable and in any case that platform is now long superseded by the CMM2
  and PicoMite.


Happy adventuring,

Tom
 
Posted: 10:24am
01 May 2025
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Gadgetguy
Newbie

Thank you Tom, this is amazing! My Picocalc will be more happy now (after it arrives)
 


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