LiqMatrix
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As some of you know I recently acquired a Kaypro 4 and have been in the process of restoring it, which I am very close to done. I have a question about the different model Kaypro machines and how they display characters.
As an example i tried out a handful of text based games and some work great without issue while others either don't display properly or control properly.
Pacman.com and Catchum.com display properly and control properly without issue.
Where the problem starts is Aliens.com and Clone.com both display characters that are obviously wrong. They both are a mess on screen. Is the Kaypro 4 just not compatible with these games?
And then I have the game Qix.com which displays correctly, but the controls just do not work at all or at most it will work just for a second and then stop responding to the keyboard.
As an example i tried out a handful of text based games and some work great without issue while others either don't display properly or control properly.
Pacman.com and Catchum.com display properly and control properly without issue.
Where the problem starts is Aliens.com and Clone.com both display characters that are obviously wrong. They both are a mess on screen. Is the Kaypro 4 just not compatible with these games?
And then I have the game Qix.com which displays correctly, but the controls just do not work at all or at most it will work just for a second and then stop responding to the keyboard.