I had the pleasure to see a list with all our programs and games:
https://www.z80-romania.ro/Colectia_Mecosoft-109
Some of them are in Romanian, sorry for that
Many of these programs are already preserved at https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/list?label_id=20315 but there are some others that may rise some interest. Admins, please, take a look if you have time and choose something to be preserved. Thank you !
Also, some other programs made in Romania: https://www.z80-romania.ro/softuri_prog ... _romani-79
Romanian books: https://www.z80-romania.ro/Biblioteca-22
I have no idea for how long that site https://www.z80-romania.ro/ is going to stay live, that's why I make a desperate call to save its data.
all the Mecosoft games and programs
Moderator: pavero
Re: all the Mecosoft games and programs
@ionut76,
Would you be able to help us by identifying the ones not already in the Spectrum Computing archive.
Would you be able to help us by identifying the ones not already in the Spectrum Computing archive.
Re: all the Mecosoft games and programs
Sure, these are NOT:
Bioritmuri (1995)(Mecosoft & Zodrachsoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Bi ... 1683494939
CHR$ Designer (1994)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/CH ... 1683494943
CODE Compressor (1995)(Mecosoft)(RO)(en) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/CO ... 1683494947
CODE Scanner (199x)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/CO ... 1683494950
CODE Scanner 2 (1993)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/CO ... 1683494953
CODE Scanner 3 (1994)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/CO ... 1683494961
CODE Scanner 3.2 (1996)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/CO ... 1683494966
Crooked POKES 1 (1993)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Cr ... 1683494974
Crooked POKES 2 (1993)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Cr ... 1683494978
Crooked POKES 3 (1993)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Cr ... 1683494983
Crooked POKES 4 (1994)(Mecosoft & Zodrachsoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Cr ... 1683495232
Crooked POKES 5 (1994)(Mecosoft & Zodrachsoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Cr ... 1683495005
Crooked POKES 6 (1995)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Cr ... 1683495031
Crooked POKES 7 (1995)(Mecosoft & Zodrachsoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Cr ... 1683495046
LOAD Compiler (1994)(Mecosoft)(RO)(en) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/LO ... 1683495121
SCREEN$ LOAD 2 (199x)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/SC ... 1683495153
Screen Animator (1993)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Sc ... 1683495132
Screen Decompressor (1993)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Sc ... 1683495139
Screen Invertor (1993)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Sc ... 1683495146
But I am sure that I have some other tapes in my attic with some programs, I'd like to load/transform them to .tap using my N-Go. I don't know how to do that
Bioritmuri (1995)(Mecosoft & Zodrachsoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Bi ... 1683494939
CHR$ Designer (1994)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/CH ... 1683494943
CODE Compressor (1995)(Mecosoft)(RO)(en) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/CO ... 1683494947
CODE Scanner (199x)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/CO ... 1683494950
CODE Scanner 2 (1993)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/CO ... 1683494953
CODE Scanner 3 (1994)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/CO ... 1683494961
CODE Scanner 3.2 (1996)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/CO ... 1683494966
Crooked POKES 1 (1993)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Cr ... 1683494974
Crooked POKES 2 (1993)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Cr ... 1683494978
Crooked POKES 3 (1993)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Cr ... 1683494983
Crooked POKES 4 (1994)(Mecosoft & Zodrachsoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Cr ... 1683495232
Crooked POKES 5 (1994)(Mecosoft & Zodrachsoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Cr ... 1683495005
Crooked POKES 6 (1995)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Cr ... 1683495031
Crooked POKES 7 (1995)(Mecosoft & Zodrachsoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Cr ... 1683495046
LOAD Compiler (1994)(Mecosoft)(RO)(en) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/LO ... 1683495121
SCREEN$ LOAD 2 (199x)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/SC ... 1683495153
Screen Animator (1993)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Sc ... 1683495132
Screen Decompressor (1993)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Sc ... 1683495139
Screen Invertor (1993)(Mecosoft)(RO) https://www.z80-romania.ro/files/109/Sc ... 1683495146
But I am sure that I have some other tapes in my attic with some programs, I'd like to load/transform them to .tap using my N-Go. I don't know how to do that
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PJ 30/07/2023 (apart from SCREEN$ LOAD 2)Re: all the Mecosoft games and programs
Thanks @ionut76,
I will download them all and look when I can.
If you find any rarities in your tape collection, get in contact and we can help with that too.
I will download them all and look when I can.
If you find any rarities in your tape collection, get in contact and we can help with that too.
Re: all the Mecosoft games and programs
For sure I have some stuff. I'll take a look, I'll be sure the tapes are loadable and I'll try to understand how to create .tap files . But first I'll check if the programs exist or not in the archive.
Re: all the Mecosoft games and programs
I'm adding these titles today. Can anybody who speaks Romanian tell me what the 'Code Scanner' titles do, so I can find the appropriate category.
Thanks
PS
@ionut76 - Few questions for you please:
You have marked Code Scanner 3.2 as released in 1996, but it shows a date of 1994.
Why are some of these in English? Are the 'copies' and 'rebadged' versions of existing programs or original works?
When I try and run 'SCREEN$ LOAD 2' in Fuse I get 'libspectrum_tap: not enough data in buffer'
Thanks
PS
@ionut76 - Few questions for you please:
You have marked Code Scanner 3.2 as released in 1996, but it shows a date of 1994.
Why are some of these in English? Are the 'copies' and 'rebadged' versions of existing programs or original works?
When I try and run 'SCREEN$ LOAD 2' in Fuse I get 'libspectrum_tap: not enough data in buffer'
Re: all the Mecosoft games and programs
I am not the admin/uploader of that site specified in the first message
So: Code Scanner 3.2 was made in 1994. I have to check, but as I remember, Code Scanner programs load files from tape and let the user search for interesting stuff, like text messages, pictures. I am not sure and I have to check using a tape to search for pictures. Some games, while loading, load an image. During the game, this image is displayed, how to explain....like a HUD, like a graphical interface with an area where the game can be played. Well, those images can be found using Code Scanner. Once the image is found, the programs allow the user to download it, change/edit the image (in another program), then upload the new image back into the file. The max size of the file that can be loaded should be under 35k.
These programs have some instructions in Romanian, I am going to translate them soon, but first I have to test the programs. They were made 30 years ago, so I don't really remember all, sorry !!
First, we (me, Ionut Ghionea and my colleague and friend Adrian Chivu) made the programs in Romanian, we were like 14-15 years old with little/none knowledge of English. Later, we decided to switch the language to English.
About 'SCREEN$ LOAD 2' I don't know what to say, please let me check using the tape version. But anyway, this program change the way a screen is loading from tape, it adds some effects.
I want to try to load on my laptop some old tapes, let me understand how can I do that and I'll offer some not-in-the-list programs
So: Code Scanner 3.2 was made in 1994. I have to check, but as I remember, Code Scanner programs load files from tape and let the user search for interesting stuff, like text messages, pictures. I am not sure and I have to check using a tape to search for pictures. Some games, while loading, load an image. During the game, this image is displayed, how to explain....like a HUD, like a graphical interface with an area where the game can be played. Well, those images can be found using Code Scanner. Once the image is found, the programs allow the user to download it, change/edit the image (in another program), then upload the new image back into the file. The max size of the file that can be loaded should be under 35k.
These programs have some instructions in Romanian, I am going to translate them soon, but first I have to test the programs. They were made 30 years ago, so I don't really remember all, sorry !!
First, we (me, Ionut Ghionea and my colleague and friend Adrian Chivu) made the programs in Romanian, we were like 14-15 years old with little/none knowledge of English. Later, we decided to switch the language to English.
About 'SCREEN$ LOAD 2' I don't know what to say, please let me check using the tape version. But anyway, this program change the way a screen is loading from tape, it adds some effects.
I want to try to load on my laptop some old tapes, let me understand how can I do that and I'll offer some not-in-the-list programs