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May_1997
Re: Simulated Space Fury Runs!


From: Clay Cowgill ( )
Date: Wed May 28 1997 - 19:39:52 CDT


>I'm pleased to announce that attract mode is running in
>a window on my PowerMac (as of 4pm PDT) using the modified
>SF ROMs from Mark.

Cool! *giggle*

>Thanks to Clay for sending the vector
>display code (the fragment you sent was missing the vector
>length component.. I added that and everything started
>looking correct)

Hey... It was in there...

        distance=transform[i+1]; /* distance */
        ...
        deltax=sin(real_angle)*distance*zoom;
        deltay=-1*cos(real_angle)*distance*zoom;

You need to set Zoom though. Well, anyway, glad it gave you a head-start! :-)

>..now on to adding the coin-up stuff :-)

Go for it! Keep us all posted. :-)

-Clay

Clayton N. Cowgill Engineering Manager
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