I’ve got emulation of the Mousepacket VDU board working. This is a bit different to the other display emulations because the hi-res boards use the same 256×256 screen size as the native Microtan 65 display, but the Mousepacket VDU is a 384×250-pixel display. It also used modified TANBUG v3 and BASIC EPROMs to provide native support for it. These were compatible with the original and hi-res displays, so I’ve included them in the build by default. The old EPROMs are still in the repository and can still be used. TANBUG v3 includes TAN-DOS support and looks a little different from the original TANBUG.
Since I first wrote this article, I have added TAN-DOS controller and disk-image emulation as well. The current emulator page has an overview and links to the detailed notes.
To use the display, just enable it from the menu (F1). Pressing Ctrl-X toggles between the original Microtan 65 display and the Mousepacket VDU display.
I really wanted one of these back in the day, so I’m looking forward to finally having a play with it!
