# pod source for colem man page. convert with: # pod2man --stderr -s6 -r4.0 -cSlackBuilds.org colem.pod > colem.6 =pod =head1 NAME colem - Emulator for ColecoVision and Coleco Adam consoles =head1 SYNOPSIS colem [-option1 [-option2...]] [filename] =head1 DESCRIPTION ColEm is a portable emulator of the old ColecoVision videogame console. It should run most ColecoVision games and supports Coleco's SuperAction controllers with spin wheels. You can always get the latest ColEm binaries, source code, and support files from http://fms.komkon.org/ColEm/ =head1 OPTIONS [filename] Name of the file to load as a cartridge [default: CART.ROM] This program will transparently uncompress singular GZIPped files. =over 4 =item -verbose <level> Select debugging messages [bitmask, default: 5] =over 4 =item Z<>0 Silent =item Z<>1 Startup messages =item Z<>2 VDP =item Z<>4 Illegal Z80 ops =item Z<>16 Sound =back =item -pal, -ntsc Video system to use [default: -ntsc] =item -skip <percent> Percentage of frames to skip [default: 25] =item -help Print this help page =item -home <dirname> Set directory with system ROM files [default: see FILES, below] =item -adam, -cv Run in Adam/ColecoVision mode [default: -cv] =item -allspr Show all sprites [off] =item -autoa, -noautoa Autofire/No autofire for FIRE-R button [default: -noautoa] =item -autob, -noautob Autofire/No autofire for FIRE-L button [default: -noautob] =item -spin1x, -spin1y Mouse X/Y position as SuperAction spinner 1 [default: off] =item -spin2x, -spin2y Mouse X/Y position as SuperAction spinner 2 [default: off] =item -drums, -nodrums Hit/Don't hit MIDI drums on noise [default: -nodrums] =item -logsnd <filename> Write soundtrack to a MIDI file [default: LOG.MID] =item -palette <number> Use given color palette [default: 0] =over 4 =item Z<>0 Scaled VDP colors =item Z<>1 Original VDP colors =item Z<>2 Faded NTSC colors =back =item -sound [<quality>] Sound emulation quality [default: 22050] =item -nosound Don't emulate sound [default: emulate sound] =item -trap <address> Trap execution when PC reaches address [default: FFFFh] =item -sync <frequency> Sync screen updates to <frequency> [default: 60] =item -nosync Do not sync screen updates [default: -nosync] =item -soft Scale display with 2xSaI [default: off] =item -eagle Scale display with EAGLE [default: off] =item -epx Scale display with EPX [default: off] =item -scale2x Scale display with Scale2X [default: off] =item -cmy Simulate CMY pixel raster [default: off] =item -rgb Simulate RGB pixel raster [default: off] =item -mono Simulate monochrome CRT [default: off] =item -sepia Simulate sepia CRT [default: off] =item -green Simulate green CRT [default: off] =item -amber Simulate amber CRT [default: off] =item -saver, -nosaver Save/don't save CPU when inactive [default: -saver] =item -shm, -noshm Use/don't use MIT SHM extensions for X [default: -shm] =item -scale <factor> Scale window by <factor> [default: 2] =item -4x3 Force 4:3 television screen ratio [default: off] =back =head1 KEYBOARD BINDINGS [ALT] Hold to switch to the second controller =over 4 =item [SPACE] FIRE-R button (also: [SHIFT],A,S,D,F,G,H,J,K,L) =item [CONTROL] FIRE-L button (also: Z,X,C,V,B,N,M) =item [Q] SuperAction PURPLE button (also: E,T,U,O) =item [W] SuperAction BLUE button (also: R,Y,I,P) =item [0]-[9] Digit buttons =item [-] [*] button =item [=] [#] button =item [PGUP] Fast-forward emulation (also: [F9]) =item [ESC] Quit emulation (also: [F12]) =item [F1] Go into the built-in debugger =item [F2] Turn soundtrack log on/off =item [F3] Toggle FIRE-R autofire on/off =item [F4] Toggle FIRE-L autofire on/off =item [F5] Invoke configuration menu =item [F6] Load emulation state =item [F7] Save emulation state =item [F8] Turn scanline simulation on/off =item [ALT]+[F8] Toggle screen softening on/off =item [F9] Fast-forward emulation (also: [PGUP]) =item [F11] Reset hardware =item [F12] Quit emulation (also: [ESC]) =item [ALT]+[PGUP] Increase audio volume =item [ALT]+[PGDOWN] Decrease audio volume =back =head1 FILES =over 4 =item coleco.rom ColecoVision BIOS ROM image (8192 bytes). This is the only ROM required for playing ColecoVision games. =item writer.rom SmartWriter ROM (32768 bytes), only required for emulating the Coleco ADAM system. =item eos.rom Extended OS ROM (8192 bytes), only required for emulating the Coleco ADAM system. =back The above ROM images may be named in all-lowercase or all-uppercase, and are searched for in: 1. The directory specified by -home, or the current directory if -home not given. 2. /usr/share/colem/ 3. ~/.colem/ The coleco.rom file will occasionally be found on websites with the names "os7.rom" or "ColecoVision BIOS (1982).col". Its md5sum is one of: 2c66f5911e5b42b8ebe113403548eee7 (original version) 00fd13b66d39c69706aa48eb84a78411 (hacked version, different font) 47f7180592a00b9631c97a12ff0fdd3c (hacked version, no title screen delay) ColEm works with any of the above ROM images. =head1 AUTHOR ColEm is by Marat Fayzullin, (C)FMS 1994-2016 This man page is by B. Watson, for the SlackBuilds.org project (but may be used by anyone for any purpose).