nick.c

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/* Xep128: Minimalistic Enterprise-128 emulator with focus on "exotic" hardware
   Copyright (C)2015,2016,2017 LGB (Gábor Lénárt) <lgblgblgb@gmail.com>
   http://xep128.lgb.hu/
 
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
 
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
 
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA */
 
 
#include "xep128.h"
#include "nick.h"
#include "screen.h"
#include "cpu.h"
#include "dave.h"
 
#include "main.h"
 
 
/*
 * The basic idea to speed emulation up: use the actual RGB
 * Uint32 value of EP colours at the sources (eg: setting
 * border colour, reading LPB, setting BIAS register) and use
 * those values instead of conversion all the time.
 */
 
 
 
static Uint16 lpt_a, lpt_set, ld1, ld2;
static int slot, visible, scanlines, max_scanlines;
static Uint8 *vram;
static Uint32 *pixels, *pixels_init, *pixels_limit_up, *pixels_limit_bottom, *pixels_limit_vsync_shortest, *pixels_limit_vsync_long_force;
static int pixels_gap;
static Uint32 palette[16] VARALIGN;
static Uint32 full_palette[256] VARALIGN;
static Uint32 *palette_bias = palette + 8;
static Uint32 border;
static Uint8 nick_last_byte;
static int reload, vres;
static int all_rasters;
static int lpt_clk;
int vsync;
static int frameskip;
static int lm, rm;
static int vm, cm;
static Uint8 col4trans[256 * 4] VARALIGN, col16trans[256 * 2] VARALIGN;
static int chs, msbalt, lsbalt;
static Uint8 balt_mask, chm, chb, altind;
Uint32 raster_time = 1;
 
 
#define RASTER_FIRST_VISIBLE 25
#define RASTER_LAST_VISIBLE   312
#define RASTER_NO_VSYNC_BEFORE 300
#define RASTER_FORCE_VSYNC 326
 
 
static int nick_addressing_init ( Uint32 *pixels_buffer, int line_size )
{
        if (line_size < 736) {
                ERROR_WINDOW("NICK: SDL: FATAL ERROR: target SDL surface has width (or pitch?) smaller than 736 pixels [%d]!", line_size);
                return 1;
        }
        if (line_size & 3) {
                ERROR_WINDOW("NICK: SDL: FATAL ERROR: line size bytes not 4 bytes aligned!");
                return 1;
        }
        DEBUG("NICK: first visible scanline = %d, last visible scanline = %d, line pitch pixels = %d" NL, RASTER_FIRST_VISIBLE, RASTER_LAST_VISIBLE, 0);
        pixels = pixels_init = (pixels_buffer - RASTER_FIRST_VISIBLE * line_size);
        pixels_limit_up = pixels_buffer;
        pixels_limit_bottom = pixels_init + RASTER_LAST_VISIBLE * line_size;
        pixels_limit_vsync_shortest = pixels_init + RASTER_NO_VSYNC_BEFORE * line_size;
        pixels_limit_vsync_long_force = pixels_init + RASTER_FORCE_VSYNC * line_size;
        pixels_gap = line_size - SCREEN_WIDTH;
        return 0;
}
 
 
 
Uint32 *nick_init ( void )
{
        int a;
        Uint32 *buf = alloc_xep_aligned_mem(SCREEN_WIDTH * SCREEN_HEIGHT * 4);
        if (buf == NULL) {
                ERROR_WINDOW("Cannot allocate memory for screen buffer.");
                return NULL;
        }
        pixels = NULL; // no previous state of buffer before the next function
        if (nick_addressing_init(buf, SCREEN_WIDTH))
                return NULL;
        for (a = 0; a < 256; a++) {
                // RGB colours for the target screen
                int r, g, b;
                r = (((a << 2) & 4) | ((a >> 2) & 2) | ((a >> 6) & 1)) * 255 / 7;
                g = (((a << 1) & 4) | ((a >> 3) & 2) | ((a >> 7) & 1)) * 255 / 7;
                b = (                 ((a >> 1) & 2) | ((a >> 5) & 1)) * 255 / 3;
                full_palette[a] = SDL_MapRGBA(sdl_pixel_format, r, g, b, 0xFF);
                //full_palette[a] = (0xFF << 24) | (r << 16) | (g << 8) | b;
                //DEBUG("PAL#%d = (%d,%d,%d) = %d" NL, a, r, g, b, full_palette[a]);
                // this is translation table for  4 colour modes
                col4trans[a * 4 + 0] = ((a >> 2) & 2) | ((a >> 7) & 1);
                col4trans[a * 4 + 1] = ((a >> 1) & 2) | ((a >> 6) & 1);
                col4trans[a * 4 + 2] = ((a     ) & 2) | ((a >> 5) & 1);
                col4trans[a * 4 + 3] = ((a << 1) & 2) | ((a >> 4) & 1);
                // this is translation table for 16 colour modes
                col16trans[a * 2 + 0] = ((a << 2) & 8) | ((a >> 3) & 4) | ((a >> 2) & 2) | ((a >> 7) & 1);
                col16trans[a * 2 + 1] = ((a << 3) & 8) | ((a >> 2) & 4) | ((a >> 1) & 2) | ((a >> 6) & 1);
 
        }
        nick_set_bias(ports[0x80] = rand());
        nick_set_border(ports[0x81] = rand());
        nick_set_lptl(ports[0x82] = rand());
        nick_set_lpth(ports[0x83] = rand() | 128 | 64);
        nick_last_byte = 0xFF;
        lpt_a = lpt_set;
        slot = 0;
        frameskip = 0;
        all_rasters = 0;
        scanlines = 0;
        vsync = 0;
        vram = memory + 0x3F0000;
        DEBUG("NICK: initialized." NL);
        return buf;
}
 
 
 
Uint8 nick_get_last_byte ( void )
{
        return nick_last_byte;
}
 
 
 
void nick_set_border ( Uint8 bcol )
{
        border = full_palette[bcol];
}
 
 
 
void nick_set_bias ( Uint8 value )
{
        int a;
        value = (value & 31) << 3;
        // update the second half of the internal palette ("bias palette") based on the given BIAS value
        // the first half of the palette is updated by the Nick LPB read process
        for (a = 0; a < 8; a++)
                palette_bias[a] = full_palette[value++];
}
 
 
 
void nick_set_lptl ( Uint8 value )
{
        lpt_set = (lpt_set & 0xF000) | (value << 4);
}
 
 
 
void nick_set_lpth ( Uint8 value )
{
        DEBUG("NICK SET LPT-H!" NL);
        lpt_set = (lpt_set & 0x0FF0) | ((value & 0xF) << 12);
        DEBUG("NICK: LPT is set to %04Xh" NL, lpt_set);
        if (!(value & 128)) {
                lpt_a = lpt_set;
                slot = 0;
                pixels = pixels_init;
                scanlines = 0;
        }
        lpt_clk = value & 64;
}
 
 
#define NICK_READ(a) (nick_last_byte = vram[a])
 
 
static inline void FILL( Uint32 colour )
{
        if (visible) {
                int a;
                for(a = 0; a < 16; a++)
                        *(pixels++) = colour;
        } else
                pixels += 16;
}
 
 
 
static inline void TODO(void) {
        FILL(full_palette[1]);
        DEBUG("NO VM = %d CM = %d" NL, vm, cm);
}
 
 
 
static void _render_border ( void )
{
        FILL(border);
}
 
 
 
static void _render_pixel_2 ( void )
{
        if (!visible) {
                ld1 += 2;
                pixels += 16;
        } else {
                int j;
                for (j = 0; j < 2; j ++) {
                        int a, ps;
                        Uint8 data = NICK_READ(ld1++);
                        if (msbalt && (data & 128)) {
                                data &= 127;
                                ps = 2;
                        } else
                                ps = 0;
                        if (lsbalt && (data & 1)) {
                                data &= 254;
                                ps |= 4;
                        }
                        for (a = 128; a; a >>= 1) {
                                *(pixels++) = palette[(data & a ? 1 : 0) | ps];
                        }
                }
        }
}
 
 
 
static void _render_lpixel_2 ( void )
{
        if (!visible) {
                ld1 += 1;
                pixels += 16;
        } else {
                int a, ps;
                Uint8 data = NICK_READ(ld1++);
                if (msbalt && (data & 128)) {
                        data &= 127;
                        ps = 2;
                } else
                        ps = 0;
                if (lsbalt && (data & 1)) {
                        data &= 254;
                        ps |= 4;
                }
                for (a = 128; a; a >>= 1) {
                        pixels[0] = pixels[1] = palette[(data & a ? 1 : 0) | ps];
                        pixels += 2;
                }
        }
}
 
 
static void _render_pixel_256 ( void )
{
        if (!visible) {
                ld1 += 2;
                pixels += 16;
        } else {
                int a;
                Uint32 colour = full_palette[NICK_READ(ld1++)];
                for (a = 0; a < 8; a++)
                        *(pixels++) = colour;
                colour = full_palette[NICK_READ(ld1++)];
                for (a = 0; a < 8; a++)
                        *(pixels++) = colour;
        }
}
static void _render_lpixel_256 ( void )
{
        if (!visible) {
                ld1++;
                pixels += 16;
        } else {
                int a;
                Uint8 colour = full_palette[NICK_READ(ld1++)];
                for (a = 0; a < 16; a++)
                        *(pixels++) = colour;
        }
}
 
 
 
static void _render_vsync(void)
{
        FILL(full_palette[4]);
}
 
 
 
static Uint8 _altind_modes[] = {
        0,      // no altind1, no altind0 (00)  0+0
        4,      // no altind1, do altind0 (01)  0+4
        2,      // do altind1, no altind0 (10)  2+0
        6,      // do altind1, do altind0 (11)
};
 
 
static void _render_char_2 ( void )
{
        if (!visible) {
                ld1++;
        } else {
                Uint8 data = NICK_READ(ld1++);
                Uint32 c1 = _altind_modes[(altind & data) >> 6];
                Uint32 c2 = palette[c1 + 1];
                c1 = palette[c1];
                data = NICK_READ(ld2 | (data & chm));
                pixels[ 0] = pixels[ 1] = (data & 0x80) ? c2 : c1;
                pixels[ 2] = pixels[ 3] = (data & 0x40) ? c2 : c1;
                pixels[ 4] = pixels[ 5] = (data & 0x20) ? c2 : c1;
                pixels[ 6] = pixels[ 7] = (data & 0x10) ? c2 : c1;
                pixels[ 8] = pixels[ 9] = (data & 0x08) ? c2 : c1;
                pixels[10] = pixels[11] = (data & 0x04) ? c2 : c1;
                pixels[12] = pixels[13] = (data & 0x02) ? c2 : c1;
                pixels[14] = pixels[15] = (data & 0x01) ? c2 : c1;
        }
        pixels += 16;
}
 
 
static void _render_char_4 ( void )
{
        if (!visible) {
                ld1++;
        } else {
                Uint8 data = NICK_READ(ld1++);
                Uint32 col[2];
                col[0] = _altind_modes[(altind & data) >> 6];
                col[1] = palette[col[0] + 1];
                col[0] = palette[col[0]];
                data = NICK_READ(ld2 | (data & chm));
                Uint8 *trans = col4trans + (data << 2);
                pixels[ 0] = pixels[ 1] = pixels[ 2] = pixels[ 3] = trans[0] < 2 ? col[trans[0]] : palette[trans[0]];
                pixels[ 4] = pixels[ 5] = pixels[ 6] = pixels[ 7] = trans[1] < 2 ? col[trans[1]] : palette[trans[1]];
                pixels[ 8] = pixels[ 9] = pixels[10] = pixels[11] = trans[2] < 2 ? col[trans[2]] : palette[trans[2]];
                pixels[12] = pixels[13] = pixels[14] = pixels[15] = trans[3] < 2 ? col[trans[3]] : palette[trans[3]];
        }
        pixels += 16;
}
 
 
 
static void _render_invalid ( void )
{
        FILL(full_palette[3]);
}
 
 
static void _render_attrib_2 ( void )
{
        if (!visible) {
                ld1++;
                ld2++;
        } else {
                int data = NICK_READ(ld1++); // read attribute byte
                Uint32 c1 = palette[data & 0xF];
                Uint32 c2 = palette[data >> 4];
                data = NICK_READ(ld2++); // read graphic byte
                pixels[ 0] = pixels[ 1] = (data & 0x80) ? c1 : c2;
                pixels[ 2] = pixels[ 3] = (data & 0x40) ? c1 : c2;
                pixels[ 4] = pixels[ 5] = (data & 0x20) ? c1 : c2;
                pixels[ 6] = pixels[ 7] = (data & 0x10) ? c1 : c2;
                pixels[ 8] = pixels[ 9] = (data & 0x08) ? c1 : c2;
                pixels[10] = pixels[11] = (data & 0x04) ? c1 : c2;
                pixels[12] = pixels[13] = (data & 0x02) ? c1 : c2;
                pixels[14] = pixels[15] = (data & 0x01) ? c1 : c2;
        }
        pixels += 16;
}
 
 
static void _render_pixel_4 ( void )
{
        if (!visible) {
                ld1 += 2;
        } else {
                Uint8 *trans = col4trans + (NICK_READ(ld1++) << 2);
                pixels[ 0] = pixels[ 1] = palette[trans[0]];
                pixels[ 2] = pixels[ 3] = palette[trans[1]];
                pixels[ 4] = pixels[ 5] = palette[trans[2]];
                pixels[ 6] = pixels[ 7] = palette[trans[3]];
                trans = col4trans + (NICK_READ(ld1++) << 2);
                pixels[ 8] = pixels[ 9] = palette[trans[0]];
                pixels[10] = pixels[11] = palette[trans[1]];
                pixels[12] = pixels[13] = palette[trans[2]];
                pixels[14] = pixels[15] = palette[trans[3]];
        }
        pixels += 16;
}
 
static void _render_lpixel_4 ( void )
{
        if (!visible) {
                ld1 += 1;
        } else {
                Uint8 *trans = col4trans + (NICK_READ(ld1++) << 2);
                pixels[ 0] = pixels[ 1] = pixels[ 2] = pixels[ 3] = palette[trans[0]];
                pixels[ 4] = pixels[ 5] = pixels[ 6] = pixels[ 7] = palette[trans[1]];
                pixels[ 8] = pixels[ 9] = pixels[10] = pixels[11] = palette[trans[2]];
                pixels[12] = pixels[13] = pixels[14] = pixels[15] = palette[trans[3]];
        }
        pixels += 16;
}
 
 
static void _render_pixel_16 ( void ) // TODO
{
        if (!visible) {
                ld1 += 2;
        } else {
                Uint8 *trans = col16trans + (NICK_READ(ld1++) << 1);
                pixels[ 0] = pixels[ 1] = pixels[ 2] = pixels[ 3] = palette[trans[0]];
                pixels[ 4] = pixels[ 5] = pixels[ 6] = pixels[ 7] = palette[trans[1]];
                trans = col16trans + (NICK_READ(ld1++) << 1);
                pixels[ 8] = pixels[ 9] = pixels[10] = pixels[11] = palette[trans[0]];
                pixels[12] = pixels[13] = pixels[14] = pixels[15] = palette[trans[1]];
        }
        pixels += 16;
}
 
static void _render_lpixel_16 ( void ) // TODO
{
        if (!visible) {
                ld1 += 1;
        } else {
                Uint8 *trans = col16trans + (NICK_READ(ld1++) << 1);
                pixels[ 0] = pixels[ 1] = pixels[ 2] = pixels[ 3] =
                pixels[ 4] = pixels[ 5] = pixels[ 6] = pixels[ 7] = palette[trans[0]];
                pixels[ 8] = pixels[ 9] = pixels[10] = pixels[11] =
                pixels[12] = pixels[13] = pixels[14] = pixels[15] = palette[trans[1]];
        }
        pixels += 16;
}
 
static void _render_char_16 ( void ) { TODO(); }
static void _render_char_256 ( void ) { TODO(); }
 
 
 
 
 
static void (*_render)(void);
static void (*render_modes[])(void) = {
//static const void (*render_modes)(void)[] = {
        _render_vsync,          // col-2 vsync
        _render_pixel_2,        // col-2 pixel
        _render_attrib_2,       // col-2 attrib
        _render_char_2,         // col-2 ch256
        _render_char_2,         // col-2 ch128
        _render_char_2,         // col-2 ch64
        _render_invalid,        // col-2 invalid
        _render_lpixel_2,       // col-2 lpixel
        _render_vsync,          // col-4 vsync
        _render_pixel_4,        // col-4 pixel
        _render_attrib_2,       // col-4 attrib  TODO
        _render_char_4,         // col-4 ch256
        _render_char_4,         // col-4 ch128
        _render_char_4,         // col-4 ch64
        _render_invalid,        // col-4 invalid
        _render_lpixel_4,       // col-4 lpixel
        _render_vsync,          // col-16 vsync
        _render_pixel_16,       // col-16 pixel
        _render_attrib_2,       // col-16 attrib   TODO
        _render_char_16,        // col-16 ch256
        _render_char_16,        // col-16 ch128
        _render_char_16,        // col-16 ch64
        _render_invalid,        // col-16 invalid
        _render_lpixel_16,      // col-16 lpixel
        _render_vsync,          // col-256 vsync
        _render_pixel_256,      // col-256 pixel
        _render_attrib_2,       // col-256 attrib  TODO
        _render_char_256,       // col-256 ch256
        _render_char_256,       // col-256 ch128
        _render_char_256,       // col-256 ch64
        _render_invalid,        // col-256 invalid
        _render_lpixel_256      // col-256 lpixel
};
//static const int chs_for_modes[] = { 0, 0, 0, 256, 128, 64, 0, 0 };
static const int chb_for_modes[] = { 0, 0, 0,   8,   7,  6, 0, 0 };
 
 
 
 
 
void nick_set_frameskip ( int val )
{
        frameskip = val;
}
 
 
static int frames = 0;
//static Uint32 omg = 0x8040C0;
 
static inline void _update ( void )
{
        /*int a;
        for(a=0;a<100;a++)
                pixels_limit_up[100*736+400+a]=omg++;*/
        emu_one_frame(all_rasters, frameskip);
        all_rasters = 0;
        pixels = pixels_init;
        frames++;
}
 
 
static const char *_vm_names[] = {"vsync", "pixel", "attrib", "ch256", "ch128", "ch64", "invalid", "lpixel"};
static const char *_cm_names[] = {"2c", "4c", "16c", "256c"};
 
 
/* Result should be free()'d by the caller then! */
char *nick_dump_lpt ( const char *newline_seq )
{
        int a = lpt_set;
        int scs = 0;
        char *p = NULL;
        char buffer[256];
        do {
                snprintf(buffer, sizeof buffer, "%04X SC=%3d VINT=%d CM=%d VRES=%d VM=%d RELOAD=%d LM=%2d RM=%2d LD1=%04X LD2=%04X %s/%s%s",
                        a,
                        256 - vram[a], // sc
                        vram[a + 1] >> 7, // vint
                        (vram[a + 1] >> 5) & 3, // cm
                        (vram[a + 1] >> 4) & 1, // vres
                        (vram[a + 1] >> 1) & 7, // vm
                        vram[a + 1] & 1, // reload
                        vram[a + 2] & 63, // LM
                        vram[a + 3] & 63, // RM
                        vram[a + 4] | (vram[a + 5] << 8), // LD1
                        vram[a + 6] | (vram[a + 7] << 8), // LD2
                        _vm_names[(vram[a + 1] >> 1) & 7],
                        _cm_names[(vram[a + 1] >> 5) & 3],
                        newline_seq
                );
                p = realloc(p, p ? strlen(p) + strlen(buffer) + 256 : strlen(buffer) + 256);
                CHECK_MALLOC(p);
                if (a == lpt_set)
                        *p = '\0';
                strcat(p, buffer);
                scs += 256 - vram[a];
                if (vram[a + 1] & 1) {
                        sprintf(buffer, "Total scanlines = %d%s", scs, newline_seq);
                        strcat(p, buffer);
                        return p;
                }
                a = (a + 16) & 0xFFFF;
        } while (a != lpt_set);
        sprintf(buffer, "ERROR: LPT is endless!%s", newline_seq);
        strcat(p, buffer);
        return p;
}
 
 
 
 
void nick_render_slot ( void )
{
        register int a;
        switch (slot) {
                case 57:
                        raster_time++;
                        all_rasters++;
                        scanlines++;
                        if (scanlines >= max_scanlines) {
                                scanlines = 0;
                                if (!lpt_clk) // LPT clocking is inhibited?
                                        lpt_a -= 16; // stay at the current LPB if so
                                else if (reload)        // if LPT clocking is OK (it is here) but reload LPT bit is set, then start from the beginning
                                        lpt_a = lpt_set;
                                // if non of the above, the default is to continue read the LPT, which is the next LPB, as it should be
                        } else
                                lpt_a -= 16; // stay at the current LPB, it still applies for one or more scanlines
                        pixels += pixels_gap;
                        slot = 0; // NO break after this, control flows over "case 0". This is not a bug, but a feature! :)
                case 0:
                        max_scanlines = 256 - NICK_READ(lpt_a++);
                        a = NICK_READ(lpt_a++);
                        dave_int1(a & 128);
                        reload = a & 1;
                        vres = a & 16;
                        vm = (a >> 1) & 7;
                        cm = (a >> 5) & 3;
                        if (!vm) { // vsync mode is the actual video mode (vm=0)
                                if (!vsync) { // if previous mode line was not vsync, this is start of the vsync!
                                        vsync = 1;
                                        if (pixels >= pixels_limit_vsync_shortest)
                                                _update();
                                }
                        } else
                                vsync = 0;
                        if (pixels >= pixels_limit_vsync_long_force)
                                _update();
                        visible = (pixels >= pixels_limit_up && pixels < pixels_limit_bottom && (!frameskip));
                        if (XEMU_UNLIKELY((vm | ((a >> 2) & 0x18)) >= 8*4))
                                FATAL("FATAL ERROR: NICK: render funcarray bound check failure!");
                        _render = render_modes[vm | ((a >> 2) & 0x18)];
                        break;
                case 1:
                        a = NICK_READ(lpt_a++);
                        lm = a & 63;
                        lsbalt = a & 64;
                        msbalt = a & 128;
                        balt_mask = lsbalt ? 0xFE : 0xFF;
                        if (msbalt) balt_mask &= 0x7F;
                        a = NICK_READ(lpt_a++);
                        rm = a & 63;
                        //altind1 = a & 64;
                        //altind0 = a & 128;
                        altind = ((a & 128) >> 1) | ((a & 64) << 1);
                        break;
                case 2:
                        a  = NICK_READ(lpt_a++);
                        a |= NICK_READ(lpt_a++) << 8;
                        if ((!scanlines) || (!vres))
                                ld1 = a;
                        break;
                case 3:
                        a  = NICK_READ(lpt_a++);
                        a |= NICK_READ(lpt_a++) << 8;
                        if (!scanlines) {
                                chb = chb_for_modes[vm];
                                if (chb) {
                                        ld2 = a << chb;
                                        chs = 1 << chb;
                                        chm = chs - 1;
                                } else {
                                        ld2 = a;
                                        chs = 0;
                                }
                        } else
                                ld2 += chs; // if chs==0 (non-ch mode) it won't make any difference anyway ...
                        break;
                // these slots are used to read the palette related info from LPB
                // note: the high 8 colours of the palette is set by BIAS register, not by the LPB!
                case 4:
                        palette[0] = full_palette[NICK_READ(lpt_a++)];
                        palette[1] = full_palette[NICK_READ(lpt_a++)];
                        break;
                case 5:
                        palette[2] = full_palette[NICK_READ(lpt_a++)];
                        palette[3] = full_palette[NICK_READ(lpt_a++)];
                        break;
                case 6:
                        palette[4] = full_palette[NICK_READ(lpt_a++)];
                        palette[5] = full_palette[NICK_READ(lpt_a++)];
                        break;
                case 7:
                        palette[6] = full_palette[NICK_READ(lpt_a++)];
                        palette[7] = full_palette[NICK_READ(lpt_a++)];
                        break;
                case 54:
                case 55:
                case 56:
                        // Nick does VRAM refresh here, and generates HSYNC, not so much needed in an emulator, though :)
                        break;
                case  8: case  9: case 10: case 11: case 12: case 13: case 14: case 15: case 16: case 17: case 18: case 19: case 20: case 21: case 22: case 23: case 24: case 25: case 26: case 27: case 28:
                case 29: case 30: case 31: case 32: case 33: case 34: case 35: case 36: case 37: case 38: case 39: case 40: case 41: case 42: case 43: case 44: case 45: case 46: case 47: case 48: case 49:
                case 50: case 51: case 52: case 53:
                        // TODO: real nick does not use complicated comparsion just disables border and enables again while hitting lm and rm ...
                        if (slot < lm || slot >= rm) {
                                if (vsync)
                                        _render_vsync();
                                else
                                        _render_border();
                        } else
                                _render();
                        break;
                default:
                        FATAL("NICK: FATAL ERROR: invalid slot number for rendering: %d", slot);
                        break;
        }
        slot++;
}