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ANN: SpudACE v0.008

rich_chandlerrich_chandler
edited March 2012 in Emulators
Though not strictly a ZX Spectrum emulator (but definitely ZX Spectrum related) I ashamedly announce the release of SpudACE v0.008, my Jupiter Ace emulator.

You can find it here.

Information and software (along with far inferior emulators) for the Jupiter Ace can be found at http://www.jupiter-ace.co.uk/index.html.

It's run by Steve Parry-Thomas (spt) whom many of you here know and is well worth a visit.

May the FORTH be with you!!!!
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  • kgmcneilkgmcneil
    edited February 2012
    Thanks for that!... Its not often that we hear of the Jupitar Ace these days... and its been years since I tinkered with forth (there's some very good versions for the Speccy, and even an emulator with forth compiler built in somewhere out there, although I forget what its called now)... Great to see this little platform still getting some support....

    Incidently, out of curiousity, did anyone ever try creating an alternative ZX spectrum ROM with FORTH instead of BASIC, or ever try running the Jupitar ACE roms through a spectrum?... Iv seen a few FORTH versions out there for the speccy, but often wondered how different things might have been if FORTH had been available on startup, within the rom itself... I recall seeing a 129kSE rom knocking around somewhere with BBC BASIC and SEBasic and wondered how hard it might be to compile a version of FORTH in there... Anyone ever considered that as a possible project?...
  • RNDRND
    edited February 2012
    SpudAce.msi appears malicious according to chrome v19.
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  • GeoffGeoff
    edited February 2012
    kgmcneil wrote: »
    Incidently, out of curiousity, did anyone ever try creating an alternative ZX spectrum ROM with FORTH instead of BASIC, or ever try running the Jupitar ACE roms through a spectrum?... Iv seen a few FORTH versions out there for the speccy, but often wondered how different things might have been if FORTH had been available on startup, within the rom itself... I recall seeing a 129kSE rom knocking around somewhere with BBC BASIC and SEBasic and wondered how hard it might be to compile a version of FORTH in there... Anyone ever considered that as a possible project?...

    Here is a ROM that runs in your Interface 2 or download it to replace the main ROM in your Spectrum or Spectrum emulator.

    http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Interface2/Cartridges/Interface2_RC_New_Jupiter_Ace.htm

    Great to see karingal's emulator though. I have a soft spot for the Jupiter Ace as has this guy.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vickers_(computer_scientist))

    His Dad worked with the Pilot Ace which appeared in the Daily Mirror in 1952

    goo.gl/pwXHj

    It also used decimal floating point.
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited February 2012
    RND wrote: »
    SpudAce.msi appears malicious according to chrome v19.
    Yeah, Simon Owen informed me of that. I have absolutely no idea why or how to rectify it.
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited February 2012
    Geoff wrote: »
    His Dad worked with the Pilot Ace which appeared in the Daily Mirror in 1952
    Yes, it was suggested to me to have "ACE" in capital letters as a nod to Vickers Dad and his work with the Pilot ACE.

    I thought it was a mighty fine idea...
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • ASH-IIASH-II
    edited February 2012
    That's OK I shaved my head and I'm not sad. :-o
  • kgmcneilkgmcneil
    edited February 2012
    ..oh wow!... I never knew of your work on that (is that your work??)!!!... Thats exactly the kind of thing I envisaged!!!!... Im at work now, but even so, couldn't resist the temptation to try out the .tzx at least... THANK YOU so much for pointing this one out - I didn't even know it existed!... Its pretty clear even from reading the website that a lot of work obviously went into this!... Thanks again!
  • guesserguesser
    edited February 2012
    kgmcneil wrote: »
    ..oh wow!... I never knew of your work on that (is that your work??)!!!

    Do you mean the Jupiter Ace emulator ROM? That's by Paul Farrow.
    My rubbish website including the redrawn Amstrad schematics and the Sinclair Wiki.
  • kgmcneilkgmcneil
    edited February 2012
    Oppss... your right... sorry about that... Nevertheless, a big thanks anyhow for pointing it out nontheless... Now I gotta dig out some manuals to remind myself how to program the beastie... :-P
  • GeoffGeoff
    edited February 2012
    kgmcneil wrote: »
    Oppss... your right... sorry about that... Nevertheless, a big thanks anyhow for pointing it out nontheless... Now I gotta dig out some manuals to remind myself how to program the beastie... :-P

    Yes I should have mentioned it was all Paul Farrow's work. He has done his own disassembly of important routines and I recently pointed out the ROM properly in another thread.

    You will find the manuals online on the site in karingal's original post.

    http://www.jupiter-ace.co.uk/usermanual.html#ace_manuals
  • AlarmAlarm
    edited February 2012
    I am saddened but not surprised that karingal did not credit me for my FORTH joke. :sad:
    :-P
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited February 2012
    Alarm wrote: »
    I am saddened but not surprised that karingal did not credit me for my FORTH joke. :sad:
    :-P
    I did, you just haven't found it yet...
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • Lee FogartyLee Fogarty
    edited February 2012
    Are you going to destroy every Z80 machine with this spud ****e?

    Good work BTW :-P
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  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited February 2012
    fogartylee wrote: »
    Are you going to destroy every Z80 machine with this spud ****e?

    Good work BTW :-P
    Spud81 next?
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • martynneillsonmartynneillson
    edited February 2012
    On bbcdocs.com there is a PDF of the Acornsoft Forth manual which may be of use.
  • GeoffGeoff
    edited February 2012
    karingal wrote: »
    Yes, it was suggested to me to have "ACE" in capital letters as a nod to Vickers Dad and his work with the Pilot ACE.

    Yes there is more from his Dad on the Pilot ACE and the DEUCE in that book which costs ?65 at the moment

    http://goo.gl/tynYQ

    Free preview on Google.

    Tom's daughter's booklet on the Jupiter ACE is on the free manuals page too.

    http://www.jupiter-ace.co.uk/usermanual.html#ace_manuals
  • ASH-IIASH-II
    edited February 2012
    karingal wrote: »
    Spud81 next?


    ooooOOOOoooo what's that going to emulate????....

    I think Spud360 will be a challenge (unless you just emulate a big red ring ooerr )
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited March 2012
    A quick ad for the latest update...

    http://www.jupiter-ace.co.uk/emulators_win.html

    fil: Credit included.
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • guesserguesser
    edited March 2012
    scowl

    you know why :p
    My rubbish website including the redrawn Amstrad schematics and the Sinclair Wiki.
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