?2.99 postage, so ?12.78 overall. Not bad. And I like the idea of it being printed on demand. Feels simultaneously futuristic and friendly-small-business.
I adore lulu and the control it gives me over my work. Very friendly to indie authors, yes :)
Looking forward to receiving it. Beginner-oriented it may be, but as I'm mega busy at work these days and have lost track of the scene a bit, I'm sure it will be useful :)
If you opt for a bit more historical, you should mention in the next update the "JPP" emulator which if memory serves is one of the first (stopped development in '92!) if not THE first emulator for the Spectrum. Little more details here.
Yep, I remember playing with it before the speccy was discontinued.
If you opt for a bit more historical, you should mention in the next update the "JPP" emulator which if memory serves is one of the first (stopped development in '92!) if not THE first emulator for the Spectrum. Little more details here.
Yep, I remember playing with it before the speccy was discontinued.
Thanks! That raises a point of my own ignorance which I encountered when writing the book... that I didn't know what the first ever Spectrum emulator was. I must confess, I've never heard of JPP (Z80 was the first emulator I encountered). Does everyone agree that it's most likely JPP that holds this title, or are there other candidates?
I think you'll struggle to get a solid answer to this, across all platforms. The first Speccy emulator I used myself was KGB on the Amiga - that would've been late 1980's , possibly early 1990 at the latest, as I didn't use an Amiga much beyond that.
I think you'll struggle to get a solid answer to this, across all platforms. The first Speccy emulator I used myself was KGB on the Amiga - that would've been late 1980's , possibly early 1990 at the latest, as I didn't use an Amiga much beyond that.
Maybe JPP was the first for the PC?
As yes - sorry, I did mean PC emulator. My first experience of Spectrum emulation was on my Sam Coupe.
As yes - sorry, I did mean PC emulator. My first experience of Spectrum emulation was on my Sam Coupe.
Whitby Computers Ltd had a version of Sinclair BASIC running on the C64 before the SAM was created. Not strictly an emulator as it wouldn't run 6502 code. I assume it was created by translating Logan & O'Hara's disassembly into 6502. No mean feat for a program of that complexity. I can't believe a 1Mhz 6510 would be up to the task of emulating a 3.5Mhz Z80.
I think you'll struggle to get a solid answer to this, across all platforms. The first Speccy emulator I used myself was KGB on the Amiga - that would've been late 1980's , possibly early 1990 at the latest, as I didn't use an Amiga much beyond that.
Maybe JPP was the first for the PC?
I should've clarified that myself too. I meant probably (one of the) first for the PC as I didn't have access to other systems, although I do vaguely recall KGB being quite early as well.
But it's true that getting clear reply as to the no1, is maybe lost in the dungeons of time by now. Unless you can ask Arnt Gulbrandsen himself of what he remembers about those days..
As yes - sorry, I did mean PC emulator. My first experience of Spectrum emulation was on my Sam Coupe.
Hmmm... not sure you can get away with calling the SAM Coup? an emulator can you!? :) It's a sort-of, almost, kinda Spectrum-compatible computer - a bit like the Pentagon, no?
Anyway, I reckon JPP is the first publicly-available Speccy emulator for the PC then. It was based on another Amiga emulator called "Spectrum". The docs that come with JPP say it's (c)1991-1992, and I haven't seen anything dated earlier than 1991 for the PC.
Trying hard but I can't remember this emulator being "publicly" available. Did anyone remember playing with it at the time? The disassembler option looks neat.
Trying hard but I can't remember this emulator being "publicly" available. Did anyone remember playing with it at the time? The disassembler option looks neat.
Welcome to the wolrd of CGA graphics. I had a hercules.
/me goes to the DVD basement section to digg old emulator versions.
I don't remember that emulator. I used JPP and Z80 back then. The first Spectrum emulator I ever used was KGB on the Amiga. It was slow, there was no sound, but it emulated a Speccy. :smile:
Got my hardback version today and it looks sweeeeeeeet.
If anyone is interested, in this, I've discounted it 30% like the paperback version, so it's reduced from ?24.99 to ?17.49. Once again, this discount only applies to lulu sales.
My paperback arrived a few days ago - huzzah! - though I've been too busy to peruse it in detail yet.
The return address (presumably the printer or distributor) threw me - as the crow flies, it's about five hundred metres from the house where I grew up playing a lot of Spectrum games :)
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That is sweeeeeeeeeeet. Love being able to walk into a newsagents and pick something up with my name in it. Thanks :)
I adore lulu and the control it gives me over my work. Very friendly to indie authors, yes :)
Hope you enjoy it. Thanks for the purchase!
Yep, I remember playing with it before the speccy was discontinued.
Thanks! That raises a point of my own ignorance which I encountered when writing the book... that I didn't know what the first ever Spectrum emulator was. I must confess, I've never heard of JPP (Z80 was the first emulator I encountered). Does everyone agree that it's most likely JPP that holds this title, or are there other candidates?
Maybe JPP was the first for the PC?
As yes - sorry, I did mean PC emulator. My first experience of Spectrum emulation was on my Sam Coupe.
Whitby Computers Ltd had a version of Sinclair BASIC running on the C64 before the SAM was created. Not strictly an emulator as it wouldn't run 6502 code. I assume it was created by translating Logan & O'Hara's disassembly into 6502. No mean feat for a program of that complexity. I can't believe a 1Mhz 6510 would be up to the task of emulating a 3.5Mhz Z80.
I should've clarified that myself too. I meant probably (one of the) first for the PC as I didn't have access to other systems, although I do vaguely recall KGB being quite early as well.
But it's true that getting clear reply as to the no1, is maybe lost in the dungeons of time by now. Unless you can ask Arnt Gulbrandsen himself of what he remembers about those days..
Anyway, I reckon JPP is the first publicly-available Speccy emulator for the PC then. It was based on another Amiga emulator called "Spectrum". The docs that come with JPP say it's (c)1991-1992, and I haven't seen anything dated earlier than 1991 for the PC.
Ooooo... just look at that first screenshot!
[Edit] I've just realised I answered an ancient post on this thread - doh [/Edit]
Welcome to the wolrd of CGA graphics. I had a hercules.
/me goes to the DVD basement section to digg old emulator versions.
If anyone is interested, in this, I've discounted it 30% like the paperback version, so it's reduced from ?24.99 to ?17.49. Once again, this discount only applies to lulu sales.
ISBN 9781471696121. You can get it here: http://www.lulu.com/shop/colin-woodcock/the-zx-spectrum-on-your-pc/hardcover/product-20109689.html
The return address (presumably the printer or distributor) threw me - as the crow flies, it's about five hundred metres from the house where I grew up playing a lot of Spectrum games :)
Pedro Gimeno started coding Spectrum back in 1989, but I don't know when was the first public release.
http://www.formauri.es/personal/pgimeno/spec/spec.html