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The state of source level debuggingI was just wondering if we can put on a table everything we collectively know about source level debugging for ZX Spectrum to get an overview of curr…
... breakpoints, where you can see C source code, and examine ... achieved what everyone can do in FUSE debugger for years.
There is a debugger folder in SDCC! And it does contains ... Russian ZX Spectrum emulator, written in C# can now “talk GDB protocol ... -
Contended Memory, literallyDoes anyone else have the sort of memory where they have trouble just picking out info cold? I know we had a discussion about memory sometime last mo…
... m pretty well experienced in C++, Java and C# (the usual ... only really a professional in the language I'm ... 've been putting software together in C# / .Net. Ask me ... hypothetical, I wont answer, just in case ;) ), and I' ... advance stuff). Now for C++, I do a bit ... -
Arcade Game Designer for ZX Spectrum Next/Timex 8x1For those of you who are not members of the Spectrum Next or AGD Facebook groups, I've released a new editorless AGD compiler. While it has been des…
... been designed with the Next in mind, it will work on ... which takes a program written in AGD "BASIC" and creates an ... -style. The compiler is written in C and the source is included ... -
ZXSCLZF - Yet another Screen CompressorQuick disclaimer before I continue, this compressor does not shrink screens as small as some of the others posted here, in particular the very good z…
... the C code creates ASM code in a text ... /> Anyway feedback appreciated in particular suggestions on improving ... /> ld c,a ; 4t - store a in c for later ... check if in attr mem space?
jr c,_ulzfa060 ; ... 12/7t - if not then in ... -
128k memory musingI've been pondering on the 128k memory thing a bit, and it's just bloody stupid. The 64k memory space is divided in four chunks. One is always los…
... rendering has to be in the always-resident memory ... points of going 128k in the first place.
in in order to render, one ... could contain (possibly even in compressed form) various code ... programs as separate projects in C, and as long as ... -
endless runner project..So I'm thinking of writing a small tutorial series on writing games for the speccy in C, and figured that an endless runner would be an easy example …
... writing games for the speccy in C, and figured that an endless ... -
Quantum Leap Paradox 16th July 2017We all know the Sinclair QL was launched in the early 1980s. So you may be surprised to learn that, back in 1990, someone was attempting to use a Sin…
... the Sinclair QL was launched in the early 1980s. So you ... surprised to learn that, back in 1990, someone was attempting to ... br />
Undeleting files created in the future? Mind blown? I ... systems programming in C.. But I am just as happy in C++ / Java, ... -
Conditional compilation with Pasmo?Hi, Am beginning to learn Z80. Have chosen Pasmo for my assembler, but am not wed to it. Problem: I have a file "A.asm" and another, "B.asm"…
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Pasmo is complaining that in doing this, I am redefining ... have already included the file in once, I don't need ... do what I would do in C and write something like this ... /> ENDIF[/code]
And in that way, prevent "constants.asm ... -
The Quill. Random start location for object.So I've been reading the manual to 'The Quill' recently and it seems like a bit of fun. :) Haven't tried programming anything yet but I was thinki…
... have an item appear randomly in one of four locations ... chance the object will appear in location A. If not true ... a 50% chance it's in C, if not then it' ... ll appear in location D.
... commands are probably not needed in this bit of code.
Pyjamarama remake, players wanted.I've been spending some time recreating Pyjamarama using Mono (C#) on the PC. Why? 1. I started pulling apart the original Z80 and published the [u…
... time recreating Pyjamarama using Mono (C#) on the PC.
Why ... started putting something together using C# for a personal challenge.
in a small window. Being in C#/Mono and only ... etc etc.
Thanks in advance.
Luny.RAD for SpeccyJust wanted to share a fine technique of rapid app development for ZX Spectrum in C. Programming without debugger is a pain. It comes down to needing…
... development for ZX Spectrum in C. Programming without debugger is ... then write code in C# or C, using very plain C. I go ... example of work in progress. A C# code for displaying ... br />
// Calculate line pos. in vmem.
int addr = 0 ...Printing text, part MMXIIXI'm pretty sure there's been a zillion threads about this already, and I don't think it's the first one by myself either, but here goes. Proportiona…
... most of the application is in C.
- I could massage ... glyph fit completely in byte?
sub a, c
jr ... /> ; Decrement pixels that fit in target
dec c
jr NZ ... br /> dec c
dec c
dec c
dec c
ld ...ZX Spectrum version of Beethoven's Symphony No 5 / The Lost Party DemoHi there! The Lost Party Invitro 2019 by HOOY-PROGRAM & Piesiu. Music by Yerzmyey. Coded by Hellboi. The music is a ZX Spectrum cover of Beet…
... Beethoven's Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op 67 (fragment), heheheh ...Console frameworkStill working on Specotron, but at the point where working out the diagonal lines collision is not good at beer o'clock. In the meantime I've knoc…
... a
; remember C in A
ld a, c
; copy HL ... pressed
.nexthalfline
in a, (c) ; read keyboard half-line< ... .getkeyval
set 7, c ; set top bit in C
and ~1 ... .getkeyval
set 6, c ; set 6th bit in C
and ~2 ...Standard Development LibrariesSo after some time away I decided to re-register after a Twitter thread (https://twitter.com/SpectrumNez/status/1578158361236963328) led me to a Visu…
... assembler. Namely SpecNetIDE (can see in thread with example code I ... had written in pastebin for that particular discussion ... macros which you'd find in C type languages.
During ...
So I continued on in this manner for other things ...Your favourite machine apart from The SpectrumI've asked this on a couple of other sites, so now it's time to ask it here: what is your favourite machine, forgetting about the Speccy? For me, it'…
... the need of doing everything in C (not an easy language for ...Which emulator and assembler?Hi, I am looking to learn z80 assembly language and I feel the best option is a spectrum emulator and an assembler. Can anybody recommend the best …
... basically because of its built in debugger, which ZX32 lacks.
in a speccy for more than ... , Mark posted a similar message in c.s.s. requesting an assembler ... transcribed and is currently available in the net I thought it ...Internet enabled SpectrumHi, I'm sure this isn't new but I plan to make an Internet-enabled Speccy capable of serving up pages using a TCP/IP hardware stack (I just did this…
... now. But about the speccy C. Well i think since the ... programs that can be written in C. Tho I think that a ... scaled down version of C could be an option(sort ...Internet enabled SpectrumHi, I'm sure this isn't new but I plan to make an Internet-enabled Speccy capable of serving up pages using a TCP/IP hardware stack (I just did this…
... , I'm *far* more productive in C and the code would also ... need a very basic Z80 C compiler that allows relocation of ...What other 'retrotech' are you into, what hardware do you own?I suppose talking about machines, hardware & software other than Sinclair is off-topic, but my retro collection was kick-started at WoS! I had heard…
... , reading a review of one in C&VG magazine,and started ... , but I have loaded software in and played it succesfully.
Machine Code ChallengeHere's a challenge for all you Z80 programmers. Points to be awarded for elegance and brevity. (I haven't got the solution either) HL addresses the …
... br /> EXX ; bit in HL' and restore original HL ... (HL),A ; Store byte in its location.
RET ; ... byte.
LD C,A ; Store byte in C.
RRA ; ... ; bit 0 of previous byte in bit 7. Carry
... C ; OR A and C.
LD (HL),A ; Store new byte in ...Machine Code Challenge #1 ResultsWell at the stroke of midnight there were 3 entries so everybody gets to stand on the podium and the 3 Spectrum books will be going out to prizewinn…
... 't publish the thickening routine in his Interface 1 disassembly, it ... no need to store values in C. I believe that these features ... /> A further piece in the jigsaw is that in "Your Sinclair" at ... Andy Pennell was writing about in magazines and books.
Arcade and Speccy games.I used to play arcade and Speccy games when I was a kid, but back then I thought the conversions were good. Nowadays I think some were crap. So what …
... used to go to Telegames in Peterborough, that's actually where ... HQ, I recall, got 97% in C+VG magazine. It deserved it ...YS3 has it ceased being published online now?[url="http://www.ys3.co.uk/"]http://www.ys3.co.uk/[/url] Does anyone know if the people who were putting YS3 up on line are going to do anymore?
Yeah it was, I also liked seeing my name in virtual print. :)
The only name check I ever got in a real magazine was in C&VG when I won a copy of Elite.New SPIN 0.3a releaseHi all, here's the next version - mainly a maintenance release, with new bugs :) Here's what's new: V0.3a - Bugs and more tapes -------------------…
... don't have any spaces in the path to SPIN at ... all - I'll fix that in the next release!
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c:\games\Speccy emulators\Spin ... need to eliminate the space in "Speccy Emulators" or move SPIN ...My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
I programmed a Bios in basic which will be converted ... redo all the softare just in case it doesn't work ... GB Advance. It will take in C code at one end and ...My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... /> I programmed a Bios in basic which will be converted ... hell aren't you writing in pure assemler - or at ... all the softare just in case it doesn't ... Advance. It will take in C code at one end and ... than BASIC. Compiling from C actually makes SENSE for development ...ZX Spin 0.4 available for Download.Standard Cut-n-Paste from the CSS post: If all goes well, I'll upload it to WOS on monday. ----------------------------------------- Okay, it's th…
... , along with any SPIN.log (in c:\) and also your machine specs ... designed with normal font sizes in mind, and we won't ... choose to run in larger fonts, sorry. Maybe in a later release ...ANN: Write Spectrum Games in C with speclib121 Announcing the sprite pack C library for the z88dk C cross compiler available from: [url="http://justme895.tripod.com/main.htm"]http://justme895.tr…
... fast as assembler) in a very short time. In the future I ... plan to write software in C and then optimize portions with ... too slow to be useful in games).
What will ... sprite pack will be available in a few days. It's ...
