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In Machine Code, what is the quickest way to sort bytes?I am playing around with some ordering of sprites, where I want to order them by vertical position. I used some Rodnay Zaks code to order some bytes…
... logN) to rearrange a random array into an array possessing ... heapsort vs quicksort for small machines is that it ... *is* a problem on small cpus with 64k address space ... then by only a small amount. So you could ... the bin sort for small numbers of sprites(keeping ... -
The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
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In Machine Code, what is the quickest way to sort bytes?I am playing around with some ordering of sprites, where I want to order them by vertical position. I used some Rodnay Zaks code to order some bytes…
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For a small dataset or a nearly ordered ... fast. For something as small as a few sprites it ... data that is in random order then it's ... can't remember which. For random data they are probably about ... than it saves on a small data set.
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Bipboi Beta 2007.12Ok, this will be the final beta for a while, so I can add more levels etc. But, I have tried to respond to all comments. Some liked the origional k…
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Decent Assembler...I'm quite in the mood to learn a bit of Z80... Can anyone recommend an easy to use assembler (that will run on a real Speccy) that's not too complic…
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Zeus is a great assembler. I'm far from being ... I've entered a few small programs using it.
How are people developing?Are most coding on actual HW or under emulation, or cross developing?
... having it compiled into Z80 assembler with the cross compiler. ... writing the program in Z80 assembler in the first place... ... thing. A cross-assembler is an assembler running on a platform ... get things fast enough or small enough. Enough = not necessarily ...How are people developing?Are most coding on actual HW or under emulation, or cross developing?
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I still say - assembler is just assembler. It can be written ... kill us...
ROM - random overwrittable memory
RAM - read ...Was learning machine code a waste of time?I remember computer magazines from the mid-1980s often had features about using machine code, which I duly skipped over as it seemed totally impenetr…
... , etc.) and, except for a small minority doing low level hardware ... ever going to touch an assembler.Was learning machine code a waste of time?I remember computer magazines from the mid-1980s often had features about using machine code, which I duly skipped over as it seemed totally impenetr…
... kind of modern program in assembler (not just games) would be ... doing it by hand in assembler would give any real performance ... /> assembler is still used a bit though, sometimes for writing some small ...Was learning machine code a waste of time?I remember computer magazines from the mid-1980s often had features about using machine code, which I duly skipped over as it seemed totally impenetr…
... learning the meaning of apparently random strings of numbers and letters ... ". most programmers who were using assembler back then and carried on ...Was learning machine code a waste of time?I remember computer magazines from the mid-1980s often had features about using machine code, which I duly skipped over as it seemed totally impenetr…
... create it for use on small devices with limited amounts of ... ". most programmers who were using assembler back then and carried on ...Was learning machine code a waste of time?I remember computer magazines from the mid-1980s often had features about using machine code, which I duly skipped over as it seemed totally impenetr…
... reasonably in-depth knowledge of assembler means that you can get ... speed (such as for a small stub that is called many ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... because it only had a small amount of memory - or no ... - which had a built-in Assembler. From what I believe though ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... concepts but in a haphazard random way with little thought given ... with them having lots of small assignments or projects but never ...SjASMPlus cross compiler of Z80 assembly languageHi! I want to present you cross-compiler of Z80 assembly language: [B]SjASMPlus[/B]. [SIZE="4"]Features:[/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Z80/R800 documented and un…
Very nice assembler, seems to be quite compatible ... 's webpage.
One small detail I've noticed in ...SjASMPlus cross compiler of Z80 assembly languageHi! I want to present you cross-compiler of Z80 assembly language: [B]SjASMPlus[/B]. [SIZE="4"]Features:[/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Z80/R800 documented and un…
... straight away. This is my assembler of choice now!
[QUOTE=Metalbrain]Very nice assembler, seems to be quite compatible ... 's webpage.
One small detail I've noticed in ...SjASMPlus cross compiler of Z80 assembly languageHi! I want to present you cross-compiler of Z80 assembly language: [B]SjASMPlus[/B]. [SIZE="4"]Features:[/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Z80/R800 documented and un…
... decided to try out your assembler and it seems nice however ... /> 2) When I compiled very small and simple program which consisted ... really like to enjoy this assembler:)SjASMPlus cross compiler of Z80 assembly languageHi! I want to present you cross-compiler of Z80 assembly language: [B]SjASMPlus[/B]. [SIZE="4"]Features:[/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Z80/R800 documented and un…
... decided to try out your assembler and it seems nice however ... ]2) When I compiled very small and simple program which consisted ...The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... and the code is pretty small.
The blitter would use ... DRAMs. These are single cycle random access at 8.3MHz. The ...Totally unrelated to Speccies...But fun, nevertheless. [url]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.dunn4/Letters.rar[/url] Have a go, lemme know if there's any ways you can think of to…
... on the screen or just random?
Add a little ... message" which then creates a small .fridgemagnetstxt (or something similar) file ... anyhow.)
How about random little animations if one removes ...Totally unrelated to Speccies...But fun, nevertheless. [url]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.dunn4/Letters.rar[/url] Have a go, lemme know if there's any ways you can think of to…
... on the screen or just random?
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It's random. Picks a load and then ... message" which then creates a small .fridgemagnetstxt (or something similar) ...
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How about random little animations if one removes ...Sam coup? - some questionsHi everyone. Got myself a sam coupé without any kind of cables. I was a bit suspicious about it's working condition. Hooked it to a pc at psu a…
... there any that are sufficiently small and/or relatively easy?
assembler, and my first machine code ...Small C on Sam help neededI'm trying to make good on some of my old developments that fell by the wayside and one of them uses Small C. The reason I stopped was down to not h…
... you need a hand with assembler or anything let me know ... the Small-C disk with a library of revised routines in assembler ...Small C on Sam help neededI'm trying to make good on some of my old developments that fell by the wayside and one of them uses Small C. The reason I stopped was down to not h…
... z88dk. Z88dk evolved out of small C and is nearly ansi ... are written in hand-coded assembler so that the C only ...Aggravating problem with screensI've rewritten my Sam C runtime emulator code ( well almost ) to allow me to use my own routines for blitting sprites onto the screen, storing tiles …
... in little chunks via a small buffer as it tries to ... honesty, to get anything running assembler is the only way.Looking for a Windows based Z80 compilerCan anybody recommend a windows XP based Z80 compiler that lets you export your code as a Z80 snapshot or TZX or TAP file? If not, what is the best …
... . So it's not like assembler PHASEs anything.
[QUOTE ... instance. If your project is small enough to be contained within ...2007, and still no NIC and browser for the Speccy?I've started to read all the w.o.s. threads, starting by the ones that came up with the search function, using the keywords of the topics that intere…
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Converting to assembler is probably a waste of ... C (there may be some small sections of assembly) and compiles ...If a C64 can do it...Forgive me if this isn't the right section. We've seen coders surprising us over and over again with excellent demos and things that a few years ago…
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When I write assembler, I make *heavy* use of ... 's split up into separate, small, selfcontained units.If a C64 can do it...Forgive me if this isn't the right section. We've seen coders surprising us over and over again with excellent demos and things that a few years ago…
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C itself is very small and simple... give it a ... quite similar to programming in assembler, at least it feels like ... /> ... and because it's so small it doesn't do a ... own equivalents in C or assembler -- but that would take a ...C64's SID music on ZX - the demo is HERE!!I'm proud to announce, that two great persons from Central Europe - Poke & Omega - have made something really important for Spectrum world. Now ZX …
... we had a small basic program with a small machine code routine ... have the source code in assembler for the player routine?
