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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…
... suppose at worst I can write up my experiences as to ... to your program calls ROM routines ( RST 16 and jump table vectors ... -
Help understanding some z80 asmI'm trying to work out how to represent the structure of a "sprite" in the SAM as "Grabbed" by SmallC. I can see the assembler implementation but I …
... z88dk, as I can write my own routines for blitting ... and if I have to write my own routines to ... own structures.
3. Write directly to the screen.
ROM.
I guess ... 8 bit but it has 16 bit addressing, does this ... -
Help understanding some z80 asmI'm trying to work out how to represent the structure of a "sprite" in the SAM as "Grabbed" by SmallC. I can see the assembler implementation but I …
... at z88dk, as I can write my own routines for blitting ... and if I have to write my own routines to handle ... that bit of asm or ROM call that does the screen ... 8 bit but it has 16 bit addressing, does this mean ... the z80 is able to write 16 bit numbers to memory faster ... -
Noob to Z80 needing +3 helpI'm quite new to z80 programming, but i'm attempting to write some kind of windowing system that will run alongside BASIC on my +3 with Kempston mous…
... The examples in the spectrum rom seem to use the register ... it so that it can write into several different windows? In ... s) here
defw === put 16-bit word(s) here
write mainly in C to ... case). Or you could write in asm and use the ... -
Learning z80 assembly - useful linksI'm starting here: [url]http://cobb.host.sk/z80guide/index.htm[/url] Anyone got any other great links?
... /> MC LESSON - Fred 10 - ROM Routines/Maths
MC LESSON ... - Fred 11a - ROM Routines/Vector
MC LESSON ... Music
MC LESSON - Fred 16 - Sprites
MC LESSON - ... MC MOnitor
Tools - Fred 48 - SPRITE editor
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divIDE ProductionJust to let everyone know that we have made further progress with the updated divIDE. Board design has been completed and changes have been made to …
... just a CD) to load emulator files.
+DivIDE I think ... raw ROM file, which you'd need an EPROM programmer to write ... -
basizx newsHello. I've uploaded a new version of basizx. Now there is also an Amstrad CPC incarnation, able to LOAD and SAVE +3 basic files in disc. And the I…
... Instead of a string or 16 bit integer form of the ... uses) you use a 16 bit pointer to the line ... if it's normally a 16 bit integer. On execution ... speed will be better to write a compiler than a specialized ... and then directly making the ROM call.
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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…
... actually a lot harder to write decent fast running games on ... Sam as you can call rom routines ( which I don't ... when using Basic and the Rom routines for sprites:
emulator though, I'm suspicous of ... -
USB Hardrive enclosures.I have invested in a USB hardrive enclosure and a 40Gb laptop hard-drive as my USB stick was bulging at the seems. Now these devices power and run t…
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Also turning off write caching on the drive will ... the USB port assuming the write has completed. The "safely remove ... you stuck in a Soundblaster 16 card, it would recognise the ... with a small 6cm CD ROM with the 98 drivers on ... -
Galaksija emulator for ZX Spectrum +3/+2A(black)This is a NEW program/utility/game pack for ZX Spectrum. It is basically an emulator of an ex-Yugoslav computer "Galaksija" which is also Z80 based. …
... latest version of the ZX81 emulator.
I didn' ... t release this emulator. The main difference with ... />
The ZX81-emulator from 1997 emulates all MC ... routines in the ZX81 ROM are patched witch non ... the CALL-address. When 16 bytes isn't enough ... -
C# emulatorHi, I wanted to branch out and get a little better with C# so I think I need something meaty to do to keep me going....so an emulator seemed a reaso…
... Don't worry about ROM write protection right now, it ... message.
ROM loading is trivial - just inject ... be easiest if you write a small app ... up, but tedious to write handlers for each opcode ... re serious about writing an emulator.
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Currah MicroSource emulationIt appears to be impossible to emualte the MicroSource in software on the ZX Spectrum SE as hardware polling is required. The following patch is not …
... to snatch the uSource ROM was, in fact, ... MREQ and just decodes the 16 address bits and -RD ... sure about the full 16 bit decoding (although it ... decodes. But, having an emulator that *works*, I'd ... in effect disabling the uSource ROM and reenabling BASIC.
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Reasons for buying a QL ?It seems, from what I have read, that the QL was a bit of a failure back in the days. But apart from being a collectible, is there any useful/intere…
... released early with half the ROM sticking out the back on ... graphics - up to 1600x1200 at 16 bit colour, and an operating ... reality is that a QL emulator is probably the best bet ... -
Anything good on the Sam Coupe?I've just tried a Sam Coupe and seen two of its headline games/conversions in action - Lemmings and Prince of Persia. Both are excellent. This comput…
... Lemmings look almost like a 16-bit computer.[/QUOTE]
... a battering because the 'skeleton ROM' that was created from ... the first MGT ZX Spectrum emulator only offered around 60% ... compatibility, as the proper Spectrum ROM couldn't be included in ... -
PZX file format draft[QUOTE=Andrew Barker;186084]To this date, there is no rival format for TZX, despite people saying they can do better. Well the challenge is on, prov…
... weird to me, that every 16 bit value is allowed, but ... ]
zxsp is an emulator, no dedicated archiving or file ... save their stuff with the rom routines.
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8-bit or 16-bit registers?I'm playing around with writing a Speccy emulator for mobile Java at the moment. I did a quick and dirty port of Qaop, which does run but at less tha…
... I'm not looking to write something totally accurate, just something ... ve only seen one J2ME emulator and that was very, ... 16-bit (e.g. BC, DE), with a conversion to read/write ... as part of a 16-bit pair I'll ... the same thinking that the 16-bit opcodes take longer ... -
8-bit or 16-bit registers?I'm playing around with writing a Speccy emulator for mobile Java at the moment. I did a quick and dirty port of Qaop, which does run but at less tha…
... br /> It's possible to write other languages that compile to ... 's also possible to write in pure Java assembly ... two main issues with emulator writing for phones which ... write C or Asm routines to access your 8/16 ... the desirable, fast, 16-bit fetch/store that you ... -
8-bit or 16-bit registers?I'm playing around with writing a Speccy emulator for mobile Java at the moment. I did a quick and dirty port of Qaop, which does run but at less tha…
... , you're trying to write a Java emulator which is fast enough ... optimisations like this and just write the code, using either 8 ... -bit [i]or[/i] 16-bit variables for the registers ... -
8-bit or 16-bit registers?I'm playing around with writing a Speccy emulator for mobile Java at the moment. I did a quick and dirty port of Qaop, which does run but at less tha…
... optimisations like this and just write the code, using either 8 ... -bit or 16-bit variables for the registers ... but since no usable mobile emulator exists (for anything other than ... with 8-bit registers or 16-bit pairs. I was trying ... -
some good games from 2000+...I stumbled upon GhostCastles (made in 2005) and I think its excellent. better than most games made while the speccy was still in production IMO. chec…
... the game as an 'emulator image' you basically get ... which will work in any emulator by email.
... want the people who sell/write them to get a ... games you want and within 48 hours or much earlier ... to use in any Speccy emulator.
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What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…
... , re: a previous post about ROM space, I am fairly sure ... more ROM space. Apple included the "Sweet 16" interpreter/emulator in their ROM and ... squeeze more in the ROM by using Sweet 16 code rather than ... qualify as the first software emulator of another CPU? -
Leave AY Chip alone guysWould you have a go at a child with down syndrome? No, thought not. AY has Asberge Syndrome, it's a form of Autism - think of that please before y…
... of reasoning you need to write software etc. with these ... />
When you're 16 and employment as a software ... a Spectrum. Writing an emulator will bring an intimate knowlege ...
Learning "marketable languages" at 16 is almost pointless, especially when ... -
IDE-media only Spectrum games?A similar discussion is taking place at Speccy.org's forums, but I thought it was worth to start the topic here. Now that we have several IDE interfa…
... to run game in UnrealSpeccy emulator, though seems it's CD ... port has 224x160 resolution with 16 colors for each point, framerate ... all russians, especially teens, can write in russian well, and some ... -
What's the best text email you've received lately?This one's a cracker: A little guy is sitting at the bar just staring at his drink for half an hour when this big trouble-making biker s…
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How many different versions of the divIDE are there?So what gives with these interfaces? Some have thru ports, some have built in joystick interfaces - some are based upon one design, one is designed …
... big difference between using an emulator and a Speccy plus DivIDE ... I've seen on an emulator. Even though the ones on ... intention of using a BBC emulator, because the real thing is ... and Fuse to write code. (The 48K test rom was done using ... -
Changing the colour of the loading 'stripes'I was wondering if it were possible to alter the default colours of the standard ROM loading 'stripes' via BASIC, mabye a POKE command of some descri…
... blue) you would need to write a custom routine.[/QUOTE]
Yep (assuming that copying the ROM version + a few adjustments is ... "edit" the ROM file that comes with your Spectrum Emulator to use ... editor program to edit the ROM.
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splib2 from ROMI'm trying to generate IF2 ROM games for ZX Spectrum 16K using z88dk + splib2. So far I've managed to create a new crt0 file and to generate valid RO…
... characters initially comes from the ROM character set, which will probably ... /> 2.- Sprite definitions are in ROM.
3.- Tile definitions ... are in ROM, and I have just to write to sp_TileArray ... for character 0, at $3000+48*2 put the UDG address ... -
CSSCGC 2008 has now officially begunFor coming last in the 2007 crap game compo, I have the honour and privilege of hosting CSSCGC 2008! I have now put up the CSSCGC 2008 website at …
... code, and the only emulator parameters I can find ... of the emulator JAR archive with the ZX80 ROM inside ... browser window, I can write and run ZX80 programs ... config files inside the emulator package, but I can ... configuration part of the emulator is not included in ...
