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programming tools for the zx spectrumI want to make games for the zx spectrum, but i dont want to use basic as its far too slow. Now I dont mind it if i have to learn on what to do with …
Z80 assembler is the way to go, but it is worth to mention at least Boriel ZX Basic compiler and z88dk as alternatives, too.
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programming tools for the zx spectrumI want to make games for the zx spectrum, but i dont want to use basic as its far too slow. Now I dont mind it if i have to learn on what to do with …
... at least Boriel ZX Basic compiler and z88dk as alternatives, too.
ZXNetUSB (NedoBus based Ethernet + USB)Still in development (hardware is supposed to be working, but no software so far) [url]http://www.nedopc.com/zxnetusb/zxnetusb.php[/url]
... written Spectranet software (and any Z88DK stuff), and there's probably ... .inc[/url] to get the basic idea.
The Spectranet ... API also includes basic fcntl-like system calls for ...How to test Z80 Code?Hi All, Is there a way to test a block of z80 code (nothing speccy specific in it) with many different inputs? The reason I ask is that I'm writing…
... an equivalent in something like z88dk which emulates a Z80 chip ... have experience of z88dk).
With some basic scripting (possibly easier ...best basic to useAs I like to do a bit of basic programming now and then what do you think is the best basic to work with? It's a pity the ramdisk can't be used on th…
... nice games were written with z88dk, you need to spend quite ... generic programming on Spectrum, ZX Basic/BetaBasic are still valid choice ...Rainbow Chaos(I so want to call this Law of Chaos to pun on lords) Anyway. Dunno if I'll make this. But if I don't /someone/ will want to. It's just too good an …
... for both Boriel's ZX BASIC and z88dk, and they will be ...Can a guy that traveled on the short bus learn machine code...Hmmm So after some soul searching I figured it was time to finaly nail spectrum machine code. Its so frustrating to sit infront of a basic listing w…
... they all support the same basic feature set. A simple pattern ... are cross-assemblers. I believe z88dk can run either as a ...coding guruOk I'm looking for a to help me in my quest to do my first proper game. The 80's child in me thinks he can do it, But the 2013 man in me knows zip. …
... drawing the graphics, and ZX BASIC or z88dk for the game logic.What would be the simplest tape loading routine?I'm searching for some small assembly snippet I can use to load a (headerless or not) block from tape into RAM I can embed in my C games to load furt…
nathan do you know z88dk has tape i/o already. ... errors (so no crashes to basic), etc.
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[url]http://z88dk.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/z88dk/z88dk/libsrc/spectrum/tape ...Help with calculating screen addresses[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I?m having a bit of a coding session whilst at work so can?t spend too much time on my current problem. I?m sure someone on thi…
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... are using. Quite often the z88dk versions will be smaller and ... currently enabled, eg, whereas the z88dk one will make sure the ... errors don't crash to basic -- I think this may be ...z88dk and im2I set up a minimal IM2 mode so I can draw sprites for a laff [code] #include <string.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <im2.h> #include <stdlib.h> #in…
... system variable LAST_K, like basic does, to get key ... variables on top of equivalent basic system variables too, which ... call [URL="http://z88dk.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/z88dk/z88dk/libsrc/input/spectrum ... and the stack at wherever Basic put it (I can ..."Press any key" detectionWhat would be the simplest way to detect if *any* key is being pressed? No LAST_K trickery, I can't rely on that. It has to be reading the keyboard p…
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[URL="http://z88dk.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/z88dk/z88dk/libsrc/input/spectrum ... keypress is detected, like in basic. This is a busy loop ...FZX: a new standard format and driver for proportional fonts[B]FZX[/B] is a very compact and efficient (although extremely flexible and powerful) standard format to create new fonts for the ZX-Spectrum. It sup…
Support for z88dk (also Boriel's ZX BASIC) is a good idea. I will add this task to my TODO list!A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
... ;734787]If there is a z88dk version out I might want ... the same Boriel ZX BASIC demo to z88dk, but I don't ...A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
... using either Boriel's ZX BASIC or z88dk interface library. If you ...A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
... 's the demo, rewritten in z88dk using the library a couple ... it.
My ZX BASIC version executes NIRVANA_halt every 3 ...A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
... in Assembly, C (z88dk) or Boriel's ZX BASIC. It's your ... program in Boriel's ZX BASIC, read the comments in "nirvana ...A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
... we have to write the basic loader like this?
z88dk C file, and converting my ...A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
... the assembly source into a z88dk C file, and converting my ... too[/QUOTE]
Well, z88dk has one big limitation, it ... as CODE""32768, 32768. But z88dk can't do it alone ... even have to enter the BASIC part ever.A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
... easy to automate. Take the z88dk demo and chop off the ... />
'main.tap' contains a basic loader in front of the ...ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... it simple to use from BASIC. A small modification of the ... it as a library in z88dk. Then if you use the ... code, z88dk can place it where-ever ...A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
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Note: My z88dk demo earlier had a somewhat ... to do the printing in BASIC rather than in C :))
A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
... /> [*]Support for Boriel's ZX BASIC interface [URL="http://www.mediafire ... /> There will be support for z88dk also, I just didn't ...FZX Driver for z88dkAn fzx library for z88dk can be downloaded [URL="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6XhJJ33xpOWM2hWNjAxMVkxaEk/edit?usp=sharing"]here[/URL]. The libr…
... you use the timer in z88dk? like the FRAMES variable ... there is no problem because z88dk generates atomic "LD HL ... global integer; this means z88dk cannot be interrupted while reading ... half modified result. Interestingly, basic programs usually do something like ...FZX Driver for z88dkAn fzx library for z88dk can be downloaded [URL="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6XhJJ33xpOWM2hWNjAxMVkxaEk/edit?usp=sharing"]here[/URL]. The libr…
... in-line commands available from BASIC to add more control to ... this isn't required for z88dk. For example:
INK ...Documentation for SP1 for Z88DK?(I was going to post in [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=11729"]the other thread[/URL], so if a mod thinks this should go…
... map [URL="http://z88dk.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/z88dk/z88dk/libsrc/sprites/software ... the only the thing the basic isr needs is IY to ... . But keep in mind the basic ISR is going to suck ...A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
... /> [*]Support for Boriel's ZX BASIC interface [URL="http://www.mediafire ... "]here[/URL]
[*]Support for z88dk interface [URL="http://www.mediafire ... issue!
[*]New z88dk demo. Again many thanks to ...A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
I downloaded the latest z88dk and it works now. I ... .tap mytiles.tap nirvana.tap z88dk-out.tap[/quote]
BASIC listing in and save as ...A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
... assuming "loader.tap" is the basic loader (from the sample prog ... in the basic loader is the C program generated by z88dk. I ... 've called this "z88dk-prog.tap" and ... create tap files. Type the basic loader into an emulator, save ...
