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BBC Basic for the Spectrum Next (Part 1)

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Since the last update, I’ve added a substantial number of new features to BBC Basic for Next The built-in Z80 assembler now supports the additional Z80N opcodes Realtime clock support (if fitted) Three additional video modes Line, circle, and filled triangle graphics primitives via PLOT and LINE commands VDU command now works SOUND command now works File I/O via esxDOS Improvements to the BASIC editor In addition to these features, there have been a number …

Sample Z80 code now available to view

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I’ve been very busy at work recently so have been unable to fiddle much with my broken Spectrum; it’s very much a lunchtime activity but unfortunately my lunchtimes have been non-existent recently. However, I have been fiddling around writing some Z80 for my own pleasure and have posted the source online today for your amusement. I’m perfectly happy for you to use this code or this with or without modification; a little acknowledgement would be nice, …

Online Emulation

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Recently I’ve become fascinated with online emulation of various old bits of kit. It appears that modern PC’s are so much more powerful than their ancestors (and by a good factor) that emulator writers no longer need to resort to assembly language or C++ to emulate 8 bit computer hardware. You can emulate a Spectrum in Java, or indeed in Javascript! If you want to investigate further, I would invite you to check out The …