Here’s an interesting project I came across last week through a contact on LinkedIn – a C Compiler for the Z80 processor. The Z88 DK project was originally conceived for the Cambridge Z88, but now supports a variety of Z80 based platforms including the ZX Spectrum. There are the generic libraries you’d expect from a C compiler including stlib, maths, malloc and string, as well as support for sprites, sound, interrupts and 3D rotation. In …
I’m back on the case now repairing my faulty Spectrum after a couple months away from the project and am quite keen on wrapping this up fairly quickly. I’ve finally found a reliable supplier of RAM chips (through the World of Spectrum forums), a very helpful chap called Ben Versteeg, who has a quite interesting Spectrum related website. Ben suggested I replace the faulty TMS4532-20NL3 with a 4164 chip as they are compatible with my …
This application by Wojciech Lazarski allows you to download tape images from the World of Spectrum website and “play” them, via the headphone jack of your iDevice into the home computer. The application made me feel all warm and nostalgic inside. It displays the loading progress with the familiar beooping sounds and border patterns. I thought I’d try the app yesterday afternoon after completing the composite video modification… At first I tried to connect the Spectrum to my …
