Tag: Assembly
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Dodgy DOS Development
From the mind that brought you “let’s try to write games using just pure C” I have a new idea for making my life difficult. Let’s write DOS software using period correct tools… This is just me organising a thought, I’ve not started yet. Further research will be needed – or in other words, if…
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Agon Light C Development
How to write code for the Agon Light (and Console8) using C instead of BASIC, under Linux. It might work with WSL2 in Windows, and it might work on a Mac. By the end of this you’ll end up with a fairly standard Linux C programming environment with a Makefile and all the usual trimmings.…
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How a CPU really works
Let’s go right inside a CPU and watch it execute code at the transistor level!
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Chat GPT pretending to be a BBC Micro
I have a go at making ChatGPT pretend to be a BBC Micro. It goes … not entirely wrong!
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Devlog 01 – Spectrum Next Programming Languages
How to get started programming the ZX Spectrum Next
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Quazar Graphic OLED Display – Real Pixels for your RC2014
I found a real bitmap display for the RC2014 and here’s how I made it work.
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Optimised Z80 – Conway’s Life Improved
Writing more optimised assembly to improve the speed of the Conway’s Life algorithm
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How I Became a better Computer Science teacher
How writing code for a 40 year old computer made me a better computer science teacher.
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BBC Micro – Computer Literacy 1980s
A look at how the BBC Micro made the UK computer literate.
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Conways Life in Z80 Assembly
Programming the popular cellular automaton using Z80 Assembler