... used by the Dragon and TRS-80 CoCo, the 6809.The 6809 uses a completely different instruction set and registers to the <strong>Z80</strong> used by the Spectrum so any machine code used within a BASIC program will have to be rewritten.Both the Dragon & TRS micros use a different version of BASIC to the ZX Spectrum. The Dragon 32 & 64 use a version of ...
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A Comparision of Keywords on the BBC Micro (Models A & B),the Acorn Electron and the ZX Spectrum Overview The following is a list of keywords, operators and delimiters used on the BBC Micro (Models A & B), the Acorn Electron and the ZX Spectrum.The B ...
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Comparison of BASIC Keywords Between ZX Spectrum and the Commodore 64 Overview The following is a list of keywords, operators and delimiters used on the Commodore 64 computer and the ZX Spectrum.The Commodore 64 was released in 1982, the same year as ...
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... be the stack’s top value. The machine code routine removes all values from the stack and should be terminated by a <strong>Z80</strong> ‘RET’ instruction. CHANGE_ CHANGE_m,nResult : Changes attributes, the mask (m) is negated with each attribute byte; the data (n) is then ORed with each attribute byte. See also FADE_, INVERT, SWAP_. CLW_ ...
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... command appears to exist for the Atom. OUT OUT m,n (ZX Spectrum)Result: Outputs byte n to port m.Note: Executes the <strong>Z80</strong>A instruction OUT (c),a. The Atom utilises the 8255 Programmable Peripheral Interface Adapter for input and output. Port A is location #B000, Port B is location #B001, and Port C is location #B002. See also: IN. OVER ...
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... 8251, and 24 bits of parallel I/O via an 8255.The BASIC ROM is switched out and replaced by the Forth ROM. Features a <strong>Z80</strong> assembler for machine code FORTH definitions; a built-in terminal to support a modem and allow access to bulletin-board systems; a machine code monitor which can operate in any number base; RS232 and Centronics ...
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... (The same one the BBC Micro uses).The 6502 uses a completely different instruction set and registers to the <strong>Z80</strong> used by the Spectrum so any machine code used within a BASIC program will have to be rewritten.Both the Oric 1 & Atmos use a different version of BASIC to the ZX Spectrum called Oric Extended BASIC. The Oric Atmos ...
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... the machine was being used in its new 128K environment. Hardware At the heart of the ZX Spectrum+ 128K was a Zilog <strong>Z80</strong>A processor running at approximately 3.55 MHz. The processor was essentially the same as that used in earlier Spectrums, but the surrounding hardware was considerably expanded. The machine contained 128K of RAM, ...
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... incorporated a built-in cassette recorder, making it a much more complete home-computer system. The +2 retained the <strong>Z80</strong> processor and the basic architecture of the 128K Spectrum, including its 128K of RAM and AY-3-8912 sound chip, while replacing the separate external cassette recorder with an integrated unit. The new case also ...
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