... g used in its new 128K environment. Hardware At the heart of the ZX Spectrum+ 128K was a Zilog Z80A processor running at approximately 3.55 MHz. The processor was essentially the same as that used in earlier Spectrums, but the surrounding h ...
... h have similar capabilities.There are many differences though, the most significant of which is the processor used by the Dragon and TRS-80 CoCo, the 6809.The 6809 uses a completely different instruction set and registers to the Z80 used by ...
... Spectrum+ retained the fundamental hardware architecture of the 48K Spectrum. It used the same Z80A processor running at approximately 3.5 MHz, 48K of RAM and 16K of ROM containing the Spectrum's BASIC and operating routines. The display sy ...
Home Hardware Peripherals Software Publications Projects 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 ...
... f the United Kingdom, was the world's best selling home computer. With dedicated graphics and sound processors, the Commodore 64 boasted hi-resolution graphics and superior sound to the ZX Spectrum. But these were difficult to use as the BA ...
... upgraded version of the Oric 1 with a new ROM and keyboard.The Oric machines utilise the 6502 microprocessor (The same one the BBC Micro uses).The 6502 uses a completely different instruction set and registers to the Z80 used by the Spectr ...
... e_programResult: Load a sequence of programs and execute them in parallel and return to the command processor. EXEC_W will wait until all processes have terminated before returning.(QL only) QL only. The ZX Spectrum cannot execute programs ...
... -in cassette recorder, making it a much more complete home-computer system. The +2 retained the Z80 processor and the basic architecture of the 128K Spectrum, including its 128K of RAM and AY-3-8912 sound chip, while replacing the separate ...
... OM area which allows games programmers to use the ZX Spectrum's full 64K memory allowed by the Z80A processor. £14.9527 28 Micro-Pad Programmable, no through port £23.002 Page Computing Programmable with rapid fire switch. £26.0024+£1 p ...
... ing in small programs or playing games, but trying to type in a long listing, or a letter on a word processor may leave your fingers aching! Furthermore, the Spectrum's 'dead flesh' rubber keyboard hides beneath it a membrane that is very s ...
... for the port m. IN and ? both perform a similar task, however the Acorn Atom utilises the 6502 microprocessor so results will be different.See also: OUT, ? (Indirection Operator) INT(ZX Spectrum) % (Percent sign)(Acorn Atom FP-ROM) INT x (Z ...
... Disk/Tape operating system, Command Line Interpreter, and Editor. There was also a variety of microprocessors, disk drives, tape systems, modems, printer, et cetera, available for these computers and as a result of this the BASIC language ...
... m.Note: Executes the Z80A instruction OUT (c),a. As the Lynx and the ZX Spectrum use the same microprocessor (Z80A) the OUT statement will perform a similar task on both computers. Results will differ however, depending on the hardware con ...