The ZX Spectrum on Your PC - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The ZX Spectrum on Your PC write by Colin Woodcock. This book was released on 2012-04-21. The ZX Spectrum on Your PC available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Thirty years on from its original release, the best selling Sinclair ZX Spectrum is now one of the most emulated computers in the world. Far from dead and forgotten, a thriving community of enthusiasts has kept the spirit of this little machine alive through an enormous range of emulators for just about every modern computer platform there is. For the PC in particular, the complexity of these emulators is simply amazing. Focusing primarily on the two most user-friendly Windows emulators, Spectaculator and ZX SPIN, The ZX Spectrum on Your PC explains all the main features of these applications. Illustrated walk-throughs will teach you everything from how cassettes are emulated to how to print from your virtual Spectrum. In no time at all, you'll find yourself enjoying all the old games and activities of your youth... on your PC! New revised Second Edition includes emulating the Spectrum on your mobile device.
The ZX Spectrum ULA
The ZX Spectrum ULA - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The ZX Spectrum ULA write by Chris Smith. This book was released on 2010. The ZX Spectrum ULA available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book takes the reader through the design and implementation of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum's custom chip, revealing for the first time the decisions behind its design and its hidden secrets. By using it as case study, the techniques required to design an 8-bit microcomputer are explained, along with comprehensive details of the Ferranti ULA manufacturing process. If you have ever wanted to design your own computer or wondered what was behind the most successful microcomputer of the 1980s, then this is the book for you. For the first time, the inner working of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum's custom chip and heart of the computer, the Ferranti ULA, is exposed in minute detail. Packed with over 140 illustrations and circuit diagrams, this book takes the reader through the cutting edge technology that was the Ferranti ULA and the design of the ZX Spectrum home computer, illustrating the principles and techniques involved in creating a cost effective computer that required nothing more than a television set and a cassette recorder. The ZX Spectrum ULA is an essential read for the electronics hobbyist, student or electronic engineer wishing to design their own retro-style microcomputer or anyone with an interest in historical micro-electronic and digital design. All topics are explained in simple yet precise terms, building on their careful introduction towards the full functionality presented by the Sinclair computer. Some of the topics covered are: The architecture of the standard microcomputer, Ferranti and their ULA, manufacturing process and structure, The functional layout of the ZX Spectrum ULA, Video display generation, Memory contention and timing, ZX Spectrum design bugs such as "The Snow Effect," Hidden features, ULA version differences.
The Story of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum in Pixels
The Story of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum in Pixels - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Story of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum in Pixels write by Chris Wilkins. This book was released on 2014. The Story of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum in Pixels available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The ZX Spectrum on Your PC
The ZX Spectrum on Your PC - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The ZX Spectrum on Your PC write by Colin Woodcock. This book was released on 2012-05-07. The ZX Spectrum on Your PC available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Thirty years on from its original release, the best selling Sinclair ZX Spectrum is now one of the most emulated computers in the world. Far from dead and forgotten, a thriving community of enthusiasts has kept the spirit of this little machine alive through an enormous range of emulators for just about every modern computer platform there is. For the PC in particular, the complexity of these emulators is simply amazing. Focusing primarily on the two most user-friendly Windows emulators, Spectaculator and ZX SPIN, The ZX Spectrum on Your PC explains all the main features of these applications. Illustrated walk-throughs will teach you everything from how cassettes are emulated to how to print from your virtual Spectrum. In no time at all, you'll find yourself enjoying all the old games and activities of your youth... on your PC! New revised Second Edition includes emulating the Spectrum on your mobile device.
Sinclair ZX Spectrum: A Visual Compendium
Sinclair ZX Spectrum: A Visual Compendium - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sinclair ZX Spectrum: A Visual Compendium write by Clive Sinclair. This book was released on 2015-11-17. Sinclair ZX Spectrum: A Visual Compendium available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
