ZX-Spectrum emulation on the PC.
Questions and answers.
RUSH>
Even got hold in their hands powerful and
Dear Amiga and PC, many do not want
to part with her beloved Speccy, even
virtual - to emulate in one way or
another emulator.
Several articles in this issue
"RUsH" is dedicated to this issue -
material from Slider'a tells
reverse conversion emulator files
Real Spectrum, but in this article
collected Grunge'm may help
to understand the various aspects
using an emulator on a platform of PC.
Grunge>
We can say that access to the PC now
there is almost every second. Quite
likely that you can be ranked
such. So, let's work on you
spent hours at the PC and sometimes you
there is free time in sygranut
Quake, but, nevertheless, would you prefer
native Kolobok Zoom 2 ;-) Or you
I want to do a little gift to a friend -
spektrumistu old, falling to pisyuk
Several years ago, but still
remembers the Elite at Speccy.
In short, situations where
have juzat virtual Speck may
be set. In this case, you may
some problems to solve
which, I hope you can help with
nizheprivodyaschegosya FAQ'a of fidoshnoy
Conference ZX.SPECTRUM.
Revision of May 26, 1998.
Where to get the latest FAQ on
emulating ZX-Spectrum?
A: This FAQ is always available at ZX_Server
Sending a letter to the address netmeylom
2:465 / 98.17 @ fidonet, in the name of 'ZX_Server'
(Without quotation marks), writing in the field% subj%
% HELP or% LIST - you get help
information on a server or a list of available
topics, respectively. On all matters
about ZX_Server'a contact
Tim Kelly (2:465 / 157.15).
A: Arseniy Astapenko (ekoz@ns.igs.ac.by):
Yes, on an Internet because there are facts!
http://www.uniyar.ac.ru/museum/zx/faq/
index.html
IG: I checked just now.
Indeed there is. :) Only the speed ...
z-z-z ... Yes, and the authorship is specified, yes
a trifle. :)
What Sinclair emulators are the most convenient
and to which you can get the toys?
A: Easy-dostatochnoskolzky question ...
And the most popular among the people emulators
support the TR-DOS:
- Emulator Luntera adapted for
with TR-DOS;
(Imho, one of the first emulators working with this OS)
- Emulator UKV v1.2 (also works with
real mp-dosnymi Floppy);
(Dignity which is the presence
built-in debugger, plus a fairly broad support for non-standard
formats mp-dosa)
- Emulator Shalaev (open
floppy image). (Well, this - still the leader
among emulators, it does not require
powerful computer to run) In the last
have appeared quite escheneskolko
original emulators (like our sponsors
and foreign), a pleasant surprise
became their support Scorpion256, Pentagon128
However, they are popular enough yet
steel, because they require no less than pentium
to complete the work. However someone like.
;)
Incidentally, the author Nikolay Shalaev has
fidoshny address, and even /;) /
read echo ZX.SPECTRUM. Its address is -
2:5020 / 378.40
A: (Michael Markowsky, 2:5020 / 378):
Nicholas now ekhi not read. Contact
it is possible to e-mail: nshal@usa.net
Or continue to write / 378.40-I
Ytrac forwards on e-mail through the gate
5020/128.
What kind of files with the extension *. $ b, *. $ c?
A: Hobetny fail.To is Fail, the copied
program hobeta of tr-dosnoy diskettes.
The letter usually indicates membership
to any type. (. $ W-text format
sinklerovskogo ZX-Word,. $ s - Image for
skrinprintera ...)
The expansion can in principle be lyubym.Eto
depends on the authors' program, which
uses these files.
A: (Michael Kondratyev2: 5030/362.1) His (hobetnogo file)
structure: The first 13 bytes - replica trdosnogo
zagolovka.Dalee two bytes in length - in the sectors; as it is
a multiple 256, then the first is always zero, and the second
number sectors. And the last two bytes - this is
checksum. She said simply -
summarizes all the previous 15 bytes, the number of
multiplied by 257 and added to the sum
chisel_ot_0_do_14 ie 105.
Here protsedurka on Z80 Asm:
, The input de = address header
ld hl, 0
ld b, 15
m1: ld a, (de)
add a, l
ld l, a
jr nc, m2
inc h
m2: inc de
djnz m1
add a, h
ld h, a
ld c, 105
add hl, bc; hl = Hobeta sum
Extension. $ Z
A: Hobetny Fail, packed on the Spectrum
program zxzip (by Michael Kondratyev),
became a de facto official runtime packer
programs for the ZX.
To unpack the necessary zxunzip.
The author still wrote zxunzip for IBM.
Analogue zxzip at IBM are, but in slo
form.
How to read format <hobeta>?
A: Dmitry Grigoryev (2:5020 / 689.31):
So. There are one or more files with the
extension. $? As they run, depends
from an existing emulator anyway
supporting TRDOS format (Format,
similar. z80 or. tap will not help -
now, most programs have
podzagruzki, tap into their machines than
perevedesh)
Suppose the file name - online80. $ B ;-)
Option 1.Nuzhen emulator Z80TRDOSn Utilities
hobeta and hofrmt.
1) Get a floppy disk, insert it in the drive
A and format it:
hofrmt a: / 80d
2) Run hobeta - copy online80. $ B
on this disk pressing F5.
3) Run z80trdos.
4) In the menu that appears, select the item TR-DOS
and type RUN "ONLINE80"
Note: to work with 3 "wheels are needed
Special versions of the utilities.
Option 2.Nuzhen emulator Shalaev and utility
zcop.
1) Create a disk image and copy it
prog: zcop trdos.trd online80. $ b
2) Run the emulator with "stuck"
way: spectrum trdos.trd
[Or in an emulator on the F5 after launch
make choices disk image: IG]
3) Click "Start Emulator"
4) Similarly, p.4 option 1
Option 3. Need a emulator UKV and utility
zcop version higher than 1.0
1) Create a disk image and copy it
prog: zcop-f trdos.fdi online80. $ b
2) Run the emulator with "stuck" to read: sp_emu-vatrdos.fdi
3) Similarly, Track 1 p.4
If multiple files, copy them all and in a logical order: (
[But not always, it is necessary
parameter: IG:)]
As in any emulator can run in
iS-DOS?
A: (Roman Alexandrov, 2:5030 / 446.11):
1) The method is the easiest and brake:
You take UKV and work with a real disc.
Advantages: easy.
Disadvantages: brake, a new (startup)
disc is not formatted, with (at) sput-Dos (MS-Dos)
not rewrite.
2) Method of advanced (published by Igor
Gruzdev): You take UKV, Natural Ex-Dosny drive (as drive A, for
example) and empty FDI (as a disk in, for example)
Gruzishsya by create.com create
FDI nezagruzochny 640-Kbyte ROM
Ex-Dos, rewrite it what you want
with a real disk. After that, configure the system as you need
(drivers, tables, electric drives, rezedenty etc.
fold in the Z80 (by the way, image files of the system
is-dos.sys and file an electronic image Disk image.sys or
image.img on FDI is not necessary to copy disk-it is still not
bootable and place of escape). Next, write batch file for this
whole affair, so that when start UKV shipped Z80 and connected
FDI. Advantages: Fast working
Disadvantages: requires advance preparation, you can not work
with MS-DOS and real Tr-Dos Disk
3) Method rulezny: You take an emulator Scorpio
(From MOA). With this program, ANADISK
dump Ex-Dosnogo drive, shove it
in the emulator (it is in his perekonvertit
own format FDD). If necessary,
turn on emulation of the hard drive and create a
on him the right amount of Ex-Dosnyh partition size you want.
Ability to work from Ex-Dos with images of sput-Dos disks were
not tested, but IMHO it should work. Advantages: there
Disadvantages: no possibility to work with
natural drives
4) to the sequence described
in Section 2, envelopes FDI in TRD and run
the entire structure of the Z80, TRD an emulator
Shalaev (using Z80.add)
Advantages: The obvious for those who love
Shalaevskii emulsion more UKV.
Disadvantages: they are assumed to be the same as in
p.2, plus the lack of debugger and work
with the real disks.
A: (Vladimir Frunze, 2:469 / 32.7)
I have all the easier - run makefdi.exe
-C-d isdos.fdi and telemarket!
With a key-d (detailed analyses) drive
successfully created without-d - no.
/ IG: I could not get it to pass. : (Continuing
swears to the disk error /
Conversion of files. Z80 in. $ * And back
A: Recently, it has now a programm:
unZ80 v0.1b (c) 1998 by HalfElf Envelopes
Z80 into a set of files format Hobeta.
She came to echo zx.spectrum. With its
help and a few gestures can be
skonvertit. z80 in hobetu. Or
use nizhenapisannym and
work by hand. ;)
A: (Vyacheslav Mednonogov, 2:5030 / 461.12):
Fast conversion. Z80 format magikfayla done as follows:
-Download UKV 1.x
-Press ESC
-Select the type of snapshot = z80 (in the first
menu)
-Download snapshot name.z80 (in the same
menu)
-Press F9 to continue work
emulator
-Press F10 (analog buttons magic)
-All
(Also add: if you want skonvertit
at. z80 in particular, after loading UKV
1.x and run it (with a floppy or image
disc) of the desired program, made a similar sequence, only
after you select such as snapshot and enter the name you want
save ego.Takzhe save snapshot and allows the emulator Luntera.
But for converting hobeta-.z80 need version Lunterovskogo
emulator with support for TR-DOS.)
Fail with the extension. Fdi
A: The image of tr-dosnogo disk format emulation UKV. Working
with him can be just as and. trd with zcop v1.2. Also there is a
utility from Mikhail Kondratyev fdi2trd,
designed to convert from one
disk image to another.
Problems with the emulator UKV
Q: The emulator UKV (runs fail is
name sp_emu) to a floppy disk in the drive swear, saying, no
disk, although hobeta sees fine ... A: (Ilya Vasilyev 2:5030 /
461.22) Just fast wheelbarrows to be UKV
do delay for promotion drive, ie
ought to let him with a key-d (and here
one must plunge a number from 1 to 255 - the time
delays);
For example on the P133 UKV-ha runs only
c small key-d255: sp_emu.exe-d255
Another problem might be wIN95, this
mazday monitors all direct appeals to the
drives (even if it is not loaded, then
these functions it performs for dos7.0, which puts in place the
above mazday other)
Sometimes it helps this version:
loaded from the disk on which you installed
system from dos 6.22, or m, completely bypassing the
All config-u and startuesh subj with key
-D (cm.vyshe).
How to get a clean image of a disk fail
(. Trd) Emulator Shalaeva?
A: to use zcop (Rick Murrey). Launched
with the name of a nonexistent file (*) image
Disk creates ego.Dalee can simply copy and paste this fail.
Also there is little files of Mikhail Kondratyev (trdisk.com)
which is designed to format
disk image.
We have the emulator Shalaev, clean image
Disk (. trd), how do I write
hobetny Fail?
A: to use it zcop.A-zcop name.trd
1. $ C 2. $ C ... Where name.trd - (*) filename
disk image. 1. $ C hobetnyh names of files.
Is there a utility that makes
opposite effect: highlights from the *. trd
Files *. $ b *. $ c, etc. ?
A: Use zcop. zcop name.trd pulls out all the files from the
disk image (*) in the current directory. Although you can go
the other by: dump the disk image emulator (to
4.2 it was possible ...) to otformachennuyu
under tr-dos 5'25 drive on the right hobetoy
copy the files to ms-dos
A: Regarding the last three questions:
recently passed by echo ZX.Spectrum enough variety
zx-ibm-shells, list them all unnecessary, especially because
basically it beta version, but nevertheless treat
hobetnye files. trd can be very large
number of ways.
In August 1996, in St. Petersburg was
Enlight'96 - tusovka demomeykerov. For the first time
it was presented spekrumovskaya
platform. The results shocked the world. But
where you can take all the work, participated in the zx-compo?
It is desirable to internet server ...
A: (Peter Sobolev 2:5030 / 84)
All releases are on
ftp.enlight.ru/pub/demos/enlight96/zx
Results and other information we find on
www.enlight.ru
Is there a rossiyisky ZX
Oriented FTP or WWW server?
A: (Sergei Novikov 2:5020 / 689.1;
Dmitry Grigoryev 2:5020 / 689.31)
http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/8003
ftp.ogre2vsk.edu.lv/acid-nature/speccy /
http://www.uniyar.ac.ru/ ~ fantom / museum / zx /
urlchik ftpeshnika Belarusian ZXNet,
I was asked: URL:
ftp://ftp.telecom.grodno.by/zxspectrum/
A: (Alexey Ivanov 2:5020 / 689.100):
www.corbina.ru/ ~ recalder / spectrum /
www.chat.ru/ ~ fatality
www.chat.ru/ ~ liroy
www.uniyar.ac.ru/museum/spectrum/
/ IG: separately ehokonferentsii often
runs a full plate, in which
collected FTP, dedicated Spectrum /
Are there any failehi,
devoted to the ZX-Spectrum?
A: Yes. This faileha SPECTRUM. Moderator
it is Nicolas Rodionov (2:5030 / 25.0)
Common in St. Petersburg, Moscow and more
in several regions.
A: (eugene@mavlin.vt.rovno.ua):
there's a lot of questions about Fahey for
Spectrum, well, so here I am ready to bestow
you! After long and persistent search, I found the FTP, which
stores a lot of PEC, including SPECTRUM, here it is:
ftp://bbs.ogo.ru/spectrum/ *.*
I can not read hobetoy none
Spectrum ROM. : (HELP ME!
A: Well, what can I say ... Multicard
at IBM is not perfect. Recommendations
following, to use FUT (this on Speccy),
not formatted in a fast, in turbo.Ili mozhno
DCU 2.32.Est opportunity also drives a
tr-dos format on IBM hoformat'om.
If this does not help, try seal
at 5'25 diskette half of the index
openings. In some cases, helps.
Kto anything to the PC hem Spectrum
flopak at 5.25? And he (infection) 800 kills,
hence the difficulties with podklyucheniem.Esli
Who knows how, please describe the process in
detail.
A: (Evgeny Milun 2:5057 / 18.73)
To 720-th flopovod normally earned
at IBM, the first thing to unhook the 2 nd leg
Second - to return the jumper to normal
state, such as they were on the ZX.
Third - in some bios, put:
"5'25 drive 1.2Mb".
HoBeta refuses to read / write CDs
3.5 ". What to do?
A: (Danil Ermakoff 2:5080 / 43.30)
Indeed, at the whim of the author, HoBeta
can not work with disks 3.5.K Fortunately,
This problem is solvable: just replace one byte, so: HoBeta
v2.15 nepakovannaya length - 48014. On bias
# 0000B7C2 replace # 01 to # 04, and all! For
normal operation HoBet'y drives on Speccy
must be formatted programs
DCU 2.32, FUT, or similar, but not dosovskoy team format
"xxxxxxxx"!
/
P.S. real Speccy rulez 4e \ / er!
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Dear readers, if you have
own observations on this issue, we
will be glad to publish them on the pages
"RUsH". This theme will undoubtedly
remain relevant in the future, so as
Virtual Spectrum every day
becoming more and look into
All new emulators and formats - all
complicated.
