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| From | Bozo User <anthk@disroot.org> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.os.cpm |
| Subject | Re: The ideal standalone Z80-based retro computer |
| Date | 2024-04-05 22:00 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
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On 2023-07-31, ladislau szilagyi <ladislau_szilagyi@euroqst.ro> wrote: > >> Would a 20MHZ z80 (or more) be able to play Zmachine games (z5 and z8 version) >> with enough speed? I think the 6502 on the C64 with a REU it's able to play >> Z5 games with a few seconds delay and Z8 games run very slow. >> >> You know, the interpreter to run Infocom games, but there are several >> "amateur" (not so amateur since the 1993's game 'Curses!'). games to try. >> >> Bear in mind Z3 games will run fine in any 8bit machine, but for Z8 >> games a 286.386, or 68k machine it's expected. > > I'm not an expert on Z machine games... can you give me a hint about where to download some v5 or v8 games for Z80? > > I suppose no color/graphics is required... > > I have a 25MHz Z80 machine (Z80ALL), the screen has 64x48, it is VT52 compatible, let's give it a try :) > > Ladislau > > gopher://gopher.661.org ftp://ftp.if-archive.org Under games/zcode. Anchor.z8 it's pretty well known, and 'Tangle.z5' (Spider and Web) it's another good example for Z5 games. Not for Z80, but for a Z machine interpreter. ZXZVM it's a good example: https://www.seasip.info/ZX/zxzvm.html Porting hints: https://www.seasip.info/ZX/zxzvmport.html
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Re: The ideal standalone Z80-based retro computer Bozo User <anthk@disroot.org> - 2023-07-30 18:53 +0000
Re: The ideal standalone Z80-based retro computer ladislau szilagyi <ladislau_szilagyi@euroqst.ro> - 2023-07-31 00:11 -0700
Re: The ideal standalone Z80-based retro computer ladislau szilagyi <ladislau_szilagyi@euroqst.ro> - 2023-08-11 05:26 -0700
Re: The ideal standalone Z80-based retro computer ladislau szilagyi <ladislau_szilagyi@euroqst.ro> - 2023-08-12 00:16 -0700
Re: The ideal standalone Z80-based retro computer Bozo User <anthk@disroot.org> - 2024-04-05 22:00 +0000
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