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Re: The ideal standalone Z80-based retro computer

From Bozo User <anthk@disroot.org>
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Subject Re: The ideal standalone Z80-based retro computer
Date 2024-04-05 22:00 +0000
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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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