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Re: Is this a ZX81 recording or not?
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 10:04 am
by XavSnap
I retrieve it, it seem to be the "2.2.p" file… But, previous one seem corrupt in the D_file...
To use with the FastBaud over the RAM_TOP.
- MC.p
- (3.01 KiB) Downloaded 172 times
(Change USR 32384 to 8832 for the low RAM @2000)
Re: Is this a ZX81 recording or not?
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 11:21 am
by willinliv
Haha thanks Xav! I know my Dad talked about writing Westworld game, that he tried to get published but not come across a copy so far unfortunately. I don't know what databases I've been sharing on here - I did ask his permission, but don't think data security was a thing back in the days of the ZX81!
Re: Is this a ZX81 recording or not?
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:32 pm
by willinliv
I don't know if this is a useful bit of software, it's a machine code monitor made by Ceran Software 'Codescan'. There's a few advert and an article about it online but couldn't find a downloadable copy. I captured it and it converted to a .p through ZX81 Tape Converter but it doesn't look like it does anything when tyring on EightyOne. Here's the files in case it's of interest
- a.a.p
- (3.33 KiB) Downloaded 173 times
Re: Is this a ZX81 recording or not?
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:40 pm
by XavSnap
Thanks Will !
Re: Is this a ZX81 recording or not?
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:26 pm
by willinliv
willinliv wrote: ↑Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:32 pm
I don't know if this is a useful bit of software, it's a machine code monitor made by Ceran Software 'Codescan'... it doesn't look like it does anything when tyring on EightyOne.
I've not grips with lowering RAMPTOP yet (I am going to finish capture my dad's tapes and then going to have a look at Toni Baker's book), but this website has a copy of the review from Nick Pearce from ZX Computin #16:
Codescan offers a quick and easy method of entering and checking machine code, and will be of interest to those ZX81 users who write complete programs, or subroutines, in machine code.
During use, the screen displays the Codescan operating commands, together with a 'window' showing 24 addresses and their hexadecimal contents, with a cursor pointing to one of the addresses and the contents of the A, BC, DE and HL registers. The window can be scrolled up or down, and the cursor pointed quickly to any desired address, to enable machine code to be readily compiled and edited. The display and handling methods are excellent in this respect, and make Codescan a very easy-to-use program.
The emphasis throughout, is on user-friendliness. It comes complete with a clearly written instruction bookley, which contains an example program, through which the reader is taken, step-by-step, as an introduction to the facilities offered by Codescan. The program resides above RAMTOP in the ZX81, and so before loading the program, RAMTOP must be lowered.
Apparently, Codescan was developed by Ceran Software as an aid to their own programmers. It is certainly likely to be very attractive to any ZX81 programmer writing in machine code.
A useful and well-presented package.
https://www.everygamegoing.com/larticle ... 000/35397/
Re: Is this a ZX81 recording or not?
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:32 pm
by willinliv
Here's another tape from my Dad's collection, a compilation of bootlegged and type-in French games. 'Metivier III' seems to be the label
Side A
1. Tomb of Dracula
2. Monopoly (french)
3. Scribble
4. Othello (Moi)
5. Detective
6. Presentation
7. Red Ants
8. Possessed
9. List Remedy
Side B
1. Krakit (Rules & Clues)
2. 3D Formule 1
3. 3D Nort
4. Daytona
5. Cramp
6. Le Village
7. Scrabble
Here's the P files (they're all working which is a first for me!):
Here's a link to the files including wav in case of interest:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing
Not many more tapes to go now!
Re: Is this a ZX81 recording or not?
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 1:25 am
by XavSnap
willinliv wrote: ↑Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:32 pm
Side A
1. Tomb of Dracula (from "J K Greye Software")
2. Monopoly (french) ?
3. Scribble ?
4. Othello (Moi) ?you?
5. Detective ?
6. Presentation ?
7. Red Ants (listing from "Your Computer")
8. Possessed (listing from "Your Computer")
9. List Remedy ?
Side B
1. Krakit (Rules & Clues)(listing from "Your Computer")
2. 3D Formule 1 ( from "ERE Informatique")
3. 3D Nort (from "Loriciels")
NORT for TRON...
4. Daytona (from "No man's Land")
The author of this game don't allow to distribut and archive it ! (
Fabrice DECROIX)
5. Cramp (Soft HRG listing from "Hebdogiciel")
6. Le Village (listing from "Hebdogiciel")
7. Scrabble (listing from "Micro-Systèmes")
Re: Is this a ZX81 recording or not?
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 1:14 pm
by willinliv
XavSnap wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 1:25 am
4. Daytona (from "No man's Land")
The author of this game don't allow to distribut and archive it ! (
Fabrice DECROIX)
Thanks XavSnap, I've done a quick adjustment of the files to reflect that. BTW is it best to not to share .p files here more generally?
There's some fun games here. Red Ant, Cramp looks like a fun game, and 3D Nort works a bit like Monster Maze. Google Translate is having to come into play!
Re: Is this a ZX81 recording or not?
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 3:56 pm
by XavSnap
Regard Daytona, it was just a private mail with the author.
I failed to persuade him to broadcast his program…
But, the inlay… i can :
Re: Is this a ZX81 recording or not?
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:00 pm
by XavSnap