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Re: z80 emulator for Nspire
« Reply #15 on: March 15, 2013, 06:50:58 am »
Okay note to everyone:
The game is a special version of Harvest Moon 83+. When the chicken appears, click second (CTRL on the new version, 5 on the old one) and enjoy :D
Only problem is that there's no text :p
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Re: z80 emulator for Nspire
« Reply #16 on: March 15, 2013, 07:02:16 am »
A good start ! The program calcemu3.tns works perfectly on my TI-Nspire CX CAS.
But calcemu_cx.tns doesn't, what is its utility ?

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Re: z80 emulator for Nspire
« Reply #17 on: March 15, 2013, 07:05:01 am »
mdr1, I don't get it D: What do you mean?
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Re: z80 emulator for Nspire
« Reply #18 on: March 15, 2013, 07:06:41 am »
mdr1, I don't get it D: What do you mean?
I mean that the calcemu_cx.tns file always makes my calculator crash.

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Re: z80 emulator for Nspire
« Reply #19 on: March 15, 2013, 07:07:17 am »
Every single time? Try to resend or redownload it.
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Re: z80 emulator for Nspire
« Reply #20 on: March 15, 2013, 07:14:25 am »
Ok, I redownloaded it, the first time, the calculator was blocked so I pushed on the reset button, and the second time, it worked but the "q" key didn't work to quit the program.
By the way, why the program makes the calculator crash the first time ?



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Re: z80 emulator for Nspire
« Reply #21 on: March 15, 2013, 07:36:37 am »
Cool to see a z80 emulator on the TI Nspire !

However, what about porting Wabbitemu instead?
I already ported it to another platform and this is quite easy because it is designed in a portable way and the GUI is not mixed with the core engine. (allowing to easily create a custom interface using a custom library)
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Re: z80 emulator for Nspire
« Reply #22 on: March 15, 2013, 07:42:48 am »
Is WabbitEmu the most stable (as in, both relative lack of crashes, and features not breaking constantly), accurate and portable emulator ? It's not necessarily the only one with a GUI / core separation, at least.

Additionally, writing an emulator can be an interesting learning exercise :)
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Re: z80 emulator for Nspire
« Reply #23 on: March 15, 2013, 07:47:40 am »
Although I knew this project was in the works I didn't know it was for the Nspire until this topic was made. :) Very nice!

@Lionel:It is quite stable (most of the time) and over the years it has become very popular. I think it's cool to see a Z80 emulator on the Nspire regardless of it being a port or not.

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Re: z80 emulator for Nspire
« Reply #24 on: March 15, 2013, 08:00:59 am »
This is written in ASM so it should be faster than any port. Also a port with GUI for keys and stuff does not make sense when you use it on a device with an input interface that's very close to the thing that's emulated.
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Re: z80 emulator for Nspire
« Reply #25 on: March 15, 2013, 10:17:48 pm »
Question: Will the screen size for the CX version be changed so that each pixel are 3x3 in the future? Because the screen looks kinda small with D:

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Re: z80 emulator for Nspire
« Reply #26 on: March 16, 2013, 07:01:23 am »
Calcemu3.tns displays a small chicken over the document screen. Calcuemu_cx.tns doesn't seem to do anything when opening it.
[edit] Pressing ctrl twice or more causes the program to space, making almost everythin black except a chicken and the bottom row.
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Re: z80 emulator for Nspire
« Reply #27 on: March 16, 2013, 12:43:47 pm »
I am sorry but I seem to be very confused.

How does one emulate a microprocessor?

No, I am not trying to be a smart-ass I am confused

Edit: Mistakes
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Re: z80 emulator for Nspire
« Reply #28 on: March 16, 2013, 04:52:43 pm »
The way I understand it is that the emulator basically creates a sandbox that intercepts and interprets all cpu, memory, graphics, etc. Could someone with more experience than I weigh in on this?
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Re: z80 emulator for Nspire
« Reply #29 on: March 16, 2013, 06:15:00 pm »
So this could lead to a ZX spectrum emulator?