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A book with usefull programs written in Assembler
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A book with useful programs written in Z80 assembly language.
  
 
Author: Joe Pritchard
 
Author: Joe Pritchard
  
Publisher: Melbourne house
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Publisher: Melbourne House
  
 
1985
 
1985
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179 pages
 
179 pages
  
ISBN: '''0 86161 198 5'''
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ISBN: '''0-86161-198-5'''
  
 
== Contents ==
 
== Contents ==
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   Motor Control
 
   Motor Control
  
9. Basic and Mashine Code
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9. Basic and Machine Code
  
 
   Cleaning up
 
   Cleaning up

Revision as of 13:10, 4 September 2006

Frontpage

A book with useful programs written in Z80 assembly language.

Author: Joe Pritchard

Publisher: Melbourne House

1985

179 pages

ISBN: 0-86161-198-5

Contents

Introduction

1. Machine Language on the Amstrad

   The Routines in this Book
   Memory Use on the Amstrad
   CALLing Machine Language Programs
   Integer Variables of Numbers
   Variables Prefixed with @
   Passing Strings
   Use of the ROM calls
   The Jumpblock

2. Text Output Routines

3. Graphics Routines

4. Scrolling the Screen

5. More Screen Routines

   Clearing the Screen
   Fill Routines
   Moving Characters
   Multicolored Characters

6. Keyboard Operations

7. Sound Routines

   The Programmable Sound Generator
   MC Sound Register
   Register
   Sound Techniques

8. Cassette Handling Routines

   Motor Control

9. Basic and Machine Code

   Cleaning up
   BASIC Line Structure
   Resident System Extensions
   The Jump Table
   The Name Table

Appendix 1. Control Code Effects
Appendix 2. Instructions and Op-codes
Appendix 3. Flag Operation Summary