Black Crow #07

Diskmag (electronic magazine)

01 Sep 2001 Download

This issue focuses heavily on hardware modifications for ZX Spectrum computers and custom peripheral development. It features schematics and guides for connecting a ROM disk, shadow RAM controller, General Sound module, RS-232 interface, and 4MB SIMM expansion, alongside an IDE CD-ROM command reference. Z80 assembly programmers will find practical routines for handling CMOS real-time clocks, number formatting, and disk loading progress bars. The software section delivers presentations and reviews of system utilities, including file managers, pkUNZIP, and clock service tools.

Issue contents:

  1. From the author - let's get to know each other!
  2. Programmers - Working with CMOS clocks.
  3. Programmers - Converting numbers to decimal format.
  4. Programmers - Disk operation indicator.
  5. Crazy hands - ROM disk.
  6. Crazy hands - RAM controller.
  7. Crazy hands - RS232 port.
  8. Crazy hands - General sound.
  9. Crazy hands - CD-ROM commands.
  10. Crazy hands - SIMM 4MB on ZX
  11. Presentation - CMOS service v1.0
  12. Presentation - PKUNZIP for ZX
  13. Presentation - Perfect comander v1.7
  14. Review - BGE 3.01, Global Commander 1.31, Perfect Commander 1.7.
  15. Miscellaneous - A cry for help.
  16. Miscellaneous - Dealer_network.
  17. Miscellaneous - Advertising.
  18. Miscellaneous - No confusion.
  19. Miscellaneous - Conclusion.

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