Sprinter Video

Message.
Putting a dot on the graphic screen of Sprinter is now much easier and
faster:
; HL - X
coordinate; E - Y
coordinate; D - point color

Shift EQU 0C040h

Point:
LD BC,Shift
ADD HL,BC
LD A,E
OUT (port_Y),A
LD (HL),D
RET

Ivan

I have a question about subj. Since the very appearance of the Spectrum, I have had the 48th pzushka from 1991, well, someone reworked it, corrected a few things, added a few things, it’s actually a convenient weight. So it’s interesting, but what about the Sprinter, how can you install your favorite ROM? On the Spectrum it’s simple - I changed everything with a programmer
and then what?

Tue Mar 17 1998 23:47, Andy Harchenko wrote to Ivan Mak:

AH> I have a question about subj. Since the very appearance of the Spectrum, I have had the 48th ROM from 1991, well, someone
AH> reworked it, fixed some things, added some things, it’s actually a convenient weight.
AH> So it’s interesting, but what about the Sprinter, how can I install my favorite ROM? On the Spectrum it’s easy - I changed it with a programmer and everything, but then
AH> how?
On the Sprinter it’s even simpler. You load the firmware file into some bank of RAM and
switch it to the place of ROM. The scheme will also ensure that writing to this area is prohibited, so
everything works as it should.
So you can change BASIC and TR-DOS, and in Scorpion mode, you can write your own EXPANSION
.

Ivan

Once I was in a museum and there on an old, old stone an ancient man carved that
Thursday March 19, 1998 right at 01:58, Ivan Mak wrote to Andy Harchenko:

AH>> favorite ROM? On the Spectrum it’s simple - I changed it with a programmer and
AH>> everything, but what happened there?
IM> On Sprinter it’s even simpler. You load the firmware file into some bank
IM> of RAM and switch it to ROM. The scheme will also ensure that writing to
IM> is disabled in this area, so that everything works as it should. So you can change BASIC
IM> and TR-DOS, and in Scorpion mode you can write your own EXPANSION.
Tricky! And most importantly it’s convenient. And finally, imho, the Sprinter is some kind of miracle machine, I don’t know why some people here don’t like it. If I had money, I would definitely
take it for myself and make something.

IM> Ivan

IM>> bank of RAM and switch it to ROM. The circuit will ensure that
IM>> writing to this area is prohibited, so that everything works as it should. So
IM>> you can change BASIC and TR-DOS, and in Scorpion mode, you can also
IM>> EXPANSION write your own.
AH> Tricky! And most importantly it’s convenient. And finally, imho, the Sprinter is some kind of miracle machine,
AH> I don’t know why some people here don’t like it. If I had money
AH> I would definitely take it for myself and make something.
Okay, with a ROM. You can do the same with a computer circuit. Uploaded one file
to PLM - one diagram. Uploaded another - another.
And what they don’t like is everyone’s personal business. Some people like AMIGA, some people like PC. But there are simply too few Sprinters, and not everyone has seen them.

Ivan

Sunday March 22, 1998 right at 04:45, Ivan Mak wrote to Andy Harchenko:

AH>> I would definitely take the money for myself and make something.
IM> Okay, with the ROM. You can do the same with a computer circuit. Uploaded
IM> one file to PLM - one diagram. Loaded another one - another one. And the fact that
IM> they don’t like is everyone’s personal business. Some people like AMIGA,
IM> someone likes PC.
But I like the Spectrum, that’s why I respect the Sprinter!

IM> And there are simply too few Sprinters, and not everyone
IM> has seen it.
^^^^^^ If you haven’t seen it or touched it, why bother, it turns out to be an empty
conversation, so I haven’t seen the Amiga live, so I don’t even shout that it’s a rulez or a saxophone.

AH> ^^^^^^ If you haven’t seen it or touched it, why bother, it turns out
AH> an empty conversation, but I haven’t seen the Amiga live, so I don’t shout that
AH> it’s a rulez or a saxophone.
That’s for sure. Personally, I saw an Amiga from a friend. And I don’t shout about her either. And I'm trying
to make Sprinter better. The best from Spectrum, Amiga and, I'm not afraid to say, PC -> in Sprinter. Of course, within reasonable limits of an eight-bit
machine.

Ivan