Monthly Archives: February 2022

Day 9: The search for a working Assembler

Posted on February 4, 2022 by paul

My patience is running thin, but thanks to some folks on the RC2014 for pointing me in a few possible directions. First of all.  Xmodem. Somehow my terminal settings got changed, and I couldn’t get files transferred.  You need RTS/CTS … Continue reading →

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Day 8: Z80 Assembly in CP/M

Posted on February 3, 2022 by paul

I need to find a Z80 assembler that runs in CP/M (if such a thing exists), and I need to figure out how to get it onto my RC2014 that’s now running ROMWBW. B:XM.COM is Xmodem, a popular tool for … Continue reading →

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Day 7: Z80 Assembly, CP/M & Failing at stuff

Posted on February 3, 2022 by paul

This’ll be a short post, and in fact, I’m writing it the following day.  Yesterday I beat my head against the wall failing  & flailing.  I got some things blinking, so.. yay, but kept getting all sorts of compiler errors, … Continue reading →

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Day 6: RC2014

Posted on February 1, 2022 by paul

Changing domains for a bit, and getting back into my Z80 based RC2014 computer to learn how to manipulate the the timer.  The timer is a separate chip, a Z80 CTC, and the board is designed by Dr. Scott Baker.  … Continue reading →

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