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TIMEX SINCLAIR 1000 EMULATOR by Jeff Vavasour ("jeffv@physics.ubc.ca")
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This program emulates a complete Timex/Sinclair 1000 equipped with TS2040
thermal printer and TS1016 16K RAM pack. (Printers must be Epson or
Proprinter II compatible.) CGA is required and at least a 12 MHz system is
recommended.
Note: On slower PCs, this program may take a few seconds to initialize.
(This is the Timex/Sinclair's powerup memory check.)
TS1000.ROM and TS1000.EXE comprise the entire system. Simply enter "TS1000"
to begin. You may exit at any time by pressing F1, followed by "Q" to quit,
then reply "Y" to the "Y/N?" prompt.
The keyboard is remapped to imitate that of a TS1000. Only the alphanumeric
keys, the ".", SPACE, ENTER, and SHIFT keys will function (aside from the
special function keys). See the TS1000 manual for details on the keyboard.
The standard powerup screen is black on cyan to mimick the appearance of the
TS1000's video output. Press F2 to toggle between this and white-on-black.
As there is no capability of cassette support, you may instead save or load
programs using the "snapshot" option. The snapshot menu is displayed via F3.
Enter "S" or "L" as appropriate. Snapshots are identified by a four digit
number, and are stored in a file "TSK-xxxx.IMG" in the default directory.
You will be prompted to enter the number after "S" or "L" has been selected.
The snapshot option is aborted by pressing F3 a second time (or ESCape at
the number prompt).
In addition to allowing the user to exit, the F1 option calls up the
interactive debugger. Those experienced in Z-80 programming may find it
informative. The options allow you to set (B)reakpoints, (E)dit memory
(starting at the current address displayed by the (M)emory option), (L)oad
registers, view the TS1000 (M)emory, (R)eset or restart the emulator, or
single (S)tep through the execution of Z-80 instructions. An additional
option, (K)ey allows you to depress a key on the TS1000 keyboard and then
return immediately to the debugger.
Please send bug reports or comments to "jeffv@physics.ubc.ca".
Share and enjoy!