There are various ways to writing computer programs for the Spectrum Next ranging from developing on the machine itself, to writing the code on a separate PC and copying it across when done. The three main languages that can be used, in order of difficulty are: Here are some notes on these options. Programming in BASIC There are a few options for writing BASIC for your Spectrum Next. Sinclair BASIC This is the version of BASIC that came with original…
I’ve just ordered a ZX Spectrum Next (issue 2) on Kickstarter. This is a newly-designed machine that is backwards compatible to the original ZX Spectrum 48, 128, +2 and +3 models. It has updated hardware, with 1Mb RAM, and a Z80 processor able to run in 3.5MHz, 7MHz, 14MHz and 28MHz turbo modes. The hardware logic is built using a Field-programmable gate array (FPGA) which means the CPU, ULA etc. can be re-created within this one chip. Storage is via…
Its quite easy to install a ZX Spectrum emulator on the Anbernic RG350. Here’s what I did: – Download the “Unreal Speccy” emulator from here: unreal_speccy_portable.opk Remove the external Micro SD card from your RG350 Copy this file into the /apps folder of your external Micro SD card Copy your Spectrum games into /roms/zxspectrum After you’ve re-inserted your Micro SD card, boot up your RG350 and it should be there in the “Emulators” tab You can bring up an on-screen…
The best ZX Spectrum emulator that I found for macs is Fuse for macOS. The latest version of Fuse for macOS is 1.5.6 which was released in August 2019. Even though this is a little old, it seems to work fine in 64-bit only macOS Catalina. All of the main ZX spectrum versions are available, from 16K, 48K, 128K, +2, +3, together with some more unusual versions. (Pentagon 1024K anyone?)