https://github.com/EngstromJimmy/ZXSpectrum

Due to popular demand I have added my ZX Spectrum emulator
https://github.com/EngstromJimmy/ZXSpectrum

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Due to popular demand I have added my ZX Spectrum emulator

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/EngstromJimmy/ZXSpectrum
• Owner: EngstromJimmy
• Created: 2020-06-08T15:51:55.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-20T19:29:58.000Z (2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-20T23:55:07.754Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: blazor, blazor-webassembly, csharp, emulator, emulators, zxspectrum
• Language: C#
• Homepage: http://zxbox.com
• Size: 16.2 MB
• Stars: 87
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 9
• Open Issues: 6
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml

Awesome Lists containing this project

• awesome-blazor - ZXSpectrum -  ZX Spectrum emulator running on Blazor WebAssembly. [Demo](https://zxspectrum.azurewebsites.net/). (Sample Projects / Games)

README

        
# ZXSpectrum emulator written in C#

## In this repo

In this repo, you will find:

* ZX Spectrum emulator written in C#.

* Blazor implementation of the emulator

## Sponsors

Thanks you to much to my sponsors!  

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## Background

When I was 7 years old I got my first computer, a ZX Spectrum.  

I remember that I sat down, booted it up, and wrote:

10 PRINT "Jimmy"  

20 GOTO 10

This was MY code!, I made the computer do things. 

That was the moment I decided I wanted to become a developer.

You can find it here on Github (Firstapp.z80).

After becoming a developer I wanted to see if I could make an emulator written in C#. This has become my test project, the thing I try out all new technologies with.

If you ever see me present, chances are that I will mention the ZX Spectrum.

The naming of the project might seem strange, I originally developed the emulator for Xbox so ZXBox made sense at the time.  

I have chosen to keep the name think of is as a ZX(Spectrum) in an other box =).

I did a talk about Blazor at Microsoft Ignite 2019 where I demoed my ZX Spectrum emulator running on Blazor WebAssembly. After doing a talk on Blazor and Blutooth at Live Coders Conf, I got a lot of comments on my ZX Spectrum so I decided to publish it =)  

You can find the Blazor implementation here http://zxbox.com .  

I got a lot of amazing feedback and many wanted to see the code so I decided to share that as well.

There are still things left to do for example implementing sound (for Blazor) and support for more file formats.

It supports SNA and Z80-formats and you can connect an XBox gamepad to emulate Kempston Joystick.

## Thanks to

Jessica Engström - For loving me and letting me have a storage room filled with old computers =D  

Mikael Engström - For teaching me how to program  

Mats Sjöblom - For explaining some of the internals in the ZX Spectrum  

Rodnay Zaks - For writing the book I used to implement all the Z80 Assembler instructions.  

Projects

https://github.com/jsakamoto/Toolbelt.Blazor.Gamepad