A hobbyist programmer has finished a retro-style demoscene intro running on a stock 128Kb ZX Spectrum, featuring a scrolling text with custom fonts, a three-channel AY soundtrack, VU meters and a parallax starfield. The project, started on December 13th, compiles to 10287 bytes of code (19552 bytes as a full tape image), and is available as a downloadable .tap file, a YouTube capture, a pouet.net listing, and a browser-runnable version via the creator's TNFS site.
markround.com
· 2026-10-12
A developer has built ZX Desk, a full graphical desktop environment for the 1982 ZX Spectrum 48K, written entirely in Z80 assembly. It supports overlapping resizable windows with z-ordering, pull-down menus, a file manager, notepad, calendar, clock and settings panel, all running within the machine's 48K memory and real-time frame budget, on actual hardware rather than an emulator.
github.com
· 2026-09-19
SDCC is an open-source, optimizing C compiler suite (supporting C89 through C23 standards) that targets a wide range of microcontrollers, including Intel's 8051 family, Zilog Z80 variants, STM8, MOS 6502/65C02, and Padauk chips. The suite bundles an assembler, linker, preprocessor, simulator, debugger, and library utilities, each drawn from different GPL-licensed projects. Development is ongoing for newer targets like the Rabbit 5000/6000 and Padauk pdk13, while Microchip PIC16/PIC18 support has been left unmaintained.
sdcc.sourceforge.net
· 2026-09-19
A developer released a browser-hosted IDE that supports writing and running assembly programs for four architectures: M68K, MIPS, RISC-V and Z80. The tool includes a virtual screen and terminal, letting programs draw graphics, read mouse and keyboard input, or handle standard text input and output.
asm-editor.specy.app
· 2026-09-08
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