Blog from May, 2016

Internationalization

Full description of OZ localization is described in Developers Notes. All ISO, key and fonts tables are detailed. Notice that OS_Nq / Nq_Rds has been upgraded to full ISO compliance. It allows usage of ISO characters in filing system.

 

The tools necessary for compiling Cambridge Z88 software have finally been released as ready-made installers for all major desktop platforms. For many years, these tools were work-in-progress development alongside the evolution of the Z88 ROM sources and 3rd party applications. Often, internal releases were distributed directly among developers, when the latest and greatest feature were ready.

No more.

Finally, both Mpm - the Z80 macro assembler - and Z88card - a binary file card manager tool for generating Z88 ROM and application card images, are ready for public use.

These tools combined together form the Z88 Assembler workbench, which is used to both compile the Cambridge Z88 ROM and a good bunch of 3rd party Z88 applications (FlashStore, EazyLink, ZipUtils, etc).

Installers are available for Linux 32/64bit, Windows 32/64bit and Max OSX (64bit), from SourceForge File Area: https://sourceforge.net/projects/z88/files/Z88%20Assembler%20Workbench/

We have also produced a step-by-step guide video that explains the process of installing the tools, downloading latest OZ source code, compiling it and installed into the OZvm emulator, for your viewing pleasure: