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The ZX Spectrum ULA: How to Design a Microcomputer by Chris R. Smith (Paperback, 2010)
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This book takes the reader through the design and implementation of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum's custom chip, revealing for the first time the decisions behind its design and its hidden secrets. By using it as case study, the techniques required to design an 8-bit microcomputer are explained, along with comprehensive details of the Ferranti ULA manufacturing process. If you have ever wanted to design your own computer or wondered what was behind the most successful microcomputer of the 1980s, then this is the book for you. For the first time, the inner working of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum's custom chip and heart of the computer, the Ferranti ULA, is exposed in minute detail. Packed with over 140 illustrations and circuit diagrams, this book takes the reader through the cutting edge technology that was the Ferranti ULA and the design of the ZX Spectrum home computer, illustrating the principles and techniques involved in creating a cost effective computer that required nothing more than a television set and a cassette recorder. The ZX Spectrum ULA is an essential read for the electronics hobbyist, student or electronic engineer wishing to design their own retro-style microcomputer or anyone with an interest in historical micro-electronic and digital design. All topics are explained in simple yet precise terms, building on their careful introduction towards the full functionality presented by the Sinclair computer. Some of the topics covered are: The architecture of the standard microcomputer, Ferranti and their ULA, manufacturing process and structure, The functional layout of the ZX Spectrum ULA, Video display generation, Memory contention and timing, ZX Spectrum design bugs such as The Snow Effect , Hidden features, ULA version differences.Product Identifiers
PublisherZX Design AND Media
ISBN-139780956507105
eBay Product ID (ePID)92683852
Product Key Features
Number of Pages324 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThe Zx Spectrum Ula: How to Design a Microcomputer
Publication Year2010
SubjectComputer Science
TypeTextbook
AuthorChris R. Smith
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height152 mm
Item Weight436 g
Item Width229 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorChris R. Smith
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- 10 Aug, 2017
Informative as reference or from front to back.
I have skimmed through after reading the introduction and preface. The book contains a mass of extremely useful information about the ZX and also contains the complete schematics for the ZX Spectrum 48K. "... It is possible to implement a 100 per cent compatible clone of the 48K ZX Spectrum using discrete or programmable logic, such as a CPLD." pg 1.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
