z80 timing... 6502 timing

From: Mike Ford <mikeford_at_netwiz.net>
Date: Tue Apr 20 05:02:57 1999

What might speed this along is if we create a list of agreeable items,
instead of speculating in space. As I have been reading the messages a list
is forming for me.

Some things in this contest that sound reasonable to me;

Input and output are to memory resident buffers.

Inline code is too boring, and subrountine calling too important, so the
"task" should require perhaps modules; maybe make the contest half a dozen
subroutines which get called from a contest defined main program (using
some typical non asm language like C or pascal).

Needs to be fun, NOT work, and should provide a good excuse to play with
our old hardware.

Contest submissions could be a simple binary file, file length, predefined
jump table for subroutines, the actual code. Some third party, can run the
code and time it on the hardware of their choice.
Received on Tue Apr 20 1999 - 05:02:57 BST