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Z80 ZX Next ZX Spectrum

Z8410 DMA chip for the ZX Spectrum Next

Jun 11, 2026 mikedailly

So the ZX Spectrum Next team have added a Z80 DMA chip, the Z8410  chip to be more precise. This was popular add on in Europe ( more info here: http://velesoft.speccy.cz/data-gear.htm ), and has some very cool…

Z80 ZX Next ZX Spectrum

Z80 Shifts

Jun 11, 2026 mikedailly

Z80 assembler shift operations diagram

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GameMaker – Improving the runner

Jun 11, 2026 mikedailly

I wrote this back in January 2014 on my blog, so just moving it here to keep everything together. So, I thought it might be fun to look back at…

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ZZap Live! and RetroFest 2026

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Just back from an amazing weekend at ZZap Live!, and the Retro Collective “The Cave”, where ex-DMA bod, Brian Watson gave a talk. ZZap just “flew” by, and I honestly…

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YoYo Games… The good, the bad, the cake.

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This article was posted over on my blog back in 2019, and I just wanted to move it here to keep all my posts/articles in one place. Enjoy. Now that…

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