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| The purpose of the BBB is to improve the source text by reorganizing its sections, providing code examples to illustrate system routines, editing its content for clarity and spelling, eliminating irrelevant information (e.g., the high-resolution mode) and code errors, adding pictures, elaborating on difficult technical subjects, and updating its language to modern computing conventions (e.g., replacing 'cassettes' with 'cartridges'). | The purpose of the BBB is to improve the source text by reorganizing its sections, providing code examples to illustrate system routines, editing its content for clarity and spelling, eliminating irrelevant information (e.g., the high-resolution mode) and code errors, adding pictures, elaborating on difficult technical subjects, and updating its language to modern computing conventions (e.g., replacing 'cassettes' with 'cartridges'). | ||
| - | In other words, the Nutting Manual serves as the foundation upon which to build a more usable technical manual, one that benefits both from its web platform and from nearly forty years of Bally Arcade programming knowledge. The hope is that these improvements will encourage more developers, researchers, and hobbyists to explore and create Astrocade software. | + | In other words, the Nutting Manual serves as the foundation upon which to build a more usable technical manual, one that benefits both from its web platform and from nearly forty years of Bally Arcade programming knowledge. The hope is that these improvements will encourage more developers, researchers, and hobbyists to explore, understand, and create Astrocade software. |
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| |[[http://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~cscie287/spring2016/slides/Zilog%20Z80%20Family%20CPU%20User%20Manual%20z80cpu_um.pdf|Z80 Family CPU User Manual]] | Zilog's official documentation for the Z80 CPU. Clear and comprehensive. [PDF] | | |[[http://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~cscie287/spring2016/slides/Zilog%20Z80%20Family%20CPU%20User%20Manual%20z80cpu_um.pdf|Z80 Family CPU User Manual]] | Zilog's official documentation for the Z80 CPU. Clear and comprehensive. [PDF] | | ||
| | [[http://www.z80.info/zip/z80-documented.pdf|The Undocumented Z80 Documented]] | Sean Young's deep dive into the Z80's inner workings. [PDF] | | | [[http://www.z80.info/zip/z80-documented.pdf|The Undocumented Z80 Documented]] | Sean Young's deep dive into the Z80's inner workings. [PDF] | | ||
| + | | [[http://t.eeems.ca/Z80ASM/index.htm|Z80 Assembly]] | One of the best Z80 guides online, especially for beginners. | | ||
| ===== Credits ===== | ===== Credits ===== | ||
| //Software and Hardware for the Bally Arcade: A Technical Description// \\ | //Software and Hardware for the Bally Arcade: A Technical Description// \\ | ||
