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The ZX Spectrum ULA - How to Design a Microcomputer (Paperback)
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The ZX Spectrum ULA - How to Design a Microcomputer (Paperback)
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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.
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