People often ask me. "Geoff: That Gosh Wonderful ROM - is it really so wonderful?".The original was so near perfect that it is exhilarating to use a machine in flawless balance.
Yes it is. Considerable thought went into it. It is just a tribute ROM and no more. In 1984, the ROM author, explaining the Integer -65536 feature, said that nothing could be done about it now. Well thirty years later people are still begging to differ.
The other bonus is that it is completely compatible with hardware peripherals either real or emulated. It will drive the ZX Printer and those printers - Alphacom 32, Timex 2040, Seikosh GP50S that sniff the ROM.Plus 'D' with the letter 'D'.
It is also compatible with both versions of the ZX Interface 1, including network, RS232 and Microdrives. Real or emulated.
It works flawlessly with the Miles Gordon technology DISCIPLE Disk Interface and Plus 'D' Interfaces.
Above all it is compatible with commercial software, your type-ins and well-written assembly language programs.
All the entry points named in the Melbourne House books are maintained though in some cases the actual addresses were wrong and these are corrected.
All the special, non-standard entry points used by Interface 1 and Miles Gordon Technology are maintained so that these Interfaces works as well.
Above all it's fun and stable. Just what it was supposed to be. Use the original editor if that's your preference or type one letter at a time, like the Jupiter Ace and most computers since.
Classic BASIC features like Renumber and Delete have been adapted from my routines in Outlet Magazine and 1980s PD libraries and I've implemented a simple version of Andy Pennells' Stream Lister so that Microdrive streams appear with letter 'M' and
Full updated details of the Gosh Wonderful ROM are here and you can see the Assembly Listing and download the ROM from there too.Hi Geoff,
http://www.wearmouth.demon.co.uk/gw03/gw03info.htm
--
Geoff Wearmouth
People often ask me. "Geoff: That Gosh Wonderful ROM - is it really so wonderful?".The original was so near perfect that it is exhilarating to use a machine in flawless balance.
Yes it is. Considerable thought went into it. It is just a tribute ROM and no more. In 1984, the ROM author, explaining the Integer -65536 feature, said that nothing could be done about it now. Well thirty years later people are still begging to differ.
The other bonus is that it is completely compatible with hardware peripherals either real or emulated. It will drive the ZX Printer and those printers - Alphacom 32, Timex 2040, Seikosh GP50S that sniff the ROM.Plus 'D' with the letter 'D'.
It is also compatible with both versions of the ZX Interface 1, including network, RS232 and Microdrives. Real or emulated.
It works flawlessly with the Miles Gordon technology DISCIPLE Disk Interface and Plus 'D' Interfaces.
Above all it is compatible with commercial software, your type-ins and well-written assembly language programs.
All the entry points named in the Melbourne House books are maintained though in some cases the actual addresses were wrong and these are corrected.
All the special, non-standard entry points used by Interface 1 and Miles Gordon Technology are maintained so that these Interfaces works as well.
Above all it's fun and stable. Just what it was supposed to be. Use the original editor if that's your preference or type one letter at a time, like the Jupiter Ace and most computers since.
Classic BASIC features like Renumber and Delete have been adapted from my routines in Outlet Magazine and 1980s PD libraries and I've implemented a simple version of Andy Pennells' Stream Lister so that Microdrive streams appear with letter 'M' and
Full updated details of the Gosh Wonderful ROM are here and you can see the Assembly Listing and download the ROM from there too.Hi Geoff,
http://www.wearmouth.demon.co.uk/gw03/gw03info.htm
--
Geoff Wearmouth
Le mardi 12 août 2014 à 02:14:54 UTC+2, Geoff Wearmouth a écrit :differ. The original was so near perfect that it is exhilarating to use a machine in flawless balance.
People often ask me. "Geoff: That Gosh Wonderful ROM - is it really so wonderful?".
Yes it is. Considerable thought went into it. It is just a tribute ROM and no more. In 1984, the ROM author, explaining the Integer -65536 feature, said that nothing could be done about it now. Well thirty years later people are still begging to
Plus 'D' with the letter 'D'.The other bonus is that it is completely compatible with hardware peripherals either real or emulated. It will drive the ZX Printer and those printers - Alphacom 32, Timex 2040, Seikosh GP50S that sniff the ROM.
It is also compatible with both versions of the ZX Interface 1, including network, RS232 and Microdrives. Real or emulated.
It works flawlessly with the Miles Gordon technology DISCIPLE Disk Interface and Plus 'D' Interfaces.
Above all it is compatible with commercial software, your type-ins and well-written assembly language programs.
All the entry points named in the Melbourne House books are maintained though in some cases the actual addresses were wrong and these are corrected.
All the special, non-standard entry points used by Interface 1 and Miles Gordon Technology are maintained so that these Interfaces works as well.
Above all it's fun and stable. Just what it was supposed to be. Use the original editor if that's your preference or type one letter at a time, like the Jupiter Ace and most computers since.
Classic BASIC features like Renumber and Delete have been adapted from my routines in Outlet Magazine and 1980s PD libraries and I've implemented a simple version of Andy Pennells' Stream Lister so that Microdrive streams appear with letter 'M' and
Full updated details of the Gosh Wonderful ROM are here and you can see the Assembly Listing and download the ROM from there too.
http://www.wearmouth.demon.co.uk/gw03/gw03info.htm
--Hi Geoff,
Geoff Wearmouth
I hope you are ok ?
This link http://www.wearmouth.demon.co.uk doesn't work !
Have you a new link ?
Best Regards Julien
On Monday, 1 March 2021 at 15:45:03 UTC, Julien Berthel wrote:differ. The original was so near perfect that it is exhilarating to use a machine in flawless balance.
Le mardi 12 août 2014 à 02:14:54 UTC+2, Geoff Wearmouth a écrit :
People often ask me. "Geoff: That Gosh Wonderful ROM - is it really so wonderful?".
Yes it is. Considerable thought went into it. It is just a tribute ROM and no more. In 1984, the ROM author, explaining the Integer -65536 feature, said that nothing could be done about it now. Well thirty years later people are still begging to
Plus 'D' with the letter 'D'.The other bonus is that it is completely compatible with hardware peripherals either real or emulated. It will drive the ZX Printer and those printers - Alphacom 32, Timex 2040, Seikosh GP50S that sniff the ROM.
It is also compatible with both versions of the ZX Interface 1, including network, RS232 and Microdrives. Real or emulated.
It works flawlessly with the Miles Gordon technology DISCIPLE Disk Interface and Plus 'D' Interfaces.
Above all it is compatible with commercial software, your type-ins and well-written assembly language programs.
All the entry points named in the Melbourne House books are maintained though in some cases the actual addresses were wrong and these are corrected.
All the special, non-standard entry points used by Interface 1 and Miles Gordon Technology are maintained so that these Interfaces works as well.
Above all it's fun and stable. Just what it was supposed to be. Use the original editor if that's your preference or type one letter at a time, like the Jupiter Ace and most computers since.
Classic BASIC features like Renumber and Delete have been adapted from my routines in Outlet Magazine and 1980s PD libraries and I've implemented a simple version of Andy Pennells' Stream Lister so that Microdrive streams appear with letter 'M' and
bundled with the ZX Spectrum Next distribution which can be downloaded from specnext.com whether you have a Next or not.Full updated details of the Gosh Wonderful ROM are here and you can see the Assembly Listing and download the ROM from there too.
http://www.wearmouth.demon.co.uk/gw03/gw03info.htm
--Hi Geoff,
Geoff Wearmouth
I hope you are ok ?
This link http://www.wearmouth.demon.co.uk doesn't work !
Have you a new link ?
Best Regards JulienHi Julien,
I am doing fine and inhabit Twitter with my real name these days.
Demon sent the bailiffs round but most of the site is on the Wayback machine.
http://web.archive.org/web/20150602175320/http://www.wearmouth.demon.co.uk/ The Gosh Wonderful ROM evolved into the Looking Glass ROM which is much purer with the same two modes and context sensitive help screens. In the enhanced mode it uses the Jupiter Ace keyboard layout and is strictly one letter at a time. Both ROMs are
Bonne chance,Thanks Geoff,
Geoff
On Monday, 1 March 2021 at 15:45:03 UTC, Julien Berthel wrote:differ. The original was so near perfect that it is exhilarating to use a machine in flawless balance.
Le mardi 12 août 2014 à 02:14:54 UTC+2, Geoff Wearmouth a écrit :
People often ask me. "Geoff: That Gosh Wonderful ROM - is it really so wonderful?".
Yes it is. Considerable thought went into it. It is just a tribute ROM and no more. In 1984, the ROM author, explaining the Integer -65536 feature, said that nothing could be done about it now. Well thirty years later people are still begging to
Plus 'D' with the letter 'D'.The other bonus is that it is completely compatible with hardware peripherals either real or emulated. It will drive the ZX Printer and those printers - Alphacom 32, Timex 2040, Seikosh GP50S that sniff the ROM.
It is also compatible with both versions of the ZX Interface 1, including network, RS232 and Microdrives. Real or emulated.
It works flawlessly with the Miles Gordon technology DISCIPLE Disk Interface and Plus 'D' Interfaces.
Above all it is compatible with commercial software, your type-ins and well-written assembly language programs.
All the entry points named in the Melbourne House books are maintained though in some cases the actual addresses were wrong and these are corrected.
All the special, non-standard entry points used by Interface 1 and Miles Gordon Technology are maintained so that these Interfaces works as well.
Above all it's fun and stable. Just what it was supposed to be. Use the original editor if that's your preference or type one letter at a time, like the Jupiter Ace and most computers since.
Classic BASIC features like Renumber and Delete have been adapted from my routines in Outlet Magazine and 1980s PD libraries and I've implemented a simple version of Andy Pennells' Stream Lister so that Microdrive streams appear with letter 'M' and
bundled with the ZX Spectrum Next distribution which can be downloaded from specnext.com whether you have a Next or not.Full updated details of the Gosh Wonderful ROM are here and you can see the Assembly Listing and download the ROM from there too.
http://www.wearmouth.demon.co.uk/gw03/gw03info.htm
--Hi Geoff,
Geoff Wearmouth
I hope you are ok ?
This link http://www.wearmouth.demon.co.uk doesn't work !
Have you a new link ?
Best Regards JulienHi Julien,
I am doing fine and inhabit Twitter with my real name these days.
Demon sent the bailiffs round but most of the site is on the Wayback machine.
http://web.archive.org/web/20150602175320/http://www.wearmouth.demon.co.uk/ The Gosh Wonderful ROM evolved into the Looking Glass ROM which is much purer with the same two modes and context sensitive help screens. In the enhanced mode it uses the Jupiter Ace keyboard layout and is strictly one letter at a time. Both ROMs are
Bonne chance,Thanks Geoff,
Geoff
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