ZX81 Nuclear Power Station Software

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john_newcombe
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ZX81 Nuclear Power Station Software

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Just putting a few finishing touches to some ZX81 software to model a Pressurised Light Water nuclear power station. All of the maths is now complete and the model works, Just sorting the user interface. Hopefully I will get a video out soon on the GlassTTY YouTube channel.

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Moggy
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Re: ZX81 Nuclear Power Station Software

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Excellent use of a zeddy sir! :D

Look forward to seeing this and trying it with the 2 speed BASIC ROM.

Nice to see the old black wedge used as a computer and not just a games console.
avrovulcan
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Re: ZX81 Nuclear Power Station Software

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Really interesting project. Can't wait to see the finished version.
john_newcombe
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Re: ZX81 Nuclear Power Station Software

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Moggy wrote: Sun Jul 18, 2021 2:41 pm Excellent use of a zeddy sir! :D

Look forward to seeing this and trying it with the 2 speed BASIC ROM.

Nice to see the old black wedge used as a computer and not just a games console.
So glad you said that, it is exactly my feeling.
john_newcombe
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Re: ZX81 Nuclear Power Station Software

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Moggy wrote: Sun Jul 18, 2021 2:41 pm Look forward to seeing this and trying it with the 2 speed BASIC ROM.
The program was wriiten in C and cross compiled with ZX88DK so not sure if a faster Basic would help, although I do use the ROM floating point routines for all the maths.
john_newcombe
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Re: ZX81 Nuclear Power Station Software

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Second control panel added! Just working on the thermal conductivity stuff now. Video on the 'GlassTTY' YouTube channel coming soon!

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Re: ZX81 Nuclear Power Station Software

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I once wrote a similar game. See viewtopic.php?p=37108#p37108
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john_newcombe
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Looks very interesting, I will give it try...
DrVenkman
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Re: ZX81 Nuclear Power Station Software

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Very cool. Reminds me a great deal of Chris Crawford's excellent early Atari Program Exchange title, SCRAM. I will give this a try this weekend.
john_newcombe
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Re: ZX81 Nuclear Power Station Software

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I have added the thermodynamics stuff now and I just have a couple of bugs to sort. I am hoping to start making the video next week.

Watch this space...
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