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==Features== | ==Features== | ||
* Full use of screen (no missing last column) | * Full use of screen (no missing last column except Soroc) | ||
* Reverse text & simulated bold | * Reverse text & simulated bold | ||
* Accented characters are translated | * Accented characters are translated | ||
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* Release is beta so expecting some issues/unexplained behaviour | * Release is beta so expecting some issues/unexplained behaviour | ||
* Limited terminal compatibility today: VT-52, HGT and Soroc 120 versions available | * Limited terminal compatibility today: VT-52, HGT and Soroc 120 versions available | ||
* See web site for more details | |||
[[Category:Inform]] [[Category:Z-machine]] | [[Category:Inform]] [[Category:Z-machine]] | ||
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Revision as of 02:44, 24 September 2022
| Vezza | |
|---|---|
| Interpreter | |
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| Links | Home page Download |
| Developer | Shawn Sijnstra |
| Format | Z-code |
| Systems | CP/M, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Tandy TRS-80 |
| System details | Requires minimum z80 and CP/M 3. Current builds support VT-52, HGT and Soroc 120 terminal emulations. |
| Latest version | Pre-release / 22 Sep 2022 |
| Status | Beta |
| Multimedia support | No multimedia |
| License | GPL 2 |
| Notes | Note that this interpreter cannot simply be downloaded and run to play game files. |
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Vezza is a Z-machine interpreter for CP/M version 3 and above, requiring a z80 CPU minimum. Tested on multiple hardware versions. It was written by Shawn Sijnstra, ported from M3ZVM and M1ZVM.
Vezza supports Z-machine versions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6*, 7, and 8 within memory limitations. z6 support is limited to non-graphics and has many workarounds to reduce to the standard screen model.
Licensed under GPL version 2.
Download binaries, along with a fuller list of features and limitations from Vezza on Gitlab
Features
- Full use of screen (no missing last column except Soroc)
- Reverse text & simulated bold
- Accented characters are translated
- Command line switch to optionally enable the Tandy bit
- Named game save and load
- Timed input (limited to 1 second resolution)
- z1-z5 games recommended
- Has a small LRU disk cache to reduce I/O
- Allows game with up to 22k Dynmem to run (up to 32K in banked CP/M versions)
Limitations
- Release is beta so expecting some issues/unexplained behaviour
- Limited terminal compatibility today: VT-52, HGT and Soroc 120 versions available
- See web site for more details
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