Machine Specifications

• CPU: Z80 @ 3.579545 Mhz
• VDP: TMS9928, 16k VRAM
• PSG: SN76489
• RAM: 64k
• ROM: 32k

Classic library support (+coleco -subtype=adam)

• Native console output
• Native console input
• ANSI vt100 engine
• Generic console
  • Redefinable font
  • UDG support
  • Paper colour
  • Ink colour
  • Inverse attribute
  • Bold attribute
  • Underline attribute
• Lores graphics
• Hires graphics
• PSG sound
  • ETracker (SAA tracker)
  • PSG Lib (SN76489)
  • Arkos2 Player (AY)
  • WYZ Player (AY)
  • Vortex tracker (AY)
• One bit sound
• Inkey driver
• Hardware joystick
• File I/O
• Interrupts
• RS232

The Colecovision Adam supports the generation of EOS programs:

zcc +coleco program.c -subtype=adam -create-app

Will generate a ddp image that allows full use of the 64k RAM within the Adam.

Apart from keyboard reading, no EOS facilities are supported by z88dk at present.

CP/M support

The Colecovision Adam is supported when running CP/M:

zcc +cpm program.c -subtype=adam -create-app

Will create a 40 track SSDD disk image that can be inserted as drive b: and your application started

CP/M Extensions

• Generic console
• ANSI terminal
• MSX graphics library
• PSG support

VDP interrupt

On the Adam, the VDP interrupt is raised using NMI. As a result of address $66 falling within the CP/M FCB block, VDP interrupts are disabled on the Adam.

Emulator

Tested with the Mame emulator and CPM 2.2 boot disk

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