GitHub - avwohl/z80cpmw: Z80 CP/M emulator for Windows (RomWBW)

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Z80 CP/M emulator for Windows. A native Windows port of the RomWBW/HBIOS emulator.

Features

  • Z80 CPU emulation with accurate timing
  • RomWBW HBIOS emulation
  • VT100-compatible terminal display (25x80)
  • Support for CP/M, ZSDOS, and other operating systems
  • Multiple ROM images included
  • Disk image support (up to 64MB hd1k format)

Building

Requirements:

  • Visual Studio 2022 or later
  • Windows SDK 10.0 or later

Open z80cpmw.sln in Visual Studio and build the solution.

Usage

  1. Launch z80cpmw.exe
  2. Select a ROM from File > Select ROM (default: EMU AVW)
  3. Optionally load disk images from File > Load Disk
  4. Click Emulator > Start (or press F5)
  5. At the RomWBW boot menu, press a number to boot an OS

Boot Menu Keys

  • h - Help
  • l - List ROM applications
  • d - List devices
  • 0-9 - Boot from device

Keyboard

Standard keyboard input. Arrow keys send VT100 escape sequences.

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