HXA7241

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  "title": "Reliquary",
  "author": "Harrison Ainsworth",
  "date": "2005-06-01",
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Reliquary

some ancient obscure Z80 code

Z80 routines

These fragments are the oldest code I still have, transcribed from exercise-book paper. They come from a time long ago. A time when not only commenting was unknown, but even titling the pieces of paper was avoided. Their meaning and function is lost in antiquity ...

fragment 1

            Ld HL, (x)            2A:nnnn
            Call 'Abs HL'         CD:nnnn
            Rl A                  17
            Ex AF,AF'             08
            Ex DE, HL             EB
            Call 'Div, Mult'      CD:nnnn
            Ex AF, AF'            08
            Rr A                  1F
            Call c '2s c HL'      DC:nnnn
            Ld (a), HL            22:nnnn
            Ld HL, (y)            2A:nnnn
            Call 'Abs HL'         CD:nnnn
            Rl A                  17
            Ex AF, AF'            08
            Ex HL, DE             EB
            Call 'Div, Mult'      CD:nnnn
            Ex AF, AF'            08
            Rr A                  1F
            Call c '2s c HL'      DC:nnnn
            Ld (b), HL            22:nnnn
            Ret                   C9

(52 bytes)

fragment 2

            Ld BC, (x)            ED4B:nnnn
            Call 'Div, Mult'      CD:nnnn
            Ld (a), HL            22:nnnn
            Ld BC, (y)            ED4B:nnnn
            Call 'Div, Mult'      CD:nnnn
            Ld (b), HL            22:nnnn
            Ret                   C9




'Abs HL'    Ld A, H               7C
            Rl A                  17
            Ret nc                D0
'2s c HL'   Ccf                   3F
            Ex HL, DE             EB
            Ld HL, 0000           21:0000
            Sbc HL, DE            ED52
            Ret                   C9

fragment 3

(in: DE = x, y)

            Xor A                 AF              1
            Ld HL, 0000           21:0000         2.5
            Ld BC, (z)            ED4B:nnnn       5
            Ld IXH, 19h           DD26:19h        2.75
     -----> And A                 A7              1
     |      Sbc HL, BC            ED42            3.75
     |  --- Jr nc                 30:01     1.75  3
     |  |   Add HL, BC            09        2.75
     |  --> Ccf                   3F              1
     |      Rl A                  17              1
     |      Rl E                  CB13            2
     |      Rl D                  CB12            2
     |      Rl L                  CB15            2
     |      Rl H                  CB14            2
     |      Dec IXH               DD25            2
     ------ Jr nz                 20:EC           3
                                                  1.75

(average: 2.14 microsecs)
(total time: 600.5 microsecs)
(number of instructions: 280)

fragment 4

            Ld B, A               47
            Ld HL, d              21:nnnn
            Ld C, (HL)            4E
            Ld HL, 0000           21:0000
            Ld A, H               7C
            Ld IXH, 08            DD26:08
     -----> And A                 A7
     |      Rl A                  17
     |      Rl L                  CB15
     |      Rl H                  CB14
     |      Rl C                  CB11
     |  --- Jr nc                 30:03
     |  |   Add A, B              80
     |  |   Adc HL, DE            ED5A
     |  --> Dec IXH               DD25
     ------ Jr nz                 20:EF
            Ld BC, 0000           01:0000
            Rl A                  17
            Adc HL, BC            ED4A
            Ret                   C9

(out: HL -> a, b)

(36 instructions)
(67 bytes)

fragment 5

   x -> F030
   y -> F032
   z -> F034
   d =  F036

   a <- F038
   b <- F03A

   call F048

   F030   00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
   F038   00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
   F040   00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
   F048   2A 30 F0 CD 71 F0 17 08
   F050   EB CD 80 F0 08 1F DC 74
   F058   F0 22 38 F0 2A 32 F0 CD
   F060   71 F0 17 08 EB CD 80 F0
   F068   08 1F DC 74 F0 22 3A F0
   F070   C9 7C 17 D0 3F EB 21 00
   F078   00 ED 52 C9 00 00 00 00
   F080   AF 21 00 00 DD 26 19 ED
   F088   4B 34 F0 A7 ED 42 30 01
   F090   09 3F 17 CB 13 CB 12 CB
   F098   15 CB 14 D0 25 20 EC 47
   F0A0   21 36 F0 4E 21 00 00 7C
   F0A8   DD 26 08 A7 17 CB 15 CB
   F0B0   14 CB 11 30 03 80 ED 5A
   F0B8   DD 25 20 EF 01 00 00 17
   F0C0   ED 4A C9 00 00 00 00 00

... the Z80 was a great CPU. And there is something in the purity and simplicity of direct machine-code programming that is still appealing.