ZX4Zaurus

General information to ZX4Zaurus.

Where is the menu?

ZX4Zaurus has a contextmenu instead a menubar. This was used to have more space for the Spectrum screen.
When you are tapping and holding the stylus on the Spectrum screen it will show after a half of second the contextmenu. After this select the desired menu with holding stylus and lift it up.

How can I load games and programs?

Select Load in the contextmenu and then your favorited file in the path "../Documents/application/octet-stream" in the filedialog, when you have transfered the files with QDesktop or Infrared to the Zaurus. Otherwise search the file on another position and select it. Now press OK on the filedialog and the file will be loaded into the memory of ZX4Zaurus and started.
ZX4Zaurus currently support only the Z80 and SNA-fileformat. You can find programs and games in internet.

Why I can't type in text?

The ZX-Spectrum has a powerful BASIC-system with syntax check after you have pressed ENTER. In different to other homecomputers you must not type the BASIC-commands by letter, instead of by only one key. The disadvantage is that the keys - beside letters, numbers and special characters - are placed several with BASIC-commands.
Because the Spectrum will us support a little bit by typing. He will tell us with a letter at the cursorposition the current mode.

mode for typing only BASIC-commands,
switch into extented command mode is possible
extented command mode for typing BASIC-commands and special characters,
switch into command mode is possible
mode for typing letters, numbers, special characters and BASIC-commands,
BASIC-commands you can reach by pressing Fn+right shift+letter key
mode for typing capital letters, special characters and BASIC-commands

Note: In E-mode you can by additional pressing of the shift-key other BASIC-commands typing as without shift-key. Therefore please make sure if CAPS is switched on.
Otherwise in K-mode pressing the shift-key has no other result.

How is the usage of the keyboard?

The ZX-Spectrum had only 40 keys, where the arrangement is also showing on the screen. The Spectrum has all known characters.
ZX4Zaurus emulates the Spectrum keyboard, so that you can type in usual manner on the Zaurus by available input methods. Following special conventions you should knowns.

TAB-key switching between command mode and extented command mode and return
(equal to the simultaneous pressing of SHIFT and SYMBOL-SHIFT key on the Spectrum)
Fn+right shift+letter key
or
Alt+letter key
input of BASIC-commands or special characters in L- or C-mode
(equal to SYMBOL-SHIFT+key on the Spectrum)
Note: press Shift+TAB to emulate only the SYMBOL-SHIFT key of the Spectrum
cursor disc controls the cursor in input mode
(equal to SHIFT+5, +6, +7, +8 on the Spectrum)
select button (in middle of cursor disc) gets the selected code line for editing
(equal to SHIFT+1 on the Spectrum)
shift+select button breaks a running BASIC-program
(equal to SHIFT+SPACE (BREAK) on the Spectrum)
cancel button usage as ESC, because the Zaurus goes off by longer pressing, closing of ZX4Zaurus will be prevented
(on the Spectrum not used)
OK button usage as ENTER
(equal to SHIFT+ENTER on the Spectrum)

Where can I get a BASIC-handbook?

In the Internet you will find all over and for the ZX-Spectrum, so also the complete handbook of the Spectrum where you can find a description of all BASIC-commands.
(link will disfunct in helpbrowser!)