FAQs

You can write the listing with your favourite text editor (not WORD) and then use the import feature of the emulator to automatically type the listing.

Go to menu "Tools -->Import from textfile" and select the text file.
The listing will automatically be typed to the emulator.

Don't forget to save your basic file.
Type Save "nameofthefile" and hit Enter.

The latest version of the Newbrain Emulator PRO is version 2.63(Beta).

You can downloaded from the "Downloads-->Emulation" Section - you must log on.

You can add 8k Ram to NB Emulator very easy.

First make sure you don't have selected the expansion interface module or CP/M.
Start the emulator.
Select 'Save memory map' from the tools menu.
Edit the created file (Newbrain.ini).
You should see  that at bank 4 there is no chip (4=-1) change that to 4=103.
Save & close.
Restart the emulator.
Type PRINT FREE and you should have 38K free.

Bitdefender has a problem with raze.dll the z80 emulation library that NB emulator uses. Maybe the same is valid for other antivirus programs.
Just exclude this dll and the emulator will run as expected.

If help is not working then you need to install winhlp32.exe

Search on the net and you will find it.

It is also available from microsoft and it depends on your windows version.

 

So you want to include a Character Set symbol in a Basic program listing using the NB Emulator. Press ctrl - 2 then Shift m j k l for Club, Diamond, Heart, Spade symbol. Other symbols are also available.

Do you know that the latest NewBrain Emulator has a built in Z80 Assembler and even a Disassembler. Enjoy if you still understand Z80 Assembly Code.

 Listing Basic program to File

Select “File” in Options then Start the Emulator.

Load a Basic Program into the Emulator.

Then type on Screen: OPEN#15,8 List#15

The Basic listing is now in the file called PrintNew.Prn in the NB Emulator Directory.

The Real Speed of a Newbrain Machine Is about 70% of the 4Mhz CPU.

Probably because the real Newbrain handles the screen too, something the Emulator does very very fast.