Bring down RAMTOP to top of lower RAM

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 *.tap
-*bin
-*bincs
+*.block
+body
+header
 ttttt

Makefile

@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ program.tap: header.block body.block
 	cat header.block body.block > program.tap
 
 header.block: header ttttt
-	./ttttt header
+	./ttttt header header
 
 header: header.asm body.block
 	pasmo header.asm headerlong
-	dd if=headerlong of=header bs=18 count=1
+	dd if=headerlong of=header bs=17 count=1
 	rm -f headerlong
 
 body.block: body ttttt
-	./ttttt body
+	./ttttt body data
 
 body: remload.asm code.asm
 	pasmo remload.asm body

README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Sometimes it would be useful to run machine code directly from ZX BASIC without
 
 This Makefile will generate a ZX BASIC .tap file with a REM statement containing the machine code, and will automatically run it. Simply amend the code in `code.asm` and run `make`. The file `program.tap` will be created which can be loaded in an emulator or real Spectrum.
 
-The included BASIC routine will CLEAR 59999 and set BORDER and PAPER to black and INK to white. Amend the `remload.asm` routine if this is not desired.
+The included BASIC routine will CLEAR 32767 and set BORDER and PAPER to black and INK to white. Amend the `remload.asm` routine if this is not desired.
 
 ## Requirements
 

header.asm

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-headerflag:
-	db 0
-
 blocktype:
 	db 0		;basic program
 

remload.asm

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-org #5cca
+org #5ccb
 
-bodyformat:
-	db #ff
 linenumber:
 	db #00		;MSB
 	db #00		;LSB
@@ -33,10 +31,10 @@ ink:
 	db ':'
 
 clear:
-	db #fd, "59999"	;CLEAR 59999 - presumably code will be loaded somewhere?
+	db #fd, "32767"	;CLEAR 32767 - presumably code will be loaded somewhere?
 	db #0e
 	db 0,0
-	dw 59999
+	dw 32767
 	db 0
 	db ':'
 

ttttt.c

@@ -15,13 +15,31 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int fdin, fdout;
 	char outfilename[PATH_MAX];
 	unsigned int count = 0;
+	unsigned char flagopt = 0;
 	unsigned char tally = 0;
 	unsigned char next = 0;
-	if (argc!=2) {
+	if ((argc<2) || (argc>3)) {
 		printf("Please specify file to read.\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (3==argc) {
+		if (!strcmp(argv[2], "header")) flagopt = 1;
+		if (!strcmp(argv[2], "data")) flagopt = 2;
+		if (!flagopt) {
+			printf("Optional flags are \"header\" or \"data\"\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (! flagopt) {
+		printf("*** WARNING ***\n");
+		printf("*** ttttt is running in RAW mode.\n");
+		printf("*** Have you manually included the format flag as the first byte of the block?\n");
+		printf("*** If not, run again passing 'header' or 'data' as the second parameter.\n");
+		printf("*** WARNING ***\n\n");
+	}
+
 	fdin = open(argv[1], O_RDONLY);
 	if (fdin<0) {
 		printf("Couldn't open %s. for reading\n", argv[1]);
@@ -49,10 +67,18 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	};
 	lseek(fdin, 0, SEEK_SET);
 
+	if (flagopt) count++;
+
 	char lsb = (count+1)&255;
 	char msb = ((count+1)>>8)&255;
 	write(fdout, &lsb, 1);
 	write(fdout, &msb, 1);
+	next = 0;
+	if (flagopt == 2) next = 255;
+	if (flagopt) {
+		write(fdout, &next, 1);
+		tally ^= next;
+	}
 	while (read(fdin, &next, 1)) {
 		write(fdout, &next, 1);
 	}
@@ -62,8 +88,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	close(fdin);
 
 	printf("File %s written.\n", outfilename);
-	printf("Code length including first byte is %d (0x%.4X).\n", count, count);
-	printf("Removing first byte gives 0x%.4X.\n", count-1);
+	count--;
+	printf("Code length is %d (0x%.4X).\n", count, count);
 
 	return 0;
 }