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# Uxn
A [stack-based VM](https://wiki.xxiivv.com/site/uxn.html), written in ANSI C.
## Setup
If you wish to build your own emulator, you can create a new instance of Uxn like:
```
#include "uxn.h"
Uxn u;
if(!bootuxn(&u))
return error("Boot", "Failed");
if(!loaduxn(&u, argv[1]))
return error("Load", "Failed");
if(!init())
return error("Init", "Failed");
evaluxn(u, u->vreset); /* Once on start */
evaluxn(u, u->vframe); /* Each frame
```
## Uxambly
Read more in the [Uxambly Guide](https://wiki.xxiivv.com/site/uxambly.html).
```
( hello world )
%RTN { JMP2r }
( devices )
|0100 ;Console { pad 8 char 1 byte 1 short 2 }
|01F0 .RESET .FRAME .ERROR ( vectors )
|01F8 [ 13fd 1ef3 1bf2 ] ( palette )
( program )
|0200 @RESET
,text1 ,print-label JSR2
,text2 ,print-label JSR2
#ab =Console.byte
#cdef =Console.short
BRK
@print-label ( text )
$loop NOP
( send ) DUP2 LDR =Console.char
( incr ) #0001 ADD2
( loop ) DUP2 LDR #00 NEQ ^$loop MUL JMP
POP2
RTN
@text1 [ Welcome 20 to 20 UxnVM 0a00 ]
@text2 [ Hello 20 World 0a00 ]
|c000 @FRAME
|d000 @ERROR
```
## TODOs
### OS Boot Disk
- Load external disk in disk2
### Assembler
- Includes
- Defines
- Jump helpers
- LDRS should load from the zeropage?
- A fast way(2 bytes) to read from the zero page #aa LDR.
## Notes
## Palettes
- `[ 6a03 4a0d aa0c ]`, purple/cyan
- `[ a1f3 a14d a16c ]`, grey-pink/teal
## Refs
https://code.9front.org/hg/plan9front/file/a7f9946e238f/sys/src/games/nes/cpu.c
http://www.w3group.de/stable_glossar.html
http://www.emulator101.com/6502-addressing-modes.html
http://forth.works/8f0c04f616b6c34496eb2141785b4454
https://justinmeiners.github.io/lc3-vm/