Resources

[SIMH]

SIMH simulator from the Computer History Simulation Project: http://simh.trailing-edge.com/

[Z80manual]

Zilog Z80 instruction manual: http://www.zilog.com/docs/z80/um0080.pdf

[C++tutorial]

cplusplus.com's C++ Language Tutorial: http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/

[VC]

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition (aka VC++ 9.0) (for Windows): http://www.microsoft.com/express/Downloads/.

• Note from summer 2010: it is important to install the 2008 edition when using ROOT v5.24, NOT the 2010 edition, as the 2010 edition will not work with ROOT version 5.24.
• Note added September 12, 2011: ROOT v5.30 will work with Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 (aka VC++ 10), if and only if you install the ROOT binary compiled with VC++ 10. (See "ROOT" below.)

[XCode]

Apple XCode Developer Tools (includes gcc 4.0.1) (for Mac): http://developer.apple.com/technologies/tools/xcode.html

[GCC]

Gnu Compiler Collection included in most Linux distributions: http://gcc.gnu.org/

• Do not try to download GCC from this site. Use your Linux package installer to install if you don't have it.

[ROOT]

The ROOT data analysis and visualization package: http://root.cern.ch/

• Note ROOT version 5.24 was used for the course in the summer of 2010.
• As of 2011/09/12, the ROOT team recommends version 5.30.
• If you use Windows, it is recommended to use the Windows installer file ("MSI").