Friday, 16 October 2026

A messy release

Today has been full of highs and lows but then high again.

I released the emulator I have been directing for almost 3 months and then I was issued a DMCA because I used the SD card the official ZX Spectrum Next uses. I was a little bit gutted, but it is what it is and i had to look for solutions.

Looking around it seems the best way is not to supply the roms and even the SD card and have the user to select to download the files needed. Once that’s done then Zed-Next sort it out and your ready to go. I hope this is the end of the matter, but if not then other legal solutions will be made.

I'm not mad at the person who issued the DMCA and don't blame anyone. I should have looked at everything I could and not be lazy, so that’s on me.

While figuring out this solution I quickly got Claude to finish the 4 themes that were half way done when it run out of usage last week. I use those times to think what else I want to see in the emulator to make it easier for the user. Most of it is done for now and I want to turn my attention to Mr Do's Castle and finish that off too.

Staying on one project too long burns me out even if most of it is done by Claude AI. I guess having a stroke in 2024 doesn't help either. 

Anyway let's see what happens next...

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A messy release

Today has been full of highs and lows but then high again. I released the emulator I have been directing for almost 3 months and then I was ...