Having finished my last Truchet tiles program in BASIC, I wondered how fast it would run in machine code. Soon afterward, I gave it a try, writing a version that runs significantly faster than the BASIC one. Let’s dive in and see how it works.
Exploring Truchet Tiles on the ZX81 with BASIC
Sometimes ideas drop right into your lap. In the case of this month’s program, it was a mix of a post and a video that led me to this Truchet animation. A simple concept, but it worked way better on the ZX81 than I expected.