Retrocomputing Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for vintage-computer hobbyists interested in restoring, preserving, and using the classic computer and gaming systems of yesteryear. It only takes a minute to sign up.
Sign up to join this community
I've been able to find the manual for the CPC version of HiSoft C, but not for the ZX. The only ones I could find appeared to have been OCRed, so virtually all of the necessary information was lost.
Related to Native C compiler for Sinclair ZX Spectrum
You're right, there doesn't seem to be a ‘pure scan’ available, but there are endless copies of this: HiSoft C Manual for ZX Spectrum (pdf). While I don't share your aversion to OCR'd manuals (and having done a few myself, I'd not let one out the door unless it had fewer typos than the original …) you might wish to refer to the HiSoft C Manual for Amstrad CPC & CP/M: it is a scan, and seems very complete. You will have to refer to the OCR copy for Spectrum-specific routines, though.
I understand that HiSoft C was originally developed by compiling code using the CP/M BDS C system, then manually porting the result to each target Z80 system. The ZX Spectrum and Amstrad versions have very similar compilers, with the major differences being in the runtime library.
