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What model next ?Hi All I already have two 48k rubber kyed 48k Spectrums and a Grey +2 What to get next. ZX Spectrum + ZX Spectrum 128 Toast Rack ZX Spectrum +3
... the contention on this model is so much smaller than 128 or ... compatibility thing. It runs more 128 titles correctly than the original ... 128. And dropping in the Spectrum ... -
What model next ?Hi All I already have two 48k rubber kyed 48k Spectrums and a Grey +2 What to get next. ZX Spectrum + ZX Spectrum 128 Toast Rack ZX Spectrum +3
... the +2A has the correct 128 memory contention. There are a lot ... 3, that crash on the 128/grey +2.[/QUOTE]
128/grey +2 cannot be fixed ... -
What model next ?Hi All I already have two 48k rubber kyed 48k Spectrums and a Grey +2 What to get next. ZX Spectrum + ZX Spectrum 128 Toast Rack ZX Spectrum +3
... the page contention of the +2A rather than the original 128 because ... the +2A has the page contention that Sinclair ... don't fix the page contention issue. They're also pretty ... -
Spectaculator... is it worth the money?Hi Folks, This is a genuine request for feedback. I have used the demo version of Spectaculator and it seems a very good Spectrum emulator. Lots o…
... (+3 does not like that, 128 and pentagon are ok) and ... inaccurate contention issue, maybe IY or IX speed differences between 128 and ... -
A thousand core CPU?Maybe this is old news to most people on here, but according to: [url]http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/emerging-tech/2010/12/25/intel-why-a-1000-core-chi…
... /9/10 will probably require 128 cores as a minimum. After ... of Windows might well need 128 cores just to run? Someone ... to be some shared resource contention going on. It's a ... -
Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…
... memory? passed
High port contention 1? passed
High port ... failed (0x02)
High port contention 1? passed
High port ... memory? passed
High port contention 1? passed
High ... i] right on the 48/128 (Overscan demo works correctly, Shock ... -
Push/Pop data copyingWe all know that stack pointer cheese and push/pop is faster to move data than LDIR - which in turn is slower than unrolled LDI's anyway. I rewrote …
... 's only been done on contention-less Russian clones so far ... - D
With the 128's second screen, it's ... -
Japan Tsunami AppealAs some of you will be aware, I've been tinkering with an open source version of SE Basic that could be distributed with hardware without infringing …
... on a mod of a 128 machine.[/QUOTE]
... broken logic in the original 128/+2 so you could ... you'd still get more contention than with the +3 board ... 48 ROM plus the UK 128 Editor ROM with 3 ... anything except stuff that requires 128 BASIC (and there isn't ... -
Emulating the 128KeIt occurs to me that I wasn't frequenting WoSf when I created the 128Ke standard, which means some people haven't heard of it. Here it is: [url]http…
... written for correct contention that crashes the original 128.[/QUOTE]
... this characterisation of one contention pattern as being the ... meet, then yes, the 128's contention pattern is 'wrong'. ... when run under the wrong contention patterns? The only place ... -
Emulating the 128KeIt occurs to me that I wasn't frequenting WoSf when I created the 128Ke standard, which means some people haven't heard of it. Here it is: [url]http…
... meet, then yes, the 128's contention pattern is 'wrong'. ... I/O on the 128 was almost certainly a ... software requires the +2A contention. I'm aware that ... run under the wrong contention patterns? The only place ... I know of where contention is related to crashing ... -
Emulating the 128KeIt occurs to me that I wasn't frequenting WoSf when I created the 128Ke standard, which means some people haven't heard of it. Here it is: [url]http…
... effect
no I/O contention (can run many Pentagon demos ... 128K software than the original 128. It is also more compatible ... 48K software than the original 128. The original Ultimate games will ... select 48 BASIC from the 128 menu (owing to accessing RAM ... -
50Hurts - Full-screen 50Hz 1-pixel scrolling on a 128K Speccy50Hurts - Full-screen 50Hz 1-pixel horizontal scrolling on a 128K Speccy. Graphics are an obvious nod to Joffa, whose games and banter were a big ins…
... contended I/O on the 128/+2. Not sure what kind ... the 128/+2 as opposed to the +2A (no I/O contention ... -
So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…
... O Speaker * *
Spectrum+ 128 1985 Spain 3.5469 32K ... 128K 128K 13.5K 2 128, 48 I/O TV * * * ... 128K 13.5K 2 128, 48 Sinclair x2 O ... /> The 128 and +2 have the 'wrong' contention and contend ... -
So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…
... lol
[b]Spectrum 128 +2[/b]
This was ... once I get a Multiface 128 =)
However, to ... not the published of memory contention models it has better ROM ... -
Upgrading the Humble Spectrum 128 +2 (Grey)Hello there my fellow WoS'ers I am at a subtle in-pass in my wants for one of my +2 motherboards. I received this mobo, DOA in a job lot from fleab…
... ]The ability to switch memory contention modes[/B]
I ... contended I/O etc (original 128 ) as the pushed in state ... with the Spectrum SE. The 128 BASIC PLAY command supports MIDI ... its software to use the 128 interface.
[B]3 ... -
128K Contention - How to get it right?With my recent hardware hackery, I've built a 128K (toastrack) clone. I can't quite get the contention right though. What I'm lack is a clear descri…
... as I (supposedly) corrected the contention handling for IO where a ... understood the circumstances when IO contention is applied to the 0x7ffd ... it is high? (ie the 128 address decoding only considers A1 ... -
128K Contention - How to get it right?With my recent hardware hackery, I've built a 128K (toastrack) clone. I can't quite get the contention right though. What I'm lack is a clear descri…
... 1 all the time then contention isn't happed. I ... tested IO contention because A14 and A15 are ... shouldn't be a memory contention.
I ... pulses are missing. The contention period start at the third ... out any information about ULA 128 or ULA +3 or ... -
Distinguishing between models?I'm running the risk of being pointed to the faq here, so sorry in advance. Something I'm trying out requires that the program can distinguish betwe…
... ;48,48+
>128,+2
>+2A ... ,+3
48 from 128 seems easy enough, just see ... hardware test = test adress space contention (slow ports, slow memory pages ... raining), but also remove ports contention (ports with A0=1 is ... -
What paging scheme is the "standard" for 128K models?Sinclair implemented an arrangement so that even numbered pages are non-contended, and odd numbered pages are contended (quoting from memory, haven't…
... developers who coded for the 128 according to the specification, would ... /> My advice, make the bank contention model switchable - either a jumper ... release is terrible on a 128, the later rack-it version ... -
What paging scheme is the "standard" for 128K models?Sinclair implemented an arrangement so that even numbered pages are non-contended, and odd numbered pages are contended (quoting from memory, haven't…
... developers who coded for the 128 according to the specification, would ... ]My advice, make the bank contention model switchable - either a jumper ... -
Loading the display with data from memoryTrying to load part of the screen(4k's worth) with data from memory location 53000, I've written this routine, but it doesnt work... [I]ld b,4000 ld…
... memory extensive to make a 128 steps' loop incluiding an unrolled ... the operation (and allow for contention). -
A new multicolor engine called BIFROST*I'm glad to announce the release of a new multicolor engine implemented by yours truly, including high quality 16x16 tiles designed by R-Tape: [IMG]…
... ]Does this not support the 128?[/QUOTE]
Not yet ... that was required for the 128 was to add an extra ... started to read how 128K contention works...
As soon ... -
BUG in zxspin and SpecEmu - read Loading speed in WAV fileI'm created a new save, but it can run at 44.1 KHz, to test it, i make a new file from WAV 44.1 KHz to 88.2 KHz. Load this file in a emulator zx-spin…
... data to read this encode (128 or 256 bytes)
contention of ULA in this test ... -
BorderTron 3000A little bit of speccy-related fun for a Friday afternoon... I've knocked together a program for Windows which I've called Bordertron 3000 (a suitabl…
... the Spectrum 48 and Spectrum 128, to me they are not ... 128K machine doesn't remove contention. If you're going to ... -
Spectrum30 Show in Cambridge, 08th-09th September 2012Hello Spectrum-fans, after many months of preparation we now proudly present what will be the biggest Spectrum venue of the last 20 years. We manage…
... the sub-instruction timing and contention to get the colour routines ... their own fit amongst the contention by trial and error. It ... 4T per line on a 128, for example, as once you ... the downside - there's no contention!
It doesn't ... -
JSpeccy v0.90Hi4all, A new JSpeccy version has been released at my project webpage. This new release have many corrections, some optimizations and a few new feat…
The crash emulation in the "I register, 128/+2, contention" megamix would have come handy when we were developing Maritrini :lol: But this is great news: every game we code will be tested in this emulator for sure. Thanks and good job! -
PZX on WOS ?Is the PZX format accepted on WOS, at least for new production ? (Sorry, if this is wrong section, it looks to me as most suitable for the question.)
... Spectrum. And I agree that contention is an important component of ... (on the Timex and the 128 but not on the Pentagon ...
