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  • 128 spectrum zx +2 is stuck on test screenhey this is my first spectrum i bought it from a boot-sale for 2 pound and it came with loads of games but when i turn it on i get the test screen an…

    ... it on i get the test screen and it makes the beep ... keeps going bk to the test screen can any one help?
    omighty_one omighty_one June 2007 Hardware
  • +2A shows test screen and beepsNew day, new problem. A +2A, which seems to be in good condition, shows the colored test screen when powered-up and beeps about once every second. Am…

    ... good condition, shows the colored test screen when powered-up and beeps ...
    schombi schombi October 2013 Hardware
  • test screencan someone help? iv got a spectrum 128k +2 B i found in the attic form whenn i was a kid. it powers up only it starts on the test screen with out me…

    ... only it starts on the test screen with out me starting it ...
    bartiddu bartiddu May 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX Spectrum 2+ Stuck on Test ScreenHello, I hope you can point me in the right direction. I recently purchased a ZX Spectrum 2+ which I've never owned before or used. After booting,…

    ... , it gets stuck on the "test screen". After doing some reading I ... understand you can boot this screen by holding break when pressing ... is the screenshot of the test page I am seeing: http ...
    eDrinker eDrinker September 2015 Hardware
  • Test of screen switching timings.I modified the btime.tap test by Jan Bobrowski to explore the timing of screen switching. The new test, ptime-128, produces different results on diff…

    ... .tap test by Jan Bobrowski to explore the timing of screen switching ... . The new test, ptime-128, produces different results ... 128/gray +2 and black +2A/+3, who will launch the test ... ;d=1510766554"]Download the ptime-128 test[/url]
    weiv weiv November 2017 Emulators
  • 80x24 mode (Timex required)Hopefully Martijn will be adding this to the archive soon, but until then grab it here: [url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15659782/BASIC80.zip[/url] Th…

    ... shadow video RAM like the 128. The screen will only be paged ... with either routine, and of course BASIC80's effective screen size is ... while displaying the hi-res screen.[/QUOTE]

    I don ... palette.[/QUOTE]
    On a test I made something when wrong ...
    Encarnado Encarnado July 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • SE Basic IV Buffy v4.1 source (WIP)I've been doing a major refactor on the SE Basic source and I'd appreciate a code review from anyone who has time to look at it. I've almost certainl…

    ... />
    ; THE 'TEST 16K' ROUTINE
    org 0x11c6
    ... handle NEW 48
    cp 128 ; 128?
    jr z, new_128 ... ; handle NEW 128
    rst error ; else ...
    defw print_out, report_j ; screen
    defb 'S' ; channel ...
    chev chev October 2013 Development
  • Head over Heels on 128KI noticed an interesting behavior of Head over Heels on 128K Spectrums, especcially with +2A/+3 machines. The game works, but after loading game, lo…

    ... the attributes and uses the screen as temporary storage before fading ... the screen out.

    If you ... ="http://www.drumfu.com/HoH-128-Test-3.z80"]snapshot[/url] with ... above pokes (and a pause routine) in place.
    jp jp September 2016 Games
  • 128 ROM paging alternativeWould this work (with the appropriate code in each ROM)? [code] ; 128 rom paging routine ; use rst 28h with call address stored after restart ;;rom…

    ... )?

    [code]
    ; 128 rom paging routine
    ; use rst 28h ... in rom1 of the return routine

    push de ; ...
    ret ; call the required routine

    ; ret ; the ret ... at the end of the routine will be to
    ; ...
    chev chev August 2008 Development
  • Speccy 128 Shadow screen.How much is the shadow screen used in 128k commercial software? I ask because I am looking at putting 128k of memory in the 48k setup I have been bu…

    How much is the shadow screen used in 128k commercial software?< ...
    spodula spodula January 2011 Hardware
  • TESTROM3 - utility/rom for test your ZXHere is TESTROM3 utility as 16kB ROM file + flasher for install this rom to divide eeprom (or mapram mode). Work also on ZX Spectrum without ROM and …

    ... br />
    TESTROM3 - utility for test your ZX memory
    ==========================================
    128 test
    again. You can ... .

    TEST FIRST VIDEORAM
    ===================
    Test only first videoram ...
    velesoft velesoft August 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • that "listing variables during runtime" thingWell, I did eventually finish this, but with my meds playing up I don't have much time each day that I can spend at the computer, so it's taken rathe…

    ... Part the 3rd - the improved SCREEN$ routine assembler listing:
    [url ... points for this routine:
    PRINTRO:;test from BASIC ( ... the 5th - the relocation routine assembler listing:
    [url ... addresses within the target routine, which would otherwise ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny November 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • Rom routine for pixel addressDear all, Having my bi-annual 'lets try machine code' project again and have come up with a problem with the pixel address rom routine at 8874. …

    ... with the pixel address rom routine at 8874.

    Going ... the accumulator be holding 128 after the routine is run?

    Tobo Tobo September 2015 Development
  • Please, convert your game to EP128The Enterprise is a Zilog Z80-based home computer first produced in 1985. It can simulate the specy screen, so most of the EP128 game is specy conver…

    ... It can simulate the specy screen, so most of the EP128 ... sound chip, so the 128 musics are convertable easily.

    A test screen of Wizards Lair:
    https ... =20101;image

    Test screen of Popeye (right):
    https ...
    endi endi January 2018 Brand new software
  • Textured Scanline Flood Fill for ZX Spectrum 48KPity that it's quite hard to contribute code to WoS in a straightforward manner. Recently, I have created a textured/hatched fill M/C routine for the…

    ... textured/hatched fill M/C routine for the ZX Spectrum 48K ... Leave some space for shadow screen buffer
    20 GO SUB ...
    Volker Volker February 2021 Software
  • What's the RAND USR code for the test screen?And what versions of hardware does it work on? Ta!

    ... " routine in the spare space but I thought that the test screen was ...
    Geoff Geoff January 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…

    ... that you specify the routine you want to jump ... mace. Up above the routine for the table there is ... do you specify the routine to jump to on pickup ... the same position on the screen your in, like when ... url] is another little test screen showing my new girders and ...
    FrankT FrankT March 2007 Development
  • Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…

    ... ]Here[/url] is another little test screen showing my new girders and ... cunning - it helpfully increases the screen area in which you can ... or not? Does a movement routine just check for the attribute ...
    48K 48K March 2007 Development
  • Speccy 128 QuestionMainly for the experienced speccy resurecters around these parts. Have you ever had a Speccy 128 with a borked TEA2000 video chip? The reason I ask…

    ... hold of a toast rack 128 and can't get a ... tone generated by the display test pattern routine.
    jp jp April 2008 Hardware
  • BASIC error messagesDoes anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type?

    ... reinforces my belief that the 128 ROMs were just a joke ... mode", and the "1987 colour test screen".

    I didn't ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn June 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Preliminary MontyHey All... A new 2009 production (port from Atari) of a game called "Preliminary Monty" is out. It is a VERY nice platform game - with a bit "crude…

    ... #FF of attribute data from screen. All unused ports work as ... game !

    kempston joy test example:
    HALT ;after interrupt ... /> (but this work only if screen area 16384-23295 is filled ... port after interrupt
    AND 128 ;test only D7
    LD BC ...
    velesoft velesoft September 2009 Games
  • Learning Assembly LanguageHow easy would it be to learn assembly language for someone who has a decent grasp of Basic? I mean how long do you think it would take before I coul…

    ... test ... to use unoptimized test program to draw ... br />

    ; Routine to wait for next video ... ; Very simple clear screen routine to set PAPER 0 ... routine to XOR pre-shifted 8 x 8 pixel sprite on screen ...
    ASM ASM October 2010 Development
  • Learning Assembly LanguageHow easy would it be to learn assembly language for someone who has a decent grasp of Basic? I mean how long do you think it would take before I coul…

    ... to use unoptimized test program to draw ... br />

    ; Routine to wait for next video ... ; Very simple clear screen routine to set PAPER 0 ... routine to XOR pre-shifted 8 x 8 pixel sprite on screen ...
    sekrets sekrets November 2010 Development
  • Learning Assembly LanguageHow easy would it be to learn assembly language for someone who has a decent grasp of Basic? I mean how long do you think it would take before I coul…

    ... cut and paste that Sprite test, the routine runs, but:

    screen boundaries (3rds)
    c) The ... />
    Anyone else got this routine up and running?... What does ...
    kgmcneil kgmcneil November 2010 Development
  • Learning Assembly LanguageHow easy would it be to learn assembly language for someone who has a decent grasp of Basic? I mean how long do you think it would take before I coul…

    ... to use unoptimized test program to draw ... br />

    ; Routine to wait for next video ... ; Very simple clear screen routine to set PAPER 0 ... routine to XOR pre-shifted 8 x 8 pixel sprite on screen ...
    ASM ASM November 2010 Development
  • Speccy2010 - pentagon emulation using GlukIs anyone here familar with Speccy2010 (FPGA Russian Sinclair Spectrum clone). ? I'm using Pentagon mode on Speccy2010 (it uses something called Glu…

    ... = RGB color test screen
    RESET+U = reset to 128 menu
    RESTE ... 128kB ram)
    U = goto 128 menu
    H = install custom ...
    M = memory mode 48 / 128 / ALL(1MB)
    8 = mouse ...
    velesoft velesoft May 2011 Hardware
  • Newbie QuestionsI have just purchased my first Speccy! It should be shipped to me (in the U.S.A.) very soon. I'm a ZX newbie & I have some questions :-D First of al…

    ... located a "Toastrack" ZX Spectrum 128. Here are my newbies questions ... the Speccy? Is there some "test" TAP image I should run ... think there is a test screen on the 128 (or maybe that was ... C64 users ;-)

    The 128 manual is here [url]http ...
    R-Tape R-Tape February 2012 Hardware
  • Newbie QuestionsI have just purchased my first Speccy! It should be shipped to me (in the U.S.A.) very soon. I'm a ZX newbie & I have some questions :-D First of al…

    ... think there is a test screen on the 128 (or maybe that was ... C64 users ;-)

    The 128 manual is here [url]http ... usually come with ZX Spectrum 128 & a pair (?) of ZX ...
    zolli zolli February 2012 Hardware
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