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What's the POKE that removes the Start Tape message when saving?I'm sure there is one... you could POKE one of the system variables and when you SAVEd it would do it without the pause and the Start Tape message. …
... without the pause and the Start Tape message.
Yes ... round it like saving the screen at a higher address, but ... -
Another Grey +2 problemGot another grey in, weird problems, works pretty much fine until things are attached to the edge connector. So far this is what has been tried; [L…
... 128: Usually works just fine, sometimes no response
[*]+D: Can start ... with garbled screen that now and again brings up the 128 menu ... , from 128 ... -
DiHalt 2013Hello everyone! from 6 to 7 July in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) will be held openair demoparty "Dihalt 2013."The program includes the following competit…
... how and from where to start).*
The maximum display time ... Pentagon128 + AY / original ZX-Spectrum 128 / +2 / +2 A / +3 + AY ... .
*For ZX - the standard screen (6912 bytes).
For b ... 1 day prior to the start of the festival - the evening ... -
Strange cures for a ZX Spectrum +2I have been looking for a +2 now for more than 2 years since I started collecting and restoring Spectrums again. I won a few on eBay, but was unsucce…
... the Springboks playing a rugby test against Argentina, the Manchester ... not know where to start with the diagnostics as ... 48 boards. As a start I took all the ... with the correct boot-up screen, but the keyboard did ... keyboard. I must still test the tape drive and ... -
Can a guy that traveled on the short bus learn machine code...Hmmm So after some soul searching I figured it was time to finaly nail spectrum machine code. Its so frustrating to sit infront of a basic listing w…
... assembly/machine code... No fancy screen shinanagins, just data storage and ... /> Hmmm...
Time to test the theory, no armchair machin ... shot..
Before we start, lets get all of the ... on the registers... Time to test the theory again.
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Upper RAM replacement module issues with the DivideI got my new upper ram replacement module from Zorn yesterday and seem to be having some issues. When the machine is without the Divide it boots up …
... on it (original divide), issues start to appear.
Some ... , the ram passes the memory test i perform with the TESTPROG ... PLUS, I get pixels on screen on bootup.
I'm ... -
JSW2 - Game Loader DifferencesThere are three official releases of JSW2. I'm not counting the 'JSW2-128' version here as far as I'm aware this was not in any way 'official' as it …
... 'm not counting the 'JSW2-128' version here as far as ... -Release
The loading screen is the same for all ... -
128 BASIC-compatible way of loading BASIC as code?On a 48K Speccy (or from 48 BASIC or USR 0 mode on a 128K machine), one can do a silly trick like this: [code];; load a 4000 byte BASIC program ld i…
... program
ld ix,23552 ; start address of system variables
128 BASIC, it all falls in ... BASIC as code from the 128 BASIC interpreter does work; it ... know if there's a 128 BASIC-compatible way of doing ... -
Divide with Exdos 8.5 128k mode.Hi I am now getting to grips with my new divide, I understand that it will not boot up in 128 editor on a 128 Machine and that it enables USR 0 autom…
... not boot up in 128 editor on a 128 Machine and that ... pressed repeatedly it bricks to 128 start up screen.
Not sure ... -
Defective +2 grey with only random coloured screen while powering onHi, so the story goes: After buying myself an divIDE and a grey +2, this runs well for a few days. But while playing a game the picture stucks and …
... Multiface 128 and press the NMI key of this, the screen changes ... -
New Game: Cad?veri?nWe have added some new features to our engine and have produced two brand new games to test them. Here's one of them, the next one coming up shortly:…
... two brand new games to test them. Here's one of ... around every statue on the screen to their bases.
start the current floor over. Luckily ... -
A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
... ]bicolor[/B] graphics everywhere* on screen.
In practice, ... ]"btiles"[/B] anywhere on screen (even partially hidden outside ... can simply download it and start using right away :)
... ENGINE is also "full-screen". Technically, perhaps it would ... -
Black Screen Spectrum 48kWas working ok, it came to me in a Fuller FDS keyboard, I had a nose inside and found a floating power lead connected to the keyboard, I removed that…
... the lines flash down the screen and it stops at the ... screen....:(
Went through and checked TR4 and TR5 (all test ... -
A "generic" loader for +3(e)I've made this loader for 128k games in +3DOS. [CODE]dos_open equ 262 dos_close equ 265 dos_abandon equ 268 dos_read equ 274 dos_write equ 277 dos_s…
... /> inicio equ 24576
; start
org inicio
ld hl,128
call dos_set1346
jp ... data length
db 0 ; screen$
dw 16384
dw ... -
Calculating screen address to alternative ATTR area?I'm using this small snippet of code to convert a screen address to an attribute cell address... [CODE]AttrDE: ld a, d ; get the hig…
... of code to convert a screen address to an attribute cell ... ; get the high byte of screen address
rra ; divide h ... high order byte to the start of the attribute block
Bomb Munchies - preview releaseBomb Munchies Preview release Version 12th Jan 2014 [URL=http://s979.photobucket.com/user/MatGubbins/media/bmsix_zpsc33279a2.gif.html][IMG]http://i…
... [/url]
(click here to start download from sendspace)
If you wish to test the game, then keep atleast ... their own corner of the screen and you must blast the ...Grey Spectrum 128+2 Is mine dead??Having a nice session of 128+2 playing this evening and as I was playing Paperboy I noticed a few graphical glitches that had not occured before, the…
Having a nice session of 128+2 playing this evening and ... up another game and the screen filled with lines, flashing blocks ... again but it stayed on screen, pulled out the power lead ...Math Quiz - MultiplicationThe topic is fast multiplication routines, from 8x8 to 32x32 and all points in between. These functions sit underneath floating point libraries, gen…
... /> The cost of the first test is 18 cycles. The 8x8 ... savings of 16 cycles. The test outweighs the speedup of using ... multiply.
The second test will be the same except ...How to print logo onto screen at chosen coordinates?Hi, I've just got back into zx spectrum games after all these years and after seeing some of the great games on here I would like to start learning p…
... here I would like to start learning programming in machine code ... game title/name to the screen at chosen coordinates and a ... works. I would like to start with something more simple to ... start with.
Oh and ...My new Spectrum +3 has no start menu.Hi all, I recently took delivery of my 'new' Spectrum +3 from a Fleebay auction. So I serviced the drive on Saturday as it had a snapped drive belt …
... and all that's on screen is the Amstrad copyright messages ... tests except for the drive test as I have no disk ... to test on it. I check the ... can't get the on screen menu up. I try disconnecting ...ZX Spectrum 128K pink screen!?I have a problem with my ZX Spectrum 128K, when I connect one off those Retro Computer Shack RGB scart cable. I get a the start up screen, but the wh…
... cable. I get a the start up screen, but the white color ...New test for finding missing +2A/+3 ULA timing detailsHello, having added the +2A/+3 emulation recently, I want to make sure I got the ULA timing 100% right. We know when the contention pattern starts, …
... the ULA actually fetches the screen bytes. Obviously the floating ... I have prepared new test which can be used ... out by paging the shadow screen in and out.
... would run the ptime test from [URL="http://zxds ... please run the btime test from the same archive ...Scrolling Bi-Colour Engine for 4-Player GamesJust putting this code up for people to have a look at. Far from finished. Should simply compile and run a bit of a demo. Only good for 128K and +…
... ,bc ;hl = address of start of row
add hl ... hl = address of attr on screen
ld a,(print_attr_cache)
start of row
ld c ... de = address of char on screen
pop hl ;retrieve ... row table, c>128 so dec bc will not ...Another "untested" dead spectrum...Hi, I'm looking for some suggestions on a faulty Spectrum I have picked up. I'll need to wait until tomorrow before posting pics, but the screen is …
... before posting pics, but the screen is divided into 4 verticall ... />
I've got the test viseos and docs downloaded and ... it may help before I start.
ThanksNew game and need some helpdoes anyone have a menu in ADG as an example I could use. (Event code) I have a new game complete other than bug testing. When I test my game with …
... testing.
When I test my game with ADG it ... /> I would like a start menu screen with options for keys or ...my pc hardware problem needs helpYou might have heard of my PC problems by now, but I'm not a hardware person and I have no idea what the problem is. So perhaps someone here can help…
... like this, it won't start up the next morning. The ... minutes then it hangs. The screen will freeze but it will ... stay on screen.
But most of ... don't ask me to test anything electrical :))Double-Buffer ScreenFor my Alien Breed Speccy re-write I decided to use a Double Buffer (DB) or 'Back Screen' to draw all the game action onto, before shuffling the whol…
... Double Buffer (DB) or 'Back Screen' to draw all the game ... lot onto the main display screen. This allows me to more ... />
ld hl, 25000 ;Start of DB Screen
ld de, 16384 ... ;Start of display file
ld ...displaying all memory activity in a screenDunno why I keep thinking about this, but here goes Is it easy enough to add a screen to an emulator that shows every memory address' activity.... …
... easy enough to add a screen to an emulator that shows ... ,4,8,16,32,64,128 for 0 to 255 / FF ... leaves plenty of space on screen for thr emulator and gameRepton ManiaHi all, I am the creator, and look after, the Repton Resource Page ([url]www.reptonresourcepage.co.uk[/url]). For the site, I have written a freely …
... br /> 0x02E00 Repton Loading screen (0x1800 size)
0x04600 ... /> 0x0CD00 Repton 2 loading screen (0x1800 size)
0x0E500 ... base address of 0x4000 (start of screen memory)
The ... br /> 15 TC2068
128 TS2068
Compression ...Interview with skeleton #2 from Curse Of SherwoodGood evening and welcome to my interview with an unsung hero, or should I say, villain from the ZX Spectrum scene. Speccy owners on a pocket money bu…
... I did a successful screen test, but I wasn't ... on the fifth screen from the start, if we head ... skeletal colleagues on the next screen?
Skeleton # ... pretty birds in the screen below. We were stuck ... about the forest, from screen to screen. No, we didn' ...
