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Developers developers developers developers developers!OK, I think it's at a stage where someone else can also have a go at doing things with the Spectranet. If you've not been following the hardware foru…
... , with TCP/IP support, and 128K of flash ROM (which is ... Spectrum in software) and 128K of static RAM. You just know you ... a real working Spectrum (48K, 128K or one of the Amstrad ... to support socket programming in BASIC but it won't be ... -
Found 128k +2 in the garbageHey there, I had a 48k Plus when I was a kid (still have, actually), and used to play in a friends 128k +2, so I know the basic of these computers. …
... in a friends 128k +2, so I know the basic of these ... computers.
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Some questions to pass the time1. What is the best 8 bit machine? I don't mean software range wise, as we all know that the Spectrum has the best games software (well, the people …
... and a great version of BASIC into 16KB, and the128K Spectrum ... sound chip, midi-out, the 128K editor, etc, so why does ... 32KB, just to control the disc drive?
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BASin r14d - Final bugfix for the r14 seriesOk, there's not a great deal to "show" here, as most of the work has been going on "under the hood" so to speak. And there's been a [i]lot[/i] of wor…
... highlighted as numbers in the BASIC editor.
Fixed - The debugger ... (like USR 7962, the "free RAM" routine), would time out or ... your program changes from a 128k to a 48k compatible program ... does not yet support +3 BASIC. (Jimmy)
Fixed - Getting ... -
128k heat sink - ULA problems and a hintHello, I had two ZX Spectrum 128k with a similar behaviour. One item worked only a short time after switching on and then there were increasing RAM …
... /> I had two ZX Spectrum 128k with a similar behaviour. One ... and then there were increasing RAM cell failures. Especially if external ... it to pin 4 of RAM IC4) to ground.
After ... I know that especially some 128k Speccies have some problems with ... -
err, I like wrote this years ago, and just found it archived.[b]read it, and say it's crap if you want, but do not go on about the technical side, cos it was bullshit, we all know it, and the end makes no sense…
... bit machines on one hard disc, which was another sideline entirely ... was visually more pleasing, but BASIC worked better with a listening ... soon advanced far beyond 48k RAM and bulletin boards that one ... in Russia had taken the basic design of the Sinclair Spectrum ... -
Very simple 128k memory test?Just an idle thought, but... If on a 48K machine: [INDENT][B]PRINT PEEK 23732 + PEEK 23733*256[/B] [/INDENT]yields the last reliable RAM address, …
... /> [/INDENT]yields the last reliable RAM address, then what would be ... command to execute on a 128K/+2/+3 machine? -
Spectranet updateSince I've not written an update in a while for those who don't follow the blog on the Spectranet wiki, I hit an important milestone on Saturday. Th…
... , I saved the first ZX BASIC program over ethernet to the ... , I loaded the first ZX BASIC program into the Spectrum.
RAM.
Going the other ... * can mount a Spectrum's disc drive over the network :-)
Sinclair BASIC compiler for PC?Boriel's compiler is very powerful but it isn't meant for Sinclair BASIC, and the old compilers in the archive have their limitations: BASIC listing …
... isn't meant for Sinclair BASIC, and the old compilers in ... the archive have their limitations: BASIC listing can't be too ... compile [U]any[/U] Sinclair BASIC listing as long as it ... compiled code fits the available ram?
Thanks ...Blake's 7I've got an idea for a Blake's 7 video game for the 128K Spectrum (Only problem is I can't code in neither machine code or Sinclair BASIC, so I will …
... 7 video game for the 128K Spectrum (Only problem is I ... neither machine code or Sinclair BASIC, so I will need some ... />
Protection Scheme?: Yes - Alkatraz Loader
Loading Screen: Blake's ...Jumping to BASIC after importing 23296,1703Sorry for the confusing title. :-D Now that I've learned how to stop a game from starting after loading (in Fuse and Specemu), I have a few more que…
... to safely "jump" to my BASIC program. :)
I ... the same as returning to BASIC after an USR command ... and the rest of the ram would have the game code ... I'm using the old BASIC editor.
"Why ... the subject of jumping to BASIC, I find it curious ...The [You] awardsI'm bored, so I thought I'd do the traditional ewgf Spectrum awards, for the first time ever. Once you've ignored my post, please post your own winne…
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Best 128K Sound Effects:[/B] Starglider 128K (the speech was ... to use a 3.5" disc drive, and took 4. ... there was a bit of RAM (700 bytes or so, ... think) in the shadow RAM that was unused, so you ... Spectrum screensaver, in that RAM!). The Multiface is a ...SP5 Tape to +3 Disc UtilitySP5 Tape to +3 Disc Utility (Released by Kobrahsoft in 1989) Listed as having no protection scheme. This is incorrect. This utility is protected ! …
SP5 Tape to +3 Disc Utility
(Released by ... Speedlock 5 loader so that the SP5 Tape to +3 Disc Utility ...How do I use MGT files?While browsing here, I came across a disk file that's an "mgt". I'm trying to run it in ZX Spin, I have managed to load the file into it, but how to…
... 't. There's no "Disk Loader" or "TR-DOS" or anything ... , there's only "Tape Loader", "128 Basic", "Calculator", "48 BASIC" and "Tape Tester ... into 128 basic and type something to access the "disc", if so ...Machine Code Microdrive File LoaderI've been experimenting with transferring games to run from microdrive. Typically I like to see a loading screen while things are happening, and I li…
... space. Chances are that BASIC will get corrupted while attempting ... /> ; machine code microdrive file loader
; proof of concept< ... /> push hl ; preserve return to basic
exx
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... /> pop hl ; restore return to basic
exx
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Lancelot 128kHi, everybody! I was interested about Lancelot for the 128k Spectrum, however was unable to get a working copy of the second part. No matter you us…
... interested about Lancelot for the 128k Spectrum, however was unable to ... you want to undo, restore, ram restore?
Indeed, the ... steps:
a) Type "RAM" then "RESTORE", then press ENTER ...General question about electronics I guess... (128k +2a)[Short question] When I very slightly put my finger on top IC15 on my +2A the TV picture becomes crazy and the spectrum acts if it just resets I don…
... /> it works great ! I program basic etc etc like if it ... mode I made a simple RAM test that checked ok... at ...Creating a runnable GAC file on a Plus 3 disc imageHi all, While working on Harry Potter Adventure and Text Adventure Dizzy, naturally, it would be written to TZX images, which in theory could be wri…
... Plus 3 disc image which is runnable from the LOADER option on ...Hello allHello all. Only discovered this today after years of bumming around Your Sinclair RnR Years. Obviously not to bright on the up take. I adored my S…
... ; ZX81 (16K Ram pack) -> Spectrum 48k -> Spectrum 128K with HUGE ... heat sink on the side (not tape or disc ...Spectrum +3 suspected memory faultHi, I've been using my +3 for the first time in a while and found that some games have problems with the display becoming corrupted and sometimes cr…
... extended 128K memory. I've tested the first 48K in BASIC by ... test mode which reported the RAM to be fine.
zx spectrum 128K+2(gray)-vanishing colorsHi, I just got "new" zx spectrum 128k+2(gray) made in uk version. Beside tape dead and memory issue - only first 16k RAM works in 48k mode, it has s…
... just got "new" zx spectrum 128k+2(gray) made in uk ... memory issue - only first 16k RAM works in 48k mode, it ...SCREEN$ and Sinclair Basic: Help Required !Two simple questions: 1) When saving SCREEN$, how can I avoid the bottom of the loading screen from being chopped off by the 'Start Tape & Press Any…
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2) When writing a BASIC loader to load back a block ...Midi Out from machine codeI need to send midi-signals by machine code, while Basic is too slow for my current project. I already read I can use hookcode #11E, but I have some …
... machine code, while Basic is too slow for ... br /> Bits 0-2: RAM page (0-7) to map ... 128k editor and menu system; ROM 1 contains 48K BASIC ... 128k syntax checker
ROM 2: +3DOS
ROM 3: 48 BASIC ... 'm using 48K Basic together with an interrupt ...A tidy loader for minigamesThe minigame competition doesn't permit the use of separate loaders like [code]10 LOAD "": RAND USR 32768[/code] The loader must be included in the b…
... USR 32768[/code]
The loader must be included in the ... />
Here's a better loader:
[code]2328 PRINT USR ... jump. Doing so involves executing BASIC tokens as if they were ... 4 (the command in the BASIC program -- [b]PRINT[/b], or ...Getting back into Spectrum BasicAfter a LONG break from Spectrum Basic, have discovered BASIN and starting to do some old school programs. Then I can run them on Nintendo DS using t…
... a LONG break from Spectrum Basic, have discovered BASIN and starting ... was as part of a loader program or in the main ...Summer express game competetionHello to all. I would like announce SUMMER EXPRESS GAME COMPETETION: [B]Theme:[/B] a game [B]Deadline:[/B] 1st September 2010 [B]Target:[/B] ZX Spe…
... AY (ULA+ allowed)
5) Basic, authoring tools, compilers allowed. Basicaly ... ) Game can't use custom loader (to allow simple emulation of ... your own routine somewhere in ram.
7) Image of game ...LDIR timings in contended RAM?The 48K Spectrum technical reference page ([URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/reference/48kreference.htm"]here[/URL]) describes the detailed ti…
... the detailed timings of contended RAM. It gives timings for Z80 ... in, or reading/writing, contended RAM.
I can decipher ... double buffered -- paging RAM bank 7 into a 128K machine) involves blitting ...Common pitfalls and solutionsLet's discuss some of the common problems in Speccy programming, and the methods we use to avoid them. For an example, here is a piece of code that …
... ;Typing USR 0 in 128 BASIC effectively calls memory address 0x0000 ... br /> ;Since the 48 BASIC ROM is paged in, ... used to store bits of BASIC
;and other ... it e.g. in your loader
;before anything else ... 48K program switching a 128K machine into a proper ...
