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Any reason to prefer the 48k version of a game over 128k?Title says all... are there any games for which it makes sense to play the 48k version if there is also a 128k version? To my understanding, the 128k…
... any commercially released 128k specific games written in BASIC. But 128k BASIC was a different ... is that the original 128k spectrum ran 128k BASIC programs slower than 48k ... speed in 48k mode. Presumably it was due to the 128k ROM scanning ... -
Any reason to prefer the 48k version of a game over 128k?Title says all... are there any games for which it makes sense to play the 48k version if there is also a 128k version? To my understanding, the 128k…
... any commercially released 128k specific games written in BASIC. But 128k BASIC was a different ... is that the original 128k spectrum ran 128k BASIC programs slower than 48k ... speed in 48k mode. Presumably it was due to the 128k ROM scanning ... -
Any reason to prefer the 48k version of a game over 128k?Title says all... are there any games for which it makes sense to play the 48k version if there is also a 128k version? To my understanding, the 128k…
... any commercially released 128k specific games written in BASIC. But 128k BASIC was a different ... speed in 48k mode. Presumably it was due to the 128k ROM scanning ... program/game written in basic runs slower on a 128K machine, but the ... -
i want to save a snapshot file from snap to tap onto my hdd. what code address and length is it?hi, i want to save a snapshot file from snap to tap onto my hdd. what code address and length is it? i cant seem to find any info on this.
... own version, the source code in sna2tap.c may also be ... a tape file containing a BASIC loader followed by the modified ... snapshot.
* The BASIC loader loads the entire snapshot at ... the ROM and thus ignored. The remaining 48k ends up in memory ... -
i want to save a snapshot file from snap to tap onto my hdd. what code address and length is it?hi, i want to save a snapshot file from snap to tap onto my hdd. what code address and length is it? i cant seem to find any info on this.
[quote="digital;936656"]and the basic loader is a little weird.[/quote]< ... of my depth, since this 128k .sna, that was then converted ... .dsk image that had loaded in an emulator. -
Machine Code input / assemblers [naive questions alert]Excuse me for the naive questions...in advance :) When I was a kid, I was struggling to understand how to input machine code into Spectrum. There…
... BASIC loader
; BASIC program is called MyTest
; Comment gets empedded in ... tape mode for standard (ROM-based) loaders
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Saving and restoring data in 128kHi all I'm trying to program a game using compiled ZX Basic for the +2A/+2B/+3. Thanks to a lot of info I found on the forums, I manage to access …
... /> This is how the Amaurote 128k basic loader works. But LOAD instead of ... SAVE. The 128k editor corrupts parts of bank ... avoid bank 7, or work in the 48k editor with USR ... -
TR-DOS (Fuse) HelpDoes anyone know how to get TRDOS to work with Fuse emulator? I have the TR-DOS.rom, but is that all I need?
... needs to be named trdos.rom, without any hyphens. You will ... USR 15616 in BASIC (or simply usr15616, if you’re in 128K BASIC), and you ... ’re in.
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is there a way of bypassing the rom and having 64 columns mode running all the time?i have tried various 64 column print routines but none of them seem to do this. i would like it to do 64 column mode for listings, typing, editing, p…
... this one has bigger chr$ in BASIC
http://www.worldofspectrum.org ... the chr$ get BIG, and in BASIC actualy unreadable.
"how the ... except that this is running in 128K mode and reverting back to ... clearly shows that the 128K's ROM had evolved to allow ... -
+3 - beeper sounds but no AY musicHi guys I am repairing a plus 3 revision 2 board that had no sound at all. Using schematics from https://zxnet.co.uk/spectrum/schematics/ I manage…
You are loading 128k games in the loader or +3 basic options aren't you? You won't get AY in 48 basic. -
+3 - beeper sounds but no AY musicHi guys I am repairing a plus 3 revision 2 board that had no sound at all. Using schematics from https://zxnet.co.uk/spectrum/schematics/ I manage…
... "]You are loading 128k games in the loader or +3 basic options aren't ... ? You won't get AY in 48 basic. [/quote]
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Using +2B ROMs on a +2A motherboardHi I've recently acquired a +2A with an English keyboard, but Spanish system ROMs. I also have a faulty +2B, with a perfectly working set of Engli…
... the same ROMs are used in the +3 and +3B machines ... /> V4.0 ROM 0 (128K editor)
V4.0 ROM 1 (128K syntax checker ... .0 ROM 4 (48K BASIC)
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Any other ROM cartridge / Interface two software produced for the SpectrumI just recall from the ZX Spectrum catalogue a few games were also produced on ROM cartridge, but was there any other stuff - utilities, languages or…
... of memory, this replaces the BASIC ROM in the Z80’s memory map ... . And of course, with the BASIC ROM switched out and not accessible ... for the BASIC ROM to be available to be switched in if required ... an eye to the future, 128K ROM chips and beyond. Now even ... -
New Utility to Transfer Z80 Snapshot to +3 DiskSince getting a Gotek for my +3 it has been my go to machine. The biggest downside however is the lack of older games on disk format with pretty much…
... tape
- Now load in each part of the snapshot ... have two files "loader" and "jsw", 128k three files "loader" and two "jsw ... should work, just needs a basic loader which is:
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A snapshot to transfer converterI'm programming a tool that takes an snapshot file and convert it to a tape file that mimics those created with transfers. This is a long term projec…
... block format that used transtape. In my country, it was very ... now includes a 128k mode and that "BASIC" mode that uses ... Ultimate games) compatible with 128k without using 48K BASIC.
-b can ... thinking how to make the 128k loader) and maybe make a front ... -
LOAD""CodeWhy did some games load this way? Is it something to do with not having a 'header' or something? And if so why not? Also do we have a list of games …
... remember seeing it without the BASIC loader) loaded a CODE block of ... to the LOAD routine on ROM, and the return address on ... it tries to find next BASIC instruction in a program). If you ... br />
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Dizzy VI - Prince Of The Yolkfolk - Loading SoundHi. I remembered that when I got a 48K tape with Dizzy 6 back in the 90's, it was some sort of a cracked version from the post-USSR area with a very…
... , a barebones BASIC loader followed by a simple MC loader (which in some instances ... mostly checked for 48/128K, and ... a one-off homebrew custom loader with an effect similar to ... -
TR-Dos converting problem.I take a .tap file. Then I use the program tap2trd and convert it. I got a .trd file. With the program Samdisk I'll transfer it to disk. But the conv…
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I think, even if 128k mentioned on Currys Re-Release ... Cover it should be run in 48k mode?
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Test card screenStarted off just messing about in order to test a machine. But ended up with this: [code]10 FOR a=0 TO 0 STEP 0: PAUSE 1: BORDER 1: BORDER 2: BORD…
... difference in timing for the border between 48k mode and 128k mode ... ROMs (the 128 “editor” ROM and the “BASIC” ROM) . Maybe some of the ... who are familiar with the ROM code can confirm this.
Test card screenStarted off just messing about in order to test a machine. But ended up with this: [code]10 FOR a=0 TO 0 STEP 0: PAUSE 1: BORDER 1: BORDER 2: BORD…
... difference in timing for the border between 48k mode and 128k mode ... ROMs (the 128 “editor” ROM and the “BASIC” ROM) . Maybe some of the ... who are familiar with the ROM code can confirm this.
New Utility Z80onMDR - Transfer Z80 snapshot to Microdrive CartridgesWith the growing popularity of the excellent vDrive [url]https://vdrivezx.com/vdrivezx/[/url] I've adapted one of my utilities to create Microdrive …
... create the program loader menu I've used in Z80onMDR for transfer ... mock 128k menu style (shown below). It is wrapped in a basic loader and ...If you had four roms...Just wondering if you were designing a Spectrum from scratch, and you used a 27512 EPROM, which would hold about 4 spectrum roms, what you would inst…
... hardware with banked ROMs and 128k RAM paging (minus bank 5 and ... /> If you just added the ROM and disk interface and stuck ... machines like this :)
In some ways if you enjoy ...If you had four roms...Just wondering if you were designing a Spectrum from scratch, and you used a 27512 EPROM, which would hold about 4 spectrum roms, what you would inst…
... modes to switch in RAM over the ROM space anyway.... 128K will be ... mapped as per the 128K models ... find an existing extended memory paging system, I'll probably adapt ... such as the Interface 1 Rom paging logic so I can include ...Any 'emulator + single game packaged in a ,exe file" utilities around?Morning all, I'd like to be able to create a single executable file that contains an emulator and a single game/utility that starts loading process …
... "]So is the ROM required to provide the BASIC launcher or what ... any ROM routines myself (but I may lookup the font while in ... you're gonna run a BASIC program from a .tap file ... distribute the appropriate 48k or 128k ROM image.Standard Development LibrariesSo after some time away I decided to re-register after a Twitter thread (https://twitter.com/SpectrumNez/status/1578158361236963328) led me to a Visu…
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[quote="deusexmachina;999596"]My basic outline for the project consists ... such as ports, memory (paging and ROM routines and layouts), bit ... why I wrote those basic game tutorials in BASIC and in C.
... a whole bunch of basic aspects of how to ...Games that benefit from a change in speed.Has anybody tried playing games on an emulator at different speeds? I've found that certain games are more playable with a slight speed tweak. Obvio…
... speed tweak. Obviously programs written in basic and text adventure games are ... with a 10-20% reduction in speed.
On the ...Machine CodeOk i had a spectrum when i was younger and only used it for playin games and typing simple BASIC programs - i mean really simple! Things like 10 Pri…
... playin games and typing simple BASIC programs - i mean really simple ... i want to do something in machine code. I've seen ... to hack the old speedlock loader? I remember when i was ... ) - how did they do that in basic?! lol im just curious now ...BASIC code challengeWrite a program in BASIC as short as possible that will continue after KEY-RELEASED. The program must be fully relocatable (so it must be programmed …
Write a program in BASIC as short as possible that ...128K +2 Built in TapeDeck ( Not Working ) HELP Hi to all I have the Black 128 +2 with built in tape deck , but it's not working ? ? , Play , Forward & Rewind don'y do anything once pressed .( W…
... Black 128 +2 with built in tape deck , but it's ...
