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BMP2SCR ProHey LCD, yesterday i played with your new prog and i have to say that it's simply *amazing*! I have only checked the conversion part out, but i spend…
... everytime better than the standard Spectrum compressors, and you can even ... to 6 Kb depending on the screen (Mostly 3-5 Kb).
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Accelerated SpectrumsIs it possible to slip a different, faster, Zilog processor into a standard 48K speccy or +3. If so what would happen?
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New Games WantedI'm sure 99% of you know already, but just in case you don't... CRONOSOFT.CO.UK is happy to release quality Speccy software you may have written!
... idea. I think either 3 or 4 games would be ... how Gorf took 4 (or 5 on the arcade version) mini ... i think didnt come out on spectrum. a long time ago ... never made it to the Spectrum in any form, and ... screens that are 2/3 of a screen and ... at the top 2/3 so it's not ... -
CHARITY SHOP - JUNK SHOP - CAR BOOT SALE - Spectrum games recovered!i've just paid 20p a piece in the Aged Concern shop for Penetrator (48k Spectrum)and Space Raiders (ZX81). it seemed such a pity to leave them to gat…
... a huge flea-market here - on Sundays till 12 o'clock ... /> - Amstrad CPC 464 with 3" and 3.5" drive and some more extra ... a bit less)
- ZX Spectrum 48k (in perfect condition) - for ... was a ZX 128 +2 on sale there once, but couldn ... -
I am going to check my entire collection of tapes tommorrow....I must confess to being very lazy with my Spectrum tapes, all tapes for that matter, I just have them piled in boxes around the place. Tommorrow af…
... were also looking for 3" disks for the Spectrum +3 as part of ... Opus Discovery 3.5" DD disks (.OPD) and +D/Disciple 3.5" DD disks ... Real Spectrum's Real Disk dumper.
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Spectrum ConsoleWhat about a very simple device that would allow people to run Spectrum games without a PC? Something along the lines of the Intellivision or Atari d…
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Zub - Lightfarce - Will the hidden game unlock on a PC?I've tried to use the keys to make Lightfarce work on my emu [Spectaculator] but ot just won't happen! I know it works I used to have the classic on …
... screen. Now simultaneously press 1,3,5,7 (keep trying if it ... (called Zarjas) was later released on a Sinclair User cover tape ... pub=^Sinclair+User$&model=spectrum"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek ... Message was edited by: Refrenz on 2003-10-15 21:31 ] -
Fitting 3.5" floppy as +3 Drive B:Anyone done this? I see the cabling differences as talked about on the same page as the sound correction schematics, but thought I'd see whether anyo…
Success :D My 3.5" B: drive is installed and ... 179k, the same as the 3" disks ;|
Anyone got any ... XT-style data to AT floppy data cable the wrong way ... Part 3
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[NEW]: Spectaculator 6.0Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000 and XP. Spectaculator emulates the 16K/48K/128K/+2/+…
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Real Disk usage (3.5 ... " or even 3"). I believe Jon was ... 'd be a basic Spectrum for gaming on.
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Cartridge gamesWhen consoles took over the games market in 1990, many software houses started making cartridge games for the C64. Ocean actually decided that they w…
... made for themselves in general. Floppy Disks? Oh Yes! Let ... 's use a 3" proprietary format, then we ... early on it wasn't clear which of 3" and 3.5" disks ... a huge stock of 3" on the cheap and history ... disagree. The 3" system isn't the worst floppy disk system ... -
Cartridge gamesWhen consoles took over the games market in 1990, many software houses started making cartridge games for the C64. Ocean actually decided that they w…
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3 1/2 disk drivesHi, I was just wondering which specific type of 3 1/2 disk drive I would need to add to my +3e. Some people have mentioned early Amiga disk drives …
... the data cable (+3 floppy B edge connector to PC floppy drive) look ... />
For providing power to floppy you can use a pc ... voltage) and a pc floppy power connector on the end.
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C64 & Spectrum loadingscreens!I was bored today, so I decided to compare some stuff. :) [url="http://www.lemon64.com/loadingscreens/"]http://www.lemon64.com/loadingscreens/[/ur…
... to have such a mode on the Spectrum is that it is ... to place the row part on the DRAM pins, strobe ... , place the column part on the DRAM pins and then ... at a rate somewhere around 3.5 z80 cycles per byte: ie ... the colours (or pixels) on the entire line. Not sure ... -
spectrum and amstrad imagesare the spectrum +3 and amstrad spectrum +3 files the same and will the amstrad versions work on a spectrum emu?
... do you mean with 'spectrum +3' and ' amstrad spectrum +3' disk images ? As far ... is no Sinclair +3, just an Amstrad spectrum +3.
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TZX format updateHi folks. Following the private communication with Andy I would like to start a discussion on changing the TZX format to reflect new needs and improv…
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>> 3) New block type ($18?) utilising ... other tapes which use 3 Pulses to define 2 ... and I vaguely remember one on Spectrum, but I don't ... encode 2 bits with 3 different pulse lengths. I ... ; 5) Block to implement ZX81 support. Any suggestions on a ... -
TZX format updateHi folks. Following the private communication with Andy I would like to start a discussion on changing the TZX format to reflect new needs and improv…
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>> 3) New block type ($18?) utilising ... and I vaguely remember one on Spectrum, but I don't have ... wasted ternary value for representing 3 binary bits. If this block ... ;> 5) Block to implement ZX81 support. Any suggestions on a block ... -
TZX format updateHi folks. Following the private communication with Andy I would like to start a discussion on changing the TZX format to reflect new needs and improv…
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>> 3) New block type ($18?) utilising ... and I vaguely remember one on Spectrum, but I don't have ... SPeedlock schemes it should work on all emulators. With Loops ... gt; 5) Block to implement ZX81 support. Any suggestions on a block ... -
AY tracking newbieHey everyone, I'm about to embark on tracking for the Spectrum's AY chip. I was interested in knowing some things: 1) Which are the best trackers o…
... Can I use only my Spectrum +3, or can I use my ... probably tehse programs only run on 128k of RAM)
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But if ... TR-DOS.
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whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
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whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... lot more realistic than the 3.5:1 ratio some people quote ... to 2.5:1 but it does depend on what's ... fastest way to move data on a z80:
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3.5 Drive Help! - with jumpers & settingsHi, thanks for reading this, I tring to get a 3.5 disc drive to talk to my +D, and its not playing. Drive details : Citizen 3.5 DS DD modle OSDD-88. …
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On 2004-03-10 18: ... /> conclusion : Citizen ODDD-88 5.5 floppy drive will not work with ... the system disc on a PC using "Real Spectrum" emulator.
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an idea that could be very very good...but also very very bad...Hello all! I've been having a chat with some of my friends round here that once loved the spectrum (well...2...as they're all heathens round here...)…
... idea behind a portable ZX spectrum is to code for ZX ... .
Who wants a Spectrum without a keyboard?
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Forgotten hardwareDuring the mid-eighties I became aware of a new hardware platform which I believe was released by Sinclair, it was obviously unsuccessful as I?ve not…
... . it had dual internal 3.5? disk drives side-by- ... had backwards compatibility with previous Spectrum software releases.
spectrum basic, and probably better. spectrum basic can ... guys who were working on the Super Spectrum, 'i think' and ... -
Very new indeedHi, At [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=5835&forum=4&1"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=583…
... appear called 'tape recorder')
3. In this window click the ... and click OK
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Beta Basic Manual 3 and 4?Hi all, The Beta Basic V3 manual is here in a pdf doc :- [url="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/utils-info/BetaBasicV3.0.pdf"]ftp://ftp.w…
... tape had BB3 on one side and BB4 on the other). ... were released and the versions on WoS don't record ... which was sent to me on 3.5 +D disk - Which has ... that all of the Betasoft spectrum stuff has been preserved ... edited by: Steve Parry-Thomas on 2004-07-24 11:47 ... -
maketzx problemsDoes anyone else have problems running maketzx v2.33 (with or without the GUI) on Windows 2000 Sp4? I've just changed my OS from Win Me where i've m…
... Spectrum to a PC using 3.5" disks that can be read on ... the PC withough messing around (if you were using 3" +3 ... it that) is the Spectrum's circuitry. It seems ... data into a real spectrum, into a tape copier ... used to use Peter McGavins Spectrum Emulator 1.7 (I ... -
Speccy AY versus 64 SIDWhich is best?
[quote]On 2004-09-01 10: ... /> I disagree partially. Depends on how good the music fits ... or level.
On Spectrum, I refuse to play without ... to the Future 3, Batman 3 (The Movie), Dizzy 5 & Prince ... Light Corridor.
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Speccy AY versus 64 SIDWhich is best?
... I disagree partially. Depends on how good the music fits ... or level.
On Spectrum, I refuse to play without ... to the Future 3, Batman 3 (The Movie), Dizzy 5 & ... Light Corridor.
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What does SPIN have?I have been asking this question since somebody answered another I had made that RealSpectrum was a brilliant emulator. It is in fact. But... I see e…
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3) Sometimes I think RealSpectrum is ... set new standards not only on Spectrum emulation, but I dare say ... first been implemented in Real Spectrum? Moreover, they all have ... you.
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The old magicFirst post since registering - although did post occasionally, long ago... At the risk of getting philosophical... what has happened to the days whe…
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On 2004-10-02 21: ... or 3 years - which prompts me to ask, if the Spectrum (& ... mean the older machines were 3-5 times better ?
... why the apparently limited Spectrum offers a much wider ... Message was edited by: darkman on 2004-10-02 22:14 ...
