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Character Based SpritesHi, I'm working through Jonathan's excellent guide to writing games, and have mastered the animation of single UDGs. Before or move onto Pixel…
... need all that processing used to process keyboard modes in Basic editor ... easily be done, specially for 48K version.
Main ... address ports, one for each keyboard half row)
- Kempston ( ... 's basically it for a 48K Spectrum.
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+2 KeyboardHi peeps... I purchased a "faulty" +2a keyboard for my Harlequin build and everything looks pretty clean and no apparent damage to the membranes... I…
I use a +2a keyboard in the same way. Mine ... />
you can use the keyboard fairly easily as the keys ... do align to the molex connecters. I cut ... off with a haxsaw to allow the wider membrane to fit.
+2 KeyboardHi peeps... I purchased a "faulty" +2a keyboard for my Harlequin build and everything looks pretty clean and no apparent damage to the membranes... I…
... i not just attach it to the harlequin board with the ... hook up a +2A/+2B/+3 keyboard to a Harlequin.
All the ...Harlequin 128k??Hi peeps... I've seen that you can do a 128k version of the Harlequin board. Is it just the standard board with different chips or is it a dif…
... wants to develop an interface to go between a +2A/+2B/+3 keyboard and ... has to see just a 40 key 8 X 5 keyboard matrix ... can and do use tricks to test for more than one ...Harlequin 128k??Hi peeps... I've seen that you can do a 128k version of the Harlequin board. Is it just the standard board with different chips or is it a dif…
... should be fairly easy to deduce the +3 keyboard decoding logic.
Just ... you go looking at the +3 schematic for research that the ... . Keys pull the inputs up to an address line high rather ... than down to an address line low.Harlequin 128k??Hi peeps... I've seen that you can do a 128k version of the Harlequin board. Is it just the standard board with different chips or is it a dif…
... wants to develop an interface to go between a +2A/+2B/+3 keyboard and ... has to see just a 40 key 8 X 5 keyboard matrix ... can and do use tricks to test for more than one ... extra line needed - STB - ( read keyboard port ). I think U5B pin6 ...48K Issue 6a wobbly and flickering TV outputHi folks, Found an untested issue 6A Spec whilst tidying up and it had a warranty sticker on it from a past repair which seemed to be a socketed L…
Originals yes, but Phil at Retroleum does the NebULA drop-in replacement for not many pounds and I have a 48k+ with a bust keyboard membrane that I can steal the ULA from for now.
Still no further with this jumping screen issue though :/Line DemoI was looking in the source code of another game (that Akalabeth game), with lots of line drawings. The difference was that they don't use the PL…
... space, so i have decided to put it up on my ... website, so as not to appear to be hogging this thread ;)< ... /> Interested parties are therefore invited to follow this link:
https ... -a-basic-extension-from-48k-spectrum-to-spectrum-3
Cheers, ...Help a new user pleaseI love old school games and never had a Sinclair as a kid so thought I would rectify that via eBay! I have a 48k+ Model that was sold as working, …
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16k, 48k and plus models of the ... source, the border would change to coloured stripes.
to 3.5mm mono jack plug ... need one 3.5mm jack plug to be connected to the ...Emulator that supports original Spectrum keyboard?Hello all Google search didn't come up with an answer, so I've registered here. Looking for a windows emulator that can use the original ZX Spe…
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to. Just download the source code ... did something very similar to read a spectrum keyboard on the raspberry ... know that's not a membrane keyboard, and I know it's ...Interesting ZX Spectrum Elite factWhen I sampled my original ELITE 48k version (one that comes with lenslock) I discovered each side of tape contains different game version. One side …
... PATCH128.TAP - status circle fix, 48k elite font and ECM/Station ... indicators from 48k console.
... only missing the possibility to save position to +3 disk?
I ... already a version that combines 48k fix (nicer font, radar ...So it occurred to me; "Why bother with going into 48K BASIC when you can just....wrap the machine code calls inside a 'RST #28;DEFW addr:RET'?" Of course, you DO need a small M/C routine to do that, and ta-daaa, here it is: [cod…
... I thought all of the 48K ROM routines were accessible ... correct ROM is paged in to call them. The trick ... a way to do the reverse i.e. 48K basic to 128K.[/ ... also lock. The +2A/+2B/+3, however, don't lock ... 2B/+3, RANDOMIZE USR 23354 will return the machine back to ...ZX Dandanator! Mini - Cartridge system for SpectrumsHi All, I'd like to present a little HW I've developed during the last three months. It's aimed at providing a console-like usage experience for a…
... 48k spectrum, and it falls close to the ear jack in a 48k ... and to the ... Video connector in a 128k +2/+3, ...
And on a 48k with the ear connector plugged ... connector. It's close to the left button but it ...ZX Spectrum+ new membrane not working properlyHi! I recently got myself a ZX Spectrum+ . It had the classic broken membrane problem (most keys didn't work and those that did were wrong). So I or…
Finally an update to this...
I finally ... spectrum with a broken membrane. Plugging my + keyboard into the rubber keyed ... we now confirmed that the membrane is working as it should ... /> So it's not a membrane or a mechanical issue, and ...MuCho CYOA/gamebook/multiple choise adventure engine, release 3 - little to no programming neededDownload the whole kit (win32 binaries) here: http://iki.fi/sol/zip/mucho_03.zip Or if you just want to peek at the documentation and prebuilt …
... what I use as my keyboard driver readKeyboard routine
[code ... 2 (readKeyboard addr +3), in order to save keyboard state elsewhere, by using ... I wanted it to be compact and generic to fit anywhere in ...A BEEP program I want to make in Basic. Helpful remarks gratefully receivedI want to explore the possibilities of the BEEP command. So I need to be able to try different combos of pitch/duration and sequences of same. I'm tr…
... what you can do due to the slow nature of ... the Beeper hardware of a 48k system, like Beepola, for ... stuff, you might want to look at the AY chip ... the 128k speccy and look to tools like Vortex Tracker ... /tools/pc/Mid2ASM.zip), to output BASIC listings like this ...ZX Spectrum 48k tape loading issueHi guys I have refreshed a ZX spectrum 48k with a new keyboard layer and front case. The machine will power up and seems to work good. Unfortunate…
... very careful, as the membrane tails to the keyboard go brittle, and can ...ZX-Uno moddingStarting with ZX-Uno case modding I have not yet received my ZX-Uno yet (it is in the post) but I know that I will have to do at least one mod …
... I could only get 3 of the 4 case ... connector . The PCB appears to be rock solid even ... not yet got around to supporting properly the 4th ... connector being so close to the keyboard connector and them both ... being close to the SD ...Upgrading Harlequin 48K to 128K?I noticed this upgrade PCB on ebay for upgrading the Harlequin to 128K: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ZX-Spectrum-Harlequin-48K-to-128K-Upgrade-Addon-PC…
... was changed between the 16k/48k boards and the 128k ... sightly different timing compared to the 16k/48k boards.
... It's possible to upgrade a issue 3 ... (or above) 16k/48k board to have ...Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…
... ve tried a different 3.5mm stereo to red-and-white ... the red plug that connects to the EAR, let's ... the +3, red lead into the Magic Cube, in 48K mode to start ... 2B with that lead seemed to sound OK. I may have ... ll experiment with some other 48K games first on both ...Spectrum Cables : How many individual types of these are there "out there" both past and now?So this is all about giving the SPECTRUM cables their correct cable titles to aid IDENTIFICATION OF CABLE TYPE and FUNCTION across the world.. An e…
... could have described these 48k CORE cables as well ... 4) A mono 3.5mm male plug to 3.5mm Stereo Jack ... DIY job but for standard 48k Spectrum
12) ... printer !!
48k relevant ? Just 2 I think ... are not tied particularly to a 48k Spectrum. So I ...c64 .sid player coming soon to specy 128!!!c64 .sid player coming soon to specy 128!!! the first old version uses only square waves, 4 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CKt9noxA7s…
... on +2a/+3, it switches from ROM3 (48k rom) to ROM1 (128k syntax ... it loads IX with $5b00, to load the header for the ... crash because it's trying to load into the paging routine ... : +3DOS
ROM 3: 48 BASIC
Bit 3: Disk motor; 1 ...c64 .sid player coming soon to specy 128!!!c64 .sid player coming soon to specy 128!!! the first old version uses only square waves, 4 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CKt9noxA7s…
... on +2a/+3, it switches from ROM3 (48k rom) to ROM1 (128k syntax ... : +3DOS
ROM 3: 48 BASIC
Bit 3: Disk motor; 1 ... , then we will get 48K ROM on +2a/+3 also:
[code ...Use android phone to load games ?I tried google, but this time it wasn't my friend :( Is there a way I can use my phone to load games into my zx-spectrum? i have a cassette lead, b…
I've managed to do this with an old ... N78, I converted .tap files to .wav using Tape2Wave (available here ... .org/utilities.html ), copied them to the phone & just plugged ... worked for me (on a 48K,128K and +3).48K vs 128K BASIC, I prefer the keyword entry system how about you?Being brought up with the 48k rubber and 48k+ I find the keyword entry system really fast and enjoyable to use. When I've played around with the 128k…
... tediously[/i] having to refer to the keyboard image to recall which of my ... immediately spring to mind.
BITD on my trusty 48K+, however ... 't see me going back to native hardware Speccy 48 or ...ZX Spectrum spare parts : "endangered" and functional "extinctions" only It struck me how some Spectrum spare parts or parts that were used with Spectrums and that were commonly available are no longer available . The em…
... parts rediscovered.(THE PCB KEYBOARD MEMBRANE CONNECTORS)
to be these PCB keyboard membrane connectors . ... Now these are available I no longer will have to ... the ends of the keyboard membrane to "beef" up the ...Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
Fitting the Issue 6A 48k spectrum in the LMT keyboard .
... to be an exact copy of the Sinclair 48k Rubber key Spectrum keyboard ... I wanted to keep the whole of this keyboard as near ... It keyboard may be a bit "underused" with a mere 48k Spectrum ...ZXBaremulator 35th anniversary editionHi, to celebrate the 35th Spectrum anniversary, I've released the first complete Spectrum 48K bare-metal emulator for Raspberry PI. It's available…
... control over graphics/audio or keyboard ?
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... interrupts up to 1 ms per keyboard read. On PI 2-3 ZXBaremulator ... uses CPU-0 to ... with ocasional frames lasting +1 to +3 usecs. I can update ...ZXBaremulator 35th anniversary editionHi, to celebrate the 35th Spectrum anniversary, I've released the first complete Spectrum 48K bare-metal emulator for Raspberry PI. It's available…
... interrupts up to 1 ms per keyboard read. On PI 2-3 ZXBaremulator ... uses CPU-0 to handle ... with ocasional frames lasting +1 to +3 usecs. I can update the ... / 3) but I hope its possible to make that one step to the ...Flicker free animation in BASIC, is it possible ?With all my various noodlings in BASIC and indeed with my so far limited assembly I keep coming up with the same issue. How do you do animations wit…
... /> 102 IF INKEY$="" THEN GO TO 130
is ... consumes more bytes than the 3 lines. So, elegance in ... to check PEEK 23560 than INKEY$ to achieve 'almost' full sensitivity to the keyboard ... the slow or inaccurate response to the controls. PEEK 23560 is ...
