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Which looks 'real'?Out of Spin and Spectaculator, which looks and 'feels' most like a real Speccy to you? I mean in terms of border size / playing area the look of the …
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Every 48K Spectrum I've ever had apart ... twos have the screen displaced to the left slightly. All the ... true. Emulating it ? Really something to be last on to do lists... -
Which looks 'real'?Out of Spin and Spectaculator, which looks and 'feels' most like a real Speccy to you? I mean in terms of border size / playing area the look of the …
... :02, DEATH wrote:
Every 48K Spectrum I've ever had apart ... twos have the screen displaced to the left slightly. All the ... it ? Really something to be last on to do lists...
to the emulation IMO.
Unpublished spectrum gameHi there I have a Spectrum PDS development environment and before I get rid of my old PC which has an ISA slot I thought I should ask this question i…
... know to what address you need to jump to and just want to ... snapshot it to use SPIN emulator. Make sure you have 48k spectrum selected ... address, also place SP to point to somewhere where Stack Pointer ... the binary file is on spectrum tape somewhere then what you ...Spectrum Game CompatibilityHi, At the moment I have a spectrum 48k. I am planning to get a 128k +2, but I have a problem. Will my 48k games work on 128k +2? Because some of the…
... a snapshot saved on a 48K Spectrum (or emulator) after the game ... experience) in getting a +2. To avoid compatability problems as much ... keys, if you want to program in 48K BASIC).
... about four seconds (seriously) to load a 48K snapshot, and it can ...Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]
... I've been a ZX Spectrum fan since around 1988 when ... primary school programming one in 48k mode and mucking around with ... pathetic attempt at getting a spectrum to load something was across 27Mhz ... and decoder written in spectrum BASIC, which has to be the slowest ...z88dkHello. I'm an spanish user of spectrum (and naturaly of this page). I have a question. I want to start to program games with z88dk, but I need a goo…
... I didn't want to create an overly complex ... interface just to export the data. The ... like. Or give them to me to include in the install ... I have only done the 48K Spectrum so far.
I ... quote from AA "You need to have some faith -- people ...How do they do this sound in 48k?There is a really cool platformer for the Speccy reviewed here: [url]http://www.micromart.co.uk/default.aspx?contentid=0a437af8-b1f5-4ffc-a6c8-f5670…
... music and SFX on a 48k Spectrum.
How is it ... fooled, and it is not 48k but my emulator is going ... first sentence on a site to which you´ve put the ... link to see:
[I]There's ... new game released for a 48K Speccy or better (if 128K ...What should be the base address to set for my codeHi, I am new here and I have a simple question but one which I have not found an answer to. When I am developming my programs what should I set th…
... that I will use 32768 to start with and reduce it ... RAM on the 48k spectrum. The z80 has to defer to the ULA for ...Memorable game demisesHi, No, not demises in games...demises OF games. I can remember three of my games meeting their fate in an unnecessary way Battle of the Planets -…
... of a cassette, and to my horror I discovered I ... br />
When my 48K Spectrum died in 1988 and I ... got my Spectrum +2, I could no ... =http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/spectrum/willy/][i]Jet Set Willy ...
I never did get to play [i]Fairlight[/i] on ...Speccy MTBFHi, Looking at the old (issue 1-2) PCBs, they do look like someone knocked them up in an etching bath/with a soldering iron in their shed but has th…
I find the Spectrum to be a very reliable design, ... which is the number of 48k machines I have that still ... 80s) the MTBF of any spectrum to be more accurately described as ...Speccy MTBFHi, Looking at the old (issue 1-2) PCBs, they do look like someone knocked them up in an etching bath/with a soldering iron in their shed but has th…
... find, even though the 48K model underwent numerous design changes ... loads of component value changes to aid reliability etc, even though ... control issues, the 48K Spectrum still has to be about the most ... many repair people say, 48K ULA failure is quite rare ...new spectrumI have notices all sorts of advances on the C64 sceene such as 20mhz cpus, gui`s, and IDE interfaces. are they any kind of advances in development fo…
... is probably down to cost. It was cheaper to buy a real ... it was also much cheaper to clone.[/QUOTE]
I ... issue too: a 48k Spectrum was relatively easy to smuggle out of the ... UK compared to larger, bulkier computers.
new spectrumI have notices all sorts of advances on the C64 sceene such as 20mhz cpus, gui`s, and IDE interfaces. are they any kind of advances in development fo…
... issue too: a 48k Spectrum was relatively easy to smuggle out of the ... UK compared to larger, bulkier computers.
[/QUOTE ... books. Size was pretty close to A5
:DBest speccy xmas gifts?What was your fave xmas and what games did you get, my fave xmas was back in '89 when i first got my speccy and the operation wolf and lightgun pack,…
... % of the class owned a Spectrum. The remainder owner either nothing ...
I remember going to WHSMITH in the lunch hour ... C64 owning chums, saying the 48K Spectrum now had better sound than ...What was *the developers'* choice?While reading this forum, I came to a question which I have never thought about. What was the developers' choice of language back in 80's? are all…
... them on a spectrum ?
To get jobs, qualifications ... of the Spectrum was as an introduction to computing ... system. If the Spectrum had had a standardized ... have been possible to have introduced productive ... RAM so that the 48k restriction no longer ...Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]
... machine about '84 - rubber key 48k Spectrum. Fell in love and never ... Attack!
Would Most Like to Complete (without cheats!)- Jet Set ... after 36hrs, one task left to do!!! Arrrgh!!!
Worst ... music.
So , hello to you all.
I ...white nosieMy zx spectrum + produces a lots of white noise, I have tried a couple of power packs, I have no idea what else to do? any suggestions? thanks
Right, a 48K Spectrum does not output its audio to the TV, instead there is a beeper built into the computer. If you have a standard + machine, it's a 48K with enhanced keyboard.Timex-Sinclair 2068 mod?Just curious, is there any way that a Timex-Sinclair 2068 can be modded to function as a ZX Spectrum128? I'm considering getting one (since it's rat…
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Easy. A cartridge 48k spectrum emulator is a very straightforward ... a spectrum rom. A very minor mod would have to be done to ... get the EPROM to work in ... -- this one is identical to the 48k spectrum's image except for a ...Timex-Sinclair 2068 mod?Just curious, is there any way that a Timex-Sinclair 2068 can be modded to function as a ZX Spectrum128? I'm considering getting one (since it's rat…
... is mapped to the same address range as the 48k spectrum so it ... -in AY sound chip) in 48k mode from some of the ... is surprisingly easy to modify these programs to use the 2068's ... ]
(again on the 48k)
Replacing the HOME ...What would you pay for a brand new Spectrum?I wanted to know if there was a market for new hardware, like the DTV-64.
... really tiny, stylish machine (a 48K Spectrum) and I was just amazed ... it is ideal for taking to your country-house, or beach ...Trying to experience nostalgia!! Mp3s needed!!!I've been trying to get audio files (mp3 or wav) to work on my real old sinclair 48k. I've tried making them from my old tapes of which I have many, …
... or wav) to work on my real old sinclair 48k. I've ... skuppering my ability to rekindle the fires of spectrum glory. The countless ... game rather than trying to record to tape. Until you get ... of tape copier software to get your Spectrum to save out first generation ...rubber troublejus got 48K rubber speccy into my possesion, which was my first computer back then but only for few months before daddy decided to upgrade it for 48+…
... Vandemar Croup]jus got 48K rubber speccy into my ... months before daddy decided to upgrade it for 48 ... noise only via headphones attached to ear socket, on 48 ... chance is to unplug the power lead to make speccy ... , that's normal. Welcome to the 48K Spectrum. :pPapaya Labs shop open for DivIDE pre-orders.Papaya Labs are now taking pre-orders for DivIDE interfaces and other DivIDE accessories. Find their shop at [url]http://www.papayalabs.co.uk/shop/[…
... an RGB adaptor for a 48k ? A bit like the lawtronics ... /> Or maybe it's possible to build a board that would ... output to RGB monitors,
maybe SCART ... 'd need a scandoubler to promote the Hz to VGA though ?
I've just found a load of fully packged gamesI was given a load of speccy games by a work friend. I might sell them. Could one of you lot tell me if they would be worth much? (1) Underwurlde - …
... skiing came free with the 48k Spectrum and hence is one of ... common tapes around, be lucky to go fro more tha 1p ...The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... keys, color, sound and 16K-48K of memory standard.
< ... scale. The rubber keyed Spectrum was viewed increasingly suspiciously by ... I doubt Sinclair expected the Spectrum to last that long in the ... out, pretty much like the Spectrum had displaced the ZX81. ...The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... so happens that the Spectrum's cpu power to video display size ... here that the modifications needed to make Spectrum games work on the ... to run spectrum games unmodified is nothing more than a 48K Spectrum ROM mapped to ...The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... an advance over the 48K Spectrum. The extra memory was ... terrible, as you had to spell everything out (I ... they'd done *nothing* to speed up the notoriously slow ... have set the 128 to continue reading video data ... game. And the Spectrum (and the C64, to be fair) ...Did all Spectrum 128Ks have that large heatsink?Question as per title. I can't seem to find the answer to this. I'm sure I've seen a picture of one without it. Would this be because someone has car…
... is unrelated to whether it's a 16k or 48k, though.[/QUOTE ... were made in 16 AND 48K versions. If the 32K RAM ... soldered direct to the board, it was made as a 48K. Obviously ... any point making a 16K Spectrum to fit inside the new + case ...Jet Set Willy help please!I recently purchesed Jet Set Willy, and when I load it up, I am prompted to put in a code, which I do not have. If I enter an incorrect code, the Spe…
... files from a PC to a real Spectrum, then just download ... [URL="http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/spectrum/willy/list.html"]http://geocities ... .com/andrewbroad/spectrum/willy/list.html[/URL ... 're playing on a real 48k Spectrum),
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...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... a fact that the 48K Spectrum was commercially viable for ... is a relative term. To me, a game with slideshow ... than a briefcase, plug to any TV set and ... you noticed? You need to buy extra ventilation accessories ... just to keep the darn things ...
