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Doubling the Spectrum's resolution?Before the advent of digital, PAL TV sets had a resolution of about 702x576 pixels. It was overscanned (i.e. the edges of the broadcast picture would…
... of the CRT screen) - subtract 10% from the screen resolution, or 20 ... twice the Spectrum's screen resolution, plus the screen border.
screen image on the odd- ... of (part of) the screen buffer on a 48k machine.
no colourany help please just fired up my spectrum 48k after many years at parents house keyboard works ok but it has no screen colour anymore jusy grey scale…
any help please just fired up my spectrum 48k after many years at parents house keyboard works ok but it has no screen colour anymore jusy grey scales is this a hard thing to fix and what is the problem board is 2nd revision long live retro gamingSpectrum+ 48k won't load from iPod or computerHi Guys, I've just got my old Spectrum+ 48k going here, but I've been unable to use an MP3 player or my computer with 'playtzx' to get the spectrum …
... just got my old Spectrum+ 48k going here, but I've ...Old peripherals on the Spectrum +2I have a Wafadrive and an Alphacom 32 (ZX Printer clone), neither of which work in 128 BASIC, but both of which work flawlessly when you run them in …
... go into 48k mode and display only a black screen with a ...48k+ keyboard membrane:smile:[SIZE="3"][/SIZE]Hi everyone. this is my first post:smile:. I have 1 key on my spectrum 48k+ that doesn't work:cry:. unfortunately, it is the …
... 1 key on my spectrum 48k+ that doesn't work:cry ...48K BASIC to ZX81 BASIC conversion possible?Looking for an automated way of converting a BASIC program done on a 48K Spectrum to one for the ZX81. It's obvious that some things cannot be done o…
... program done on a
48K Spectrum to one for the ...WANTED: ZX Spectrum 48kHi, I'm looking for a ZX Spectrum 48k. I am looking for a basic system with a Kempston Interface. Everything else I can find here in America. Yes, ev…
... looking for a ZX Spectrum 48k. I am looking for a ...Newbie with Problem!!Hi guys, Just re-entered the world of Spectrums after having a great time with them in the 80's! I have purchased a 'mint' boxed Spectrum 48k with th…
... a 'mint' boxed Spectrum 48k with the good old rubber ... boots up to the Sinclair screen ok, the keyboard works ok ... . I get the flashing screen when games load and it ... the tapes finish and the screen goes back to the ... me, I tried a friends 48k and it worked fine, ...Framerate of arcade gamesThe Golden Age of video games coincided with the birth of 8-bit home computing; this is why every computer of that era has a slew of really bad Pacma…
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Pacman hardware has a screen size of 224x288 pixels, or ... and spare lives. The screen frame rate is 60. ... Galaxians hardware has a screen size of 224x768 pixels; ... and probably implies an effective screen size of 244x256. It ... it silent on the 48K machine.Creating a Spectrum game that won't load...Dear All, I have recently been using my ZX Spectrum as a reference for the production of a new body of art work and something I keep coming back to …
... back to is the loading screen. I have been trying understand ... load, producing that amazing signature screen with yellow, blue, red and turquoise ...faulty zxspectrum +hi all i just bought a speccy 48k+ off ebay it worked for like 15 mins now it is stuck on the reset screen. I fear this is something major maybe fau…
... i just bought a speccy 48k+ off ebay it worked for ... is stuck on the reset screen. I fear this is something ...Loading screen artist?Anybody out there want to do a loading screen for my Christmas game? Obviously the time-scale is a little short - as in you only have a couple of we…
Adjusting your code for screen refreshingOk, I'm aware that I should know it already after writing 5 Spectrum games in machine code but interrupts and screen refreshes were always my weaker …
... code but interrupts and screen refreshes were always my ... some moving sprites to the screen, first restoring background at ... understand correctly Zx Spectrum does screen refreshing 50 times per ... the computer will wait until screen refreshing reaches line A. ...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…
... same way, with either some screen distortion, or a largely black ... screen, and then crash. When I ... . I've tested the first 48K in BASIC by poking and ... that gives a completely black screen when powered on. Any ideas ...Screen Machine re-discoveredFurther to [b]fog[/b]'s enquiry in another place, it transpires that although the programs as described did appear in Your Spectrum #19, the program …
... this morning and found [i]Screen Machine[/i] by Robert Robinson ... .uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/scrndemo.zip]Screen Machine[/url] to compare with ... -loaded the Nodes of Yesod screen.)Black screen on a Spectrum?I'm looking at a Spectrum+ on eBay right now and the guy says when he plugs it in and turns it on, the screen is black. He says it's because a casset…
... and turns it on, the screen is black. He says it ...48K PSU on / off switchI keep meaning to fit one of these into the (mains side) flex once I find a black one to match... [url]http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=…
... maybe (not looked inside a 48k psu for a long long ...Jonathan Cauldwell writes.I also found this in me old archives, which was actually written by Jonathan Cauldwell. Again, typos and editorial tags included for authenticity ;-)…
... standard machine has 48K of memory, but once the screen display, system ... and level data.
The screen consists of a 256x192 pixel ...Little Sprite DemoI've managed to make a little headway with my fooling around with sprites, so I thought I'd stick a snapshot demo thing somewhere for anyone who is i…
... /> It's intended for a 48k Spectrum (and the snapshot was ... and is painted to the screen for each pixel movement.
Cyrus II (missing artist)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001213&loadpics=3"]Cyrus II[/URL] Nigel lower right. [img]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/sh…
... ://www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/load/c/gif/CyrusII ... card (and mag review), the 48k version of the game is ... on Side B of the 48k version?Solar Invasion (funky screen-grabs)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004629&loadpics=3"]Solar Invasion[/URL] There is something funny going on with both the load…
... both the loading screen and in-game screen in this listing ... are supposed to be "complete" ... screen-grab error?
... www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/load/s/gif/ ... www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/s/ ...Bad loading screen in one Spanish gameF-1, here: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002109[/url] the loading screen comes probably from some cracked version, the tru…
F-1, here:
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002109[/url]
the loading screen comes probably from some cracked version, the true loading screen is some scanned car.Question on copying screen bufferHi, Al my prevoius games were copying graphics directly to screen memory starting at 16384. Now I'm experimenting with screen buffer where I could d…
... were copying graphics directly to screen memory starting at 16384. Now ... I'm experimenting with screen buffer where I could draw ... clearing any sprites on the screen, I'm just copying static ... image from buffer to screen after HALT.
Am ...Does anyone know what these are worth?What are these worth? I am going to put the following items on Ebay, but before I do I was wondering how much they are worth. They will be sold as u…
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Hardware
ZX spectrum 48k+
Kempston interface
Quickshot ... /> Gauntlet II by Atari
Screen heros by Ocean
Batman ...Games not compatible with real grey +2There are many threads about Spectrum+3/2A incompatibility issues but what about grey +2? I've found that games like Marauder and Skate Crazy don't w…
... work fine when loaded in 48k mode. But when loaded in ... "gfx-noise" appears on the screen and music corrupts. Subacuatic and ..."fSplit-screen pics/text" ?What's "fSplit-screen pics/text" doing here? :confused: [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009704]http://www.worldofspectrum.org…
What's "fSplit-screen pics/text" doing here? :confused:
[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009704]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009704[/url]
It points to "No matches" anyway.Sinclair ZX 48K rubber keyed faultyI bought a faulty Sinclair ZX 48 K. Power on and the screen shows only 4 vertical white bars. Nothing other happend. I swapped the ULA and it is ok. …
I bought a faulty Sinclair ZX 48 K. Power on and the screen shows only 4 vertical white bars. Nothing other happend. I swapped the ULA and it is ok. PSU is already ok.
Any idea what's wrong?
MickySpectrum 48k+, kempston interface and joystick for sale!I have put these items out on Ebay with no reserve and starting price 0.99. So grab yourself a bargain! Spectrum 48k+, kempston interface Quickshot…
... a bargain!
Spectrum 48k+,
kempston interface
Quickshot ...4116 ram chipsI need some ram chips to fix my 48k + issue3b, I have done the composite video mod and it works, now i just wanna play games on it but its stuck on r…
... ram chips to fix my 48k + issue3b, I have done the ... but its stuck on reset screen and in a previous thread ...Spectrum 48k Composited-modded motherboardI have a bit of a problem I'm hoping someone can help me with. I have a 48k Spectrum here in the USA and somehow, it's dead. I am looking for a new m…
... me with. I have a 48k Spectrum here in the USA ... new motherboard, or a cheap 48k Speccy.
Must have ...
