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The future of the Micro Mart 'retro' column... any suggestions?Hi folks, For the first time in a long time it seems that I've had some spontaneous feedback (from issue 1111) on the Micro Mart forums and elsewher…
... ]Emulation should fill a few columns.
A diary for ... /> Surviving software houses from the 80's and how they survived ... . That's the beauty of columns. One week it might be ... -
Sorting an array...Hi Folks, Over the weekend I had a play with sorting algorithms - takes me back to my student days! :-o My first try was with the good old Bubble S…
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Retro Gamer Issue 86 - The cover's a bit special![IMG]http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg615/scaled.php?tn=0&server=615&filename=dekmj.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640[/IMG]
... the stuff like the monthly columns talking about current stuff which ... spreads of a blown up 80's screenshot, i've read ... 'cant you just have an 80's retro gamer mag?' which ... its the back to the 80's (or 90's) or ... -
Calculating the address of a pixel?Hi Folks, Is there an easy/quick way of calculating the memory address of a pixel? So for example, if I wanted to "plot" pixel at screen coordinate…
... 00 01111xxx 00000000
15 80-87 FF 10000xxx 11111111
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Put off by the Spectrum character setAm I the only one? Someone suggests a game, and you go "Ooooo haven't heard of that one, I'll give it a sho...*recoils in horror at the ZX Spectrum c…
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and 80 column (in 512x192 mode on ... and much better in 40 columns. I think one of the ... -
No more News Of The World!Looks like this weekend will be the last one. [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14070733[/url]
... /> [url]http://blogs.reuters.com/columns/2011/06/29/rid-of ... /[/url]
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RFC: 64 column font codeIn BASIC, type CLEAR 49999 then import the code at 50000. Then type RANDOMIZE USR 50000. This will create a new channel and attach stream #4 to it. A…
... "]ZX-ALFA[/URL] in the 80's, when I realized my ... perfect candidate for the 64 columns font driver. I will adapt ... -
Add horizontal hardware scroll to ULA+In this case we must read a bit in the ULA+ for test if supported. And the future software that uses it must have to branch: 1. If hardware scroll i…
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New Game! Maritrini, Freelance Monster SlayerAfter experiencing the sweet taste of success, Maritrini woke up one fine day in a mess of bed sheets and with the biggest hangover she could remembe…
... that happened to the first Columns release by CEZ.
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GUI/OS for the Spectrum?Hi, Is anybody working on a WIMP/GUI system for the Spec? Is there anything current out there? [url]http://snakeoillabs.com/wordpress/2005/10/30/8…
... ,y=0,x2=60,y2=80. Using rectangular intersection I calculate ... ,y=10,x2=60,y2=80. That means I can skip ... also start my x axis (columns) loop at pixel 10 of ... -
GUI/OS for the Spectrum?Hi, Is anybody working on a WIMP/GUI system for the Spec? Is there anything current out there? [url]http://snakeoillabs.com/wordpress/2005/10/30/8…
... ,y=0,x2=60,y2=80. Using rectangular intersection I calculate ... ,y=10,x2=60,y2=80. That means I can skip ... also start my x axis (columns) loop at pixel 10 of ... -
80x24 mode (Timex required)Hopefully Martijn will be adding this to the archive soon, but until then grab it here: [url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15659782/BASIC80.zip[/url] Th…
... mode than BASIC80 does in 80 column mode. 85 column mode ... I could support 85 columns I went for 80 as it's ... -
80x24 mode (Timex required)Hopefully Martijn will be adding this to the archive soon, but until then grab it here: [url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15659782/BASIC80.zip[/url] Th…
... mode than BASIC80 does in 80 column mode. 85 column mode ... I could support 85 columns I went for 80 as it's ... -
Paradroid for C-64, why not in the Spectrum?Reading the special 30th anniversary Retro Gamer, I came across this game which was considered to be the best game for the C-64, and it does not look…
... lines usually gave you more columns too. The Commodore graphics chips ... able to render 40 or 80 column text, hence the 160 ... -
ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
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Spectrum CP/MHello.. Just out of curiosity, has anyone actually used +3 CP/M for any practical purpose? I remember booting it up a couple of times years ago, jus…
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Z80 internal compressionThis isn't exactly a ZX Spectrum problem, but since WOS probably has some of the best Z80 coders in the world, I thought I might ask anyway. For my …
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00 00 80 00 00
00 ... 00
00 00 80 00 00
00 ... 00
02 a0 80 c0 00
00 ... 00
02 a0 80 c0 00
00 ... 00
02 a0 80 ca 00
00 ... 00
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Add horizontal hardware scroll to ULA+In this case we must read a bit in the ULA+ for test if supported. And the future software that uses it must have to branch: 1. If hardware scroll i…
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Hewson memoriesThe son of Andrew Hewson (founder of Hewson Consultants and author of the Hewson Helpline column in Sinclair User) is [URL="http://www.lemon64.com/fo…
I loved his columns in SU. Some of them were quite technical without being condescending . Something that seems to be a hallmark of the 80's? -
Machine code optimisationI'm geting back into z80 coding and wonder what the best way of showing how efficient the code is. I've got Rodney Zaks book and see there are timin…
... I did back in the 80's). Thus most of the ... . To develop the 20 columns 8x1 and 30 columns 8x2 renders, I ... -
Completely free games?Hi, I would like to know if there are any open source or completely free games for ZX Spectrum. Or at least some other free programs without any lin…
... and coming programmers of the 80's ( those 15, 16, 17 ... didn't invent the 18 columns multicolor rendering routine that I ... -
SE Basic IV Buffy v4.1 source (WIP)I've been doing a major refactor on the SE Basic source and I'd appreciate a code review from anyone who has time to look at it. I've almost certainl…
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128k gamesHi. I've come to World of Spectrum for advice. I'm a Commodore guy OK, please be nice to me, as I seek your wisdom! I love the Commodore 128, and I'…
... 128DCR) video RAM for the 80 column chip and use it ... to run at 2MHz in 80 column mode as the 40 ... 2MHz mode when in 40 columns by shutting the display down ... -
Pac-Land: can be coloured?All versions of this game are full coloured, but not the Spectrum version. It has large sprites, but maybe the scroll is too fine to make a coloured …
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RRCA
ADD A,80
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Chloe 280SE keyboard for ZX-UnoI'm sorry. This conversation comes from another forum. It's a spanish forum and can't continue there. [url]http://zonadepruebas.com/viewtopic.php?f=…
... much work as an 80 column mode. Double height ... still only handles 32 columns (for backwards compatibility). ... I think people will use 80 column mode for.
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bitmap vs tile based displayIf I understand it correctly the ZX Spectrum display is all about bitmap. On the other hand the Commodore 64 is not. Correct me if I am wrong. If I …
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Popular Computing WeeklyHope someone can help me, I've been typing in a whole heap of early Type-ins for the Amstrad CPC 464 and have typed in a program, though it's not wor…
... values. I'm placed Semi-Columns after variables in the Tone ... screwed up, having the Semi-Columns there prevents this - not sure ... ,13:INK 1,0
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RFC: 64 column font codeIn BASIC, type CLEAR 49999 then import the code at 50000. Then type RANDOMIZE USR 50000. This will create a new channel and attach stream #4 to it. A…
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cls:
lda $80
sta fscreen
tay ...
scroll:
lda $80
sta fscreen1
tay ... address + row)
lda #$80
adc row ; adding ... column
lda col ; 2 columns / byte
lsr
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Empire - port of trs80 basic programBack when I was a little kid, I had the opportunity to play around with a trs80 model 1 with level 2 basic. One of the games I often played was call…
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Empire_TRS80.BAS original TRS-80 BASIC listing
Empire_ZX48.BAS ... cross-reference listing, with TRS-80 & Spectrum BASIC
Empire_ZX48_noREM ... display
* right-justify number columns
* mixture of 32-and ...
