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Annoying colour issues with UDGsMe again... Flush with the success of finding the latest version of BASin to play with I tried to buff the graphics of the various screen items All…
... use PAPER 8 to select a "transparent" paper. That is, to leave the current ... 0; PAPER 8; INK 9; "A message that is easy to read"[/code]
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some debugger in emulators that is able to brakpoint when a mem address is accessed ?Is there a debugger (disassembler) available in some emulator that is able to stop (breakpoint) when a particular memory address is accessed ? For e…
Is there a debugger (disassembler) available in some emulator that is able to stop (breakpoint) ... when a particular memory address ... other words, to see what routine is responsible for that memory address write ... -
Public access hard driveHi guys, I've had an idea that would make life a fair bit easier for me. I know such things already exist but I have no idea what I am looking for i…
... an idea that would make life a fair bit ... A hard drive out on the web somewhere that I can upload to ... know of such a system that is easy to use and either ... area. Can somebody move this to "Misc" please?
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How will my computer improve if I add a graphics cardAllright, at the moment I have a dual-headed set-up (I think it's called dual-screen in the windows world), with a 1280×1024 screen hooked up to…
... motherboard, and a very old PCI card that has been ... is under heavy load, and if I choose to see a video, then that ... to get a modernish graphics card, (preferably without a fan -- my computer is ... not have constructed a GPU that is able to read MPEG data or ... -
Raspberry PI in a Spectrum 48k+ case Keyboard OptionsHi, I was lucky enough to get an empty Spectrum 48k+ Upgrade Kit Case on eBay. This is good because it doesn't involve taking apart a good Spectrum a…
... 48k\48k+ so I need a solution that is easy to maintain (if the ribbon ... cables deteriorate) and convert the keyboard to a ... USB device that a Raspberry Pi emulator can ... -
Green glowing cats[B][SIZE=2]Green-glowing cats are new tool in AIDS research.[/SIZE][/B] Wish it was April 1st. Not quite as bad as it sounds - they only glow gree…
... you a marker that is easy to spot.
Obviously it is less common to see ... /> Here it is a little different (If I've read the article right ... to produce a foreign protein. It's just preferable to using a gene that is harder to ... -
Green glowing cats[B][SIZE=2]Green-glowing cats are new tool in AIDS research.[/SIZE][/B] Wish it was April 1st. Not quite as bad as it sounds - they only glow gree…
... you a marker that is easy to spot.
Obviously it is less common to see ... /> Here it is a little different (If I've read the article right ... to produce a foreign protein. It's just preferable to using a gene that is harder to ... -
ZX Spectrum CartridgesI have been thinking of "cloning" ZX Cartridges for a while (case, board and silicon skirt), to be able to make new releases or replace damaged cartr…
... analyser connected to ZX expansion port, and selected a pattern that is easy to detect in ... instead of a read.
There is also a special bit (R7), that doesn ... is the fact that an instruction fetch is always 4 clock cycles, and a read ... -
Magazine scoresMany magazines reviewed games, with an score of them (for instance 7/10, 4/5, etc.) Do you think they were, in general, true or not? Do you remember…
... A game that is easy to play may get a high rating while a better game that's a ... little tougher may get a ... that three reviewers would call a game a hit or miss (something like that ... I also noticed that over the years ... -
Message to all programmersHello folks, more and more programmers in the recent time are using special loading routines for their Homebrew-Software. This makes their game runn…
... As well as I understand that TR-DOS programmers use special ... be converted to any other sytems. But I think that a normal simple ... use a speed-up routine, it might also be easier to hack ... . Maybe we can really invent a standard that is easy to hack and convert. -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... I want a system that is easy to test , store ,and is lightweight , flexible and that is also ... low risk from a ... -
Is there a AY C64 Delta loading music changer type programme?Rob Hubbard came up with a genius idea of having the DELTA loading screen where you could change it yourself (The lead,Bass, Drums and FX)and I was w…
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Naturally, this is IM2-based and uses real ... converted upon loading into a format that is easy to play in realtime but ... can take up to several ... although this would also require to restructure the playing order ( ... -
Is there a AY C64 Delta loading music changer type programme?Rob Hubbard came up with a genius idea of having the DELTA loading screen where you could change it yourself (The lead,Bass, Drums and FX)and I was w…
... converted upon loading into a format that is easy to play in realtime but ... can take up to several ... although this would also require to restructure the playing order ... great. :)
Is it possible to make some tools and ... -
Is there a AY C64 Delta loading music changer type programme?Rob Hubbard came up with a genius idea of having the DELTA loading screen where you could change it yourself (The lead,Bass, Drums and FX)and I was w…
... are converted upon loading into a format that is easy to play in realtime but ... can take up to several 128K ... would look great. :)
Is it possible to make some tools and ... say I've added this to my to-do list, although I ... -
Utility to read/write to memory cards formatted for +3EThis post comes from [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=25658]this thread[/url]. I've released a small command-line utility…
... command-line utility that can read files from a memory card ... is able to read a whole TAP archive, and write each file to a ... (those used with a cheap interface that wastes half the ... writting to physical devices is limited to devices that can operate at a ... -
A clever method of using a single 8-bit register to be used for two things at a timeI don't know if this is the way the SAVE routine in the Spectrum works. Anyway, this is what I've learned today. I've been commented the disassembly…
... a '1' bit or '0' bit within the byte that is being transferred to ... short: I didn't found a register that holds 8, and in ... answer is: a single 8-bit register (L) holds both the byte that is ... read CF to know the value of the bit that is about to be outputted to ... -
A book I would like to read.In the late 80s I couldn't get away to the Amiga quickly enough, mainly for the graphics if I'm honest. So I find it very interesting that some of us…
... I find it very interesting that some of us never left ... .
I'd love to read an interesting memoir of these ... 's computer geek' would be a good model* - affordable, easily ... accessible and not a kickstarter.
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What is needed to get a high standard , "emulator focused" PC?The implication I am making is that a normal PC can be improved on emulation wise by building in some emulation friendly features . But this could be…
The implication I am making is that a normal PC can be improved ... D connectors) whereas a normal PC is limited to USB style joysticks . ... first question is . Are those "game pad" PCI cards that used to be ... ones be used and is it difficult to get the drivers for ... -
New oneliners for 2008[INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]Here's my attempt at a first-person-perspective 3d game in one line of BASIC. It's called 'wormhole', and you've got to get t…
... jumped in the first car to escape the town. < ... released a pigeon with a message
that will fly to the ... other side of the town to ... pigeon flies however there is only one
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Does anyone have the complete instructions to Dun Darach game?Hello everyone, I've already asked for this... but I wasn't lucky I'm planning to do a remake of Dun Darach. I just need something that seems to b…
... of them have only a little instructions manual (that is easy to find on the ... net) that doesn't have some ... the Mouse King, Mhor is a gentlewoman who is married to another character... etc ... -
More general questionsJust some more things that I wonder when I can't sleep... 1. What's the highest score anyone's ever achived when playing snooker? I mean, yes there…
... games (whilst a console is comparetivly very easy to use, even for a total beginner ... all of your resources, a machine that's easy to use for the end ... complaining that the game runs too slow (on a PC) because he read ... -
Say a naughty word and Microsoft ban you!I thought this was a joke, but there's lots of people apparently going through it, some even posting about it on the official Xbox forums; [COLOR="b…
... COLOR="blue"]Microsoft is seemingly issuing temporary bans to users of the ... question with a message that asks them to "choose something else to play" ... and know where xbox is coming from, but I ... **** me mon, that ****ing training level's a ****ing ******. Ah ... -
More general questionsJust some more things that I wonder when I can't sleep... 1. What's the highest score anyone's ever achived when playing snooker? I mean, yes there…
... games (whilst a console is comparetivly very easy to use, even for a total beginner ... all of your resources, a machine that's easy to use for the end ... complaining that the game runs too slow (on a PC) because he read ... -
BUG in zxspin and SpecEmu - read Loading speed in WAV fileI'm created a new save, but it can run at 44.1 KHz, to test it, i make a new file from WAV 44.1 KHz to 88.2 KHz. Load this file in a emulator zx-spin…
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FM is a simple, robust, and easy to read, only need read length of one ... Test it: the lid is removed. Put a tape, press play, press ... player, only need a load scheme that ignore this problems. ...
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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…
... . If I had to formulate a software license that I would personally feel ... from disassembly, is in public domain. When it is easy to read it was not ... .
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How did you learn to code on the Spectrum?Got to be honest, as much as I wish I did, I don't know anything about programming. I had a Spectrum (+2 and then +2B) when I was a kid, and my prog…
... of the right books, having a project underway, and asking loads ... think Z80 is one of the most elegant and easy to understand languages ... around!
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New Game: Escape from Colony 8[I]I can't really tell what happened, when they first attacked our base or where they came from, but Colony 8 is lost. My only chance is to get to ha…
... a month (of my spare free time) making this game and that ... source code is there and is easy to read, so no complaints now that I understand ... br />
Someone posted a walkthrough to RZX Archive and turns out ... game like a boss.
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What exactly is a Spectrum NEXT going to achieve?I've seen some Youtube videos on the Spectrum Next and i'm not seeing what it is being made for? I can see the bonus is that it will make existing ga…
... to tap files and snapshots loaded from an sd card that is easy to write to ... from a PC. In addition ... much easier (read much less time consuming) to make games ... the access to experiment with that in a comfortable package. ... -
Finding and listing the Games that are PWI ( Playable Without Instructions)The idea for this came up here:- [url="https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/58008/what-of-zx-spectrum-games-can-be-played-without-referri…
... so familiar with it now that I can't really remember ... intuitive or did I read the instructions to figure out how it ... /> The detach button is quite a gamechanger, which is easy to miss in case you ... -
Does anyone have the full booklet of Dun Darach?Hello everyone, I'm new here. :) I'm planning to do a remake of Dun Darach. I just need something that seems to be impossible to find, even on the n…
... of them have only a little instructions manual (that is easy to find on the ... net) that doesn't have some ... the Mouse King, Mhor is a gentlewoman who is married to another character... etc ...

