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Toasted +3Oops.. I shorted one of my +3 (being clumsy with multimeter, doh) when measuring PSU connector pins :D Any immediate guesses what exactly died on thi…
... entirely possible. It's true that the power feeds are separated ... 's dead easy to connect those two lines together via a pair of ... pad, in the mistaken belief that it would either do no ... "chopstick style"), or the meter is set to read current, and blammo, one ... -
Please explain how a Kempston interface circuit works.Can someone help me understand how a Kempston joystick interface works, as I want to design and build my own as an experiment. I understand switches…
... assumption that when they all go low together, someone is trying to read ...
First, keep in mind that a lot of early joystick interface ... 3 & 4 are easy. Use a three state (also know ... is copied to the output pins only when a control pin is driven to ... -
Idiots Guide......To machine code, or assembler language...whatever the appropriate term is Basically at this stage I want to fiddle about and try and get used to…
... find C very elegant and easy to read :)
There are just ... language fyi). Stack relative addressing -- that is all about high level languages ... one, it is a complete and separate entity. Inline assembly is a convenience only ... -
Idiots Guide......To machine code, or assembler language...whatever the appropriate term is Basically at this stage I want to fiddle about and try and get used to…
... easy to read :)[/quote]
And that's because you're not a ... it is a complete and separate entity. Inline assembly is a convenience only ... C compiler though, is it? That's no different from ... offering the argument that C is just as easy because you ... -
Is ESXDOS flexible enough to incorporate e.g. Spectranet commands?I was just discussing the idea with someone about the wish some people have to be able to combine interfaces such as DivIDE (Plus) / DivMMC EnJOY! wi…
... 's a message system so what the driver is handled is a structure in IX that ... driver only has to read one byte at a time from the buffer ... example, fscanf might be trying to read a signed decimal integer from the ... -
We could design the LokiWouldn't it be great... if this community would develop what Sinclair himself started but was never finished: a successor of the 128K with 'cartoon l…
... Rorschak;758607]I should have read the specification document when ... love a system that is fully ZX Spectrum compatible.
I want to ... might be relatively easy to add a floppy module etc to it.
... fit in.
That is when a new machine would come ... -
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... or gaming machines. That's not necessarily a criticism, as ... everything in a given issue of RG is already on ... is publish articles that compile information and make them available in an easy to read ... . And they call themselves a retro-gaming magazine, but review ... -
Retro Gamer 127[IMG]http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp247/jdanddiet/RG127_zpse2b13416.jpg[/IMG] I did an archives feature on Crystal Computing / Design Design f…
... games or gaming machines. That's not necessarily a criticism, as even ... is publish articles that compile information and make them available in an easy to read ... ) machines. And they call themselves a retro-gaming magazine, but review ... -
DivMMC EnJOY! v2014.1Teaser: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea036HH25f8[/url] This is the board version that is designed for the custom case which is worked on at t…
... imagine what a benefit that is.
You can make it as easy and ... easy.
Attach/Detach tap images, for read or write (so to ... LOAD/SAVE like
a virtual ... LIST command, just to show the easy BASIC program that steers the
Plea for new hardwareI'm posting this as a poll as I want to judge if I'm a solo loon going on about this, or if people really are interested in either of the following S…
I think this is one of yours, that I got at Sinclair30:
I did send a message on your site about it ... 're re-purposing an interface that was a bit more selective in ... IN-55 was to make a home-made interface easy to start with, then ...BAS-ROM for HarlequinSince it is very easy for everybody to plug a new BAS-ROM into his Harlequin there is the question, what kind of ROM and what additional functions sh…
... changed the copyright message. If you want to ignore Cliff Lawson's ... UK law. If you had read the source you'd have ... . The Spectrum ROM is a derivative work of a work that is dual licensed under ... the GPL. As such I am confident that ...So shooting 360 degrees?...[I]How do I go about having - for example - a cannon in the middle of the screen, that can shoot in any direction towards the player?[/I] Well, I do…
... dy. The simple rough method is to shift bigger value until it ... sector. From this point it is easy to select dx,dy for bullet ... just having a hard time translating those principles to something that is usable in ... 'll shout for help if (read: when) I need it. : ...cheap zx81 set upI'm after a cheap zx81 set up, not too fussed about the software just the hardware plus addons etc depending on price :)
... that produces an image (read: working ULA). Stick a DIL-40 cooler on that ... a few years ago. If that's easy to upgrade into a ZX81, that might be a ... /> If emulation is acceptable and you just want to do away with ...New game - Castlevania: Spectral Interlude[B]Title:[/B] Castlevania: Spectral Interlude [B]Author:[/B] Rewind Team [B]Release date:[/B] 13.02.2015 [B]Where to get:[/B] [url]http://spectralint…
... skeletons. Dracula looks similar to the speccy one, imho ... bosses. Would you say that they are more interesting ... within the castle a bit too much easy, oh well.. ... .
The plot is fun to read and intriguing, btw I ... altar is a mistery to me and I'm yet to beat ...I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... at that point. Luckily there was a message near the drop to get to her ... real problem I've had is just now where I can ... past the bloody Congregation! That was an easy fight the previous twice ... which is weird as it's always caused a bit of a problem ...Got my copy of SEUD from Chronosoft:-) All i need now is a TV and a Plus 2 to load it up into :-)
... ], is written with an "H", and "Cronosoft" sounds a bit like it. Easy to ... make that mistake :)
I guess that most of us are used to write/read chrono- (as ...Denied GamesA friend of mine said that the copyright laws for games only last for 30 years. If this is the case all spectrum games made before 1985 become freew…
... The "lost sale" is a weak argument, because there is no guarantee [I ... agree that from a moral standpoint, A) should be okay, but B) is ... the moment, is an [I]easy[/I] way, for a regular user of ... B] work. Read: not in a manner that's fair to authors, or ...Short & Amusing (was: Soduko Solver)Looking for some ideas for simple but fun programs, I came across this brute force soduko solver which might amuse: [code] // zcc +zx -vn -startu…
... to read the PGN so it can scroll back and forwards through a ... already? It should be fairly easy to add mouse for drag& ... .[/quote]
Yes it is a bit on the pricey side ... rid of max-allocs flag to speed that up):
[code ...Code structureHi all, I'd be interested in opinions on the neatest way to do this. I've got a print string routine in which 0-31 are reserved for control codes, …
... hand, you want your code to be easy to read, understand, and maintain. In ... compiler's job to ensure the resulting machine code is optimized.[/quote ... memory...
Sod that for a game of soldiers, we've ...Are all paid for Emulators problematic?Recently I've made a donation of $21.57 Australian dollars or ten pounds for the ZXSpectrum4.net by Tim Butler and Richard Butler, so to register for…
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The email message from them 3 years ago ... press "ENTER" . There is no message of acceptance or other ... , that it should not be "this hard" to activate a product. ...
Spectaculator is not this hard to use , it is easy to use and sits ...What is the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega and what does it mean?Just stumbled upon this Indiegogo page following a tweet from SpeccyNews [url]https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega[/url] it…
... not to disclose something like that.
The book itself is a little ... smaller than A5, with a ... it is text, but in a clear and easy to read font. There are a few ...1986-2016.I'm early, but I'm tired of 1985. So here's the annual thirty-years after topic about Speccy games.
... the keys, or just deciding to read the instructions, you'll discover ... 've killed an innocent man", a message that strangely don't appear when ... driving licence and your career is over.
Of course, as ...Z88DK NOOB cplot INK colorHi I am a complete NOOB with Z88DK, I am trying to draw colored circles. How does ink, paper and border work with Z88DK. I started trying to wo…
... file "graphics.h". You can read about it here: http://www ... the zx resolution is 64x48. You can read about it here ... to. To change colour of a plotted pixel you will have to add code that ... inlined like this historically is because it's easy. The sdcc tools ...YSRNRYAccording to the facebook & twitter pages, Nick has been sent a very graphic & violent message referencing WoS. Whilst I do appreciate the support…
... checking into the background), it is easy to take things out of context ... either, that a deliberate malicious comment has been made to stir up ... . This message may not have even come from a WoS member ... .
Most members that have posted in this thread ...What do you do if you start procrastinating?I've caught my self dragging my heels at home. Spending more time on this forum and doing idle things such as image searching etc. Whats the best app…
... it is an easy way to kill a few hours. Plus it is a reward to ourselves ... them, make time to relax, to play a computer game, to read, garden, decorate, socialise ... available. Perhaps an old hobby that used to give you satisfaction.
Basic Screen Shadow QuestionHello, I've been porting a game to the Spectrum from another platform. So far so good and I have per pixel screen scrolling working really nicely …
... possible to make it easy to read.
[quote="Hikaru;870963"]Overall, notice that ... say though, that the 128 ROM system/BASIC is often a source of ... 't realised what a minefield the 128K version is to navigate around in ...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…
... me proved that info was valid, since I could successfully read and ... output that is connected to cartridge socket.
This will imply a new ... programmer is very specific about the error.
[quote]Message: Id ...z80 Helper?When you are programming with z80 do you get 'lost' you are in the middle of making a routine and you can't remember which registers are holding val…
... and would not find it easy to read real z80 code in much ... with a subset of z80 code, yet I find it hard to read ... . When faced with a wall of 8080 ... macro takes you to a new level of abstraction that is useful. "I need ...ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter Launchedhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1835143999/zx-spectrum-next
... misinformation campaign. Please go read how it's done in ... to read all the sprite variables data for all the sprites is ... mind the spectrum is a static machine that is not allowed to be improved. ... 's usually [i]not that[/i] easy to support different gfx modes. ...Problem with SPINAt YouTube theres a bloke called Darryl Sloan who is starting a tutorial series on machine code. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gHlMpO8gqw I'm…
... computer to check there facebook they had a message that said something like
"Is ... this video? :-) " now I would read that as "click this link for ... a virus" but my grandson read it as "look ...
