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Random-Access to Microdrive FileI am working on a BASIC program to backup a microdrive text-file to standard tape array-file. To backup a text-file from one microdrive to a secon…
... working on a BASIC program to backup a microdrive text-file to standard tape ... .
To backup a text-file from one microdrive to a second microdrive ... an OPEN# microdrive stream area to a normal string S$. Many thanks ... -
printing to the screen using pokei remember there being a way to print to the screen using pokes, which would allow you to print a character anywhere in the 175x255 matrix. can anyon…
i remember there being a way to print to the screen using pokes, which would allow you to print a character anywhere in the 175x255 matrix. can anyone remember? -
How to make fuse to auto boot into esxdos with loading tap file after esxdos bootFound this very interesting article from ub880d on: http://board.esxdos.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1009#p1009 Hi, regardless the fact that there is no…
... ), here is a way how to make fuse to auto boot into ... reset (hard reset is needed to release mapram mode which flasher ... prepare basic program to be loaded on boot (to autoload external tap ...
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Is it a form of despondency or am I just now lazy?I know there are quite a lot of us 40 to 50 year oldies from the Spectrum era and I was wondering if anyone else felt this way? I seem to have the in…
... there are quite a lot of us 40 to 50 year oldies ... to coding / gaming. I still have a lot of ideas and get a ... I do get a little bit of time to sit in front ... and as to whether there is a way to train myself to break the ... -
Whatever Happened to The Type Fantastic?"Tomorrow's almost over, Today went by so fast, That's the only thing to look forward to - the past." Over the best part of this year the contri…
... 's the only thing to look forward to - the past."
a day to get things done, but ... prescribed apomorphine as a supplementary. It has to be injected ... in itself a bad idea, but I failed to realise ... so was packed off to hospital. A week or so ... -
A way into coding? Yes it is not called programming any more - coding sounds a lot "posher" so I will go with that even though I am really just talking about "good ol…
... - I had always tried to get the PC version working ... PC is a different animal and is free to download .But ... Spectrum ? Well the answer to that is that the ZX ... would be quite a challenge to adapt to this new modern ... have not decided whether to give it a go . It is ... -
Fancy Becoming The New 8-Bit Challenger To Zeus?! :-DHi to all that know me and follow my youtube channel "Zeusdaz", and of course a merry Xmas and new year to everyone! It's time for a new player to…
... of course a merry Xmas and new year to everyone!
a new player to take part in ... video game series where a player challenges me approx ... and provide a small youtube "unlisted" video to my spare ... .co.uk" of a responce to the mini challenge in ... -
Need the title of the Sinclair Basic manual to look for itI had a copy but I've lost the USB chip it was on! I need it to look up commands because some Basic programs I looked at all used the command MOD and…
I had a copy but I've lost ... was on! I need it to look up commands because some ... program that used DEF FN (A command I'm not familiar ... (N) = ((A / N) - INT (A / N)) * N
20 FOR A = 1 TO 100 ... IF O$ = "" THEN O$ = STR$ (A)
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RGB SCART Lead for +3 Spectrum. Picture issues. (Fades to Black, Rolling, Sync Issues)Hi there, I recently ordered a Sinclair Spectrum 128 +2 & +3 RGB Scart Cable (Ean13: 0705693506845) from coolnovelties.co.uk to use my Sinclair Spect…
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I use a BNC to female SCART adaptor supplied by ... which includes a Sync Separator to connect the Spectrum +3 to my Sony ... SCART lead which needed to get rewired to produce a stable image on ...Devils of the Deep - what to do?game is (very) slow, but it has its "charm"... manual is on WoS... 1st thing is to find a KNIFE, then you can chop seaweed and eat it to restore …
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1st thing is to find a KNIFE, then you can chop ... so it's tricky to find a knife in time... (it ... is: [b]How to get a clue (to the treasures, I guess ... SPADE. Is there a particular crab to approach, or ANY ... you have fair chance to reach a knife in time. < ...A Little Fish Big Tale- An open AGDx-mini gameHi there i wanted to share this little game i made using AGDx-mini (an AGD based Game designer that allows to make 8x8 mini sprites, created by A…
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i wanted to share this little game i ... based Game designer that allows to make 8x8 mini sprites, ... br /> it also as a Practice mode (you will not ... map and figure out what to do
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...Hiding a Loading Screen?Hi folks! Is there an easy way (a POKE or something) to hide the drawing of a loading screen? I did find a post from leespoons in an old thread wh…
... an easy way (a POKE or something) to hide the drawing of ... a loading screen? I did find a post ... 've got a screen$ to load and don't want to see two ... and they don't seem to work for me, unless of ...MIDI TO ZX SPECTRUM BASIC BEEPMIDI TO ZX SPECTRUM BASIC BEEP ------------------------------------------------------ HI :) I found here http://portmedia.sourceforge.ne…
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make a file with extension ... the midi2beep.bat there is a call to the midi2beep.exe file ... line if can,
to make a short BASIC program
That's a program for add easily a song to your BASIC program ...Flashing eeproms for a +3 - which ROM on what chip?I am wondering which ROMS go on which chip? I know the +3 as two ROM chips, ROM A and ROM B, and that I need version 4.0 roms (images from http://…
... as two ROM chips, ROM A and ROM B, and that ... 3).
Does ROM A have 0 and 1, and ... 2 and 3? Is there a guide to flashing these things? I ...Strange +2 problem with DivMMC future on a few gamesHi all, Sorry, another question! As mentioned I have recently got my beloved grey +2 spectrum back from being repaired and serviced. Its had a…
... (2x dead memory chips amongst a few things).
to use using a DivMMC.
to-get-working-on-my ... is impossible for someone to know what is causing ... is there a soak test tool for a +2 to really check ...theres a bug in this editorhttp://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001604 it has something to do with the num variable. also when you type it adds a 'C' to it. rea…
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001604
it has something to do with the num variable. also when you type it adds a 'C' to it. really annoying, im having trouble fixing this.Scarlet Revolution - an idea for a text adventure based on my novelDear WOS, I have recently completed my first (and possibly only) novel, "Scarlet Revolution", after a decade's worth of writing and rewriting (and…
... - adapting it into a text adventure similar to "Karyssia: Queen of ... . The idea is to make it a 128K only text adventure ... 3 would require a password to access). If a text adventure is unfeasible ... also work (with a possible conversion to the Amstrad CPC and ...SpecBAS really needs a manual!That Word doc that I converted to an RTF for you Dunny and ASH-II, is still somewhat sparse. I spent bloody hours PLOT/DRAWing a landscape to steer m…
... bloody hours PLOT/DRAWing a landscape to steer my lander down ... discovered that one has to create a memory bank, place the ... be a paletted format (8Bpp maximum). Use the following commands to ... that when supplying a “graphicstr$” (a graphic in a string, such as ...How to download games to micro sd card to play on Sinclair zx spectrum vegaHello Could anyone tell me how to download games from a website to a micro sd card to play on a Sinclair zx spectrum vega , I mean do I use a emulat…
... games from a website to a micro sd card to play on a Sinclair zx ... spectrum vega , I mean do I use a ... emulator or a zip file ,how exactly ... . Can I do it on a iPad or a small 7inch android ?????The Different Approaches To Upgrading the ZX Spectrum from 16K to 48K This is probably something that has been covered before . I will take a look to see if I can find anything on WOS
This is probably something that has been covered before . I will take a look to see if I can find anything on WOSHow pass 128K to 48K BASIC whitout need to write by hand??¿?Hi all I have a 48K BASIC program that work only with 48K ROM If i do that in a 128K 1) load "prog.bas" 2) put the command SPECTRUM t…
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I have a 48K BASIC program that work ... /> If i do that in a 128K
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20 REM ...Should I get a NEXT?Despite my having wanted one almost since I heard about it, I'm beginning to wonder whether it would be an extravagance, 'cos its sure to cost a fair…
... extravagance, 'cos its sure to cost a fair amount and I've ... meant it was able to behave like a regular PC and run ... be persuaded to roll up my sleeves and have a bash at ... a mate to work with, someone wiling to put up with me being a ...A couple of random questions......because, why not? (1) USR0 mode on the +3/+2A/B I know of its existence, I know how it's used, and I have some games that require it to work o…
... some games that require it to work on the +2B ... actually do that makes a difference to using Loader, or ... allowed USR to be used, effectively, as a command in ... 16431,201 is required to change the last character ... values from 17408 to 17411 (on a 1K ZX81, and ...Will be away for at least a week.Just signing in for one hour, and typing this up in advance, hopefully i will be able to get it posted and do anything else I need, because one hour …
... in phone queue, to get through to a chap who could ... need a landline for being able to talk to my mother ... to get through to the phone provider to see if I could get a ... week to settle ... Guess I'll have to get a new phone, but ...Help a fellow gamerTime for a rare serious post. WoS is known for the generosity of its members. Now we have a chance to help a fellow gamer.. dig deep. [url="htt…
Time for a rare serious post.
... members. Now we have a chance to help a fellow gamer.. dig deep ... /f/help-me-kick-cancer-to-the-kurb?utm_source=facebook& ... /f/help-me-kick-cancer-to-the-kurb?utm_source=facebook& ...New competition - Yandex Retro Games Battle 2020The Yandex Museum announces the kickoff of its second annual Yandex Retro Games Battle, a competition to create the best game for the ZX Spectrum. [u…
... Retro Games Battle, a competition to create the best game ... ). All three add up to a total score, which will ... organizing the Russian demo festival Chaos Constructions. Collects retrocomputers.
... the games from top to bottom, start to finish.
Beta disk 3 to Beta disk 4 upgradeI am searching for a manual to upgrade a Beta disk 3 to Beta disk 4. I have a very early pcb without the Magic button. It is from Technology Research…
I am searching for a manual to upgrade a Beta disk 3 to Beta disk 4. I have a very early pcb without the Magic button. It is from Technology Research.
Has anyone information about this?
MickyNew "special" issue of CRASH (with tribute to Jonathan Smith)Hi everyone, so it's [i]not really[/i] an issue of CRASH and also lacking a bit as far as page numbers are concerned. This is just me having a bit…
... and also serves as a tribute to Jonathan Smith who died ... PDF viewer of choice to display it properly) or ... imgur.com/a/rf81kCM"]this link[/url] to view a couple ... inside jokes and references to people, games, names ... a few years back. His first name happens to ...Spectrum in a BoxI had a Spectrum+ sitting around for quite some time collecting dust. The case wasn't much to look at, and the keyboard was already missing two keys.…
... provides Microdrive emulation when connected to a PC via USB (https:// ... 1 (via a RS232-to-USB adapter) are connected to a small 4 port ... panel as a mini USB socket. When connecting to a PC, I ... on GitHub, just need to brush it up a little...
< ...I'm after a copy of Spectrum+2: Machine Language for the Absolute Beginner by Joe PritchardAs the title says really. I collect programming books and this one is proving elusive. I'm planning a new project which [u]may[/u] be better o…
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I'm planning a new project which [u]may ... which platform to choose.
Happy to pay a fair price ... happier if there is a PDF to go with the hard ... and I don't have to worry about damaging it :) ... Baker's book or even a copy of the Logan' ...
