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Additional 3.5" Drive for the +3Hi. I've been thinking of various ways of getting data off of my 3" discs onto a PC and have a couple ideas, one of which is to get some +3e proms bl…
Cheers, I'll check ebay out when I get home - don't have access to it whilst at work.
As for replacing the main drive... that kinda defeats the object of being able to copy stuff from the 3" onto the 3.5" :D -
SupadriveHere's an MDR image of Supadrive. Works with Spectaculator, but I haven't tested it with any other emulators. [url="http://www.superfudge.demon.co.u…
... stuff. The "Supadrive" program appears to load parts of the "?FGL ... />
[INDENT]Effectively, we need to write a copy of each ... " and "?FGL???Zdd" sectors back to cartridge, but repeat 4 times ... much as I can without access to real hardware.
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z88dkHello. I'm an spanish user of spectrum (and naturaly of this page). I have a question. I want to start to program games with z88dk, but I need a goo…
... I don't know how to do is convert basic comand ... I think you're going to have to use "\x05" instead of ... "+zxansi" you'll gain access to up to 85 column ansi-mode capability ... printing is not done directly to screen and will only appear ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... thousand dollars on other computers to experiment on. It was ... company anyways :-) ? According to an ex-vice president, it ... upper management that led to the decision to refocus the business. ... a cartridge port, and access to the large software library building ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
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Byte magazine used to estimate manufacturers' share of the ... was the only one with access to a vast retail network, ... . Besides the magazines dedicated to Timex machines, Timex always ... official Timex Sinclair clubs to augment user support around ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... classified as a machine to introduce you to computers but just how ... and most others had to settle for access through a school or ... a couple hours a week access to more expensive machines in the ... the software to show off to potential buyers was important to the 64 ... -
+3e ROMs v1.28 releasedAfter a slight delay (ahem), I have updated the +3e ROMs to v1.28. Amongst other things, this release provides: [LIST] [*]Completely rewritten (and …
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As ... hey presto you'd have access to all the files on +3DOS ... (once it had been made to understand non-"standard" disk formats ... ]Is it worth at all to make such thing, since lot ... -
Steve Davis Snooker 128k?I'm in the middle of an, erm, interesting discussion with a bloke on AtariAge. The long and the short of it is he's claiming to have written a 128k …
... been a wonderful thing getting access to the Flame Wars section on ... it seem their attitude to the incident is to leave the issue ... with them , then hes ok to be a mod.
And ... 't seen yet!). I used to write games and have had ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
Well, when all's said and done, most of us bought a Speccy or C64 for their gaming library, and both machines had a great range of software. And thanks to emulation, we now all have access to any 8-bit we choose, so we can see what we missed :smile: -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... home user. For people wanting to *learn* computers, the TS1000 ... and caused other manufacturers to cut prices to meet this market. ... in the market had -- access to a large sw library. You ... can choose between different approaches to solving the same problem ... -
Eh???Did I just not notice this part of the forum before, or has it been recently opened up? It used to be a private forum didn't it? /easily confused A…
... upgraded, you don't get to see it on the front ... unless you've been given access to it.
(whisper whisper ... ? Oh. Sorry, what I meant to say was: No, don't ... balloon. Move along now, nothing to see here...
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Microdrive gamesI saw a few Spectrum games on Ebay recently which were advertised as being in the microdrive format, they even had a photo of the cartridge with a la…
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Firebird were going to do a Microdrive release of ... very interested if anyone has access to the Microdrive version of Magnetic ... whether it can be converted to run under emulation! -
How are people developing?Are most coding on actual HW or under emulation, or cross developing?
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Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
Was ZX BASIC *meant* to be advanced? I was always ... simplicity) whilst also offering instant access to all the machine's features ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... have been a turn-off to experimentation that probably made Basic ... though, IMO, I would have to say is more toy-like ... ways away from getting true access to the machine underneath since so ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... 's just no way to seriously do it in ... You have to have a disk system to which you ... multiple source files, gain access to header files that can ... long, and have recourse to large libraries. Just as ... as a teaching tool or to write small programs. However ... -
Magnetic Moon?Stuckstuckstuckstuck!!!! I never had tryed Magnetic Moon before...And only had a 48k. I'm playing the 128 port. Anyone finished it, or can help me …
... the paper to find the way to the room. I have access to all ... /> Also, the axe is suposed to be eleminated when getting out ... -
Multiple MicrodrivesWhat practical reasons are there for having more than one microdrive attached to a spectrum? Thanks
The same reason why it was good to have a double disk drive: you have access to more data at any one time. -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... and SuperBASIC which lead to multiple releases of the ... graphics, Ethernet networking etc.) to run the Linux operating ... practically nothing even close to industrial price/power ratio ... interested.
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Most controversial game ever...?The most controvertial game that I can personally think of would have to be 'Raid Over Moscow'. You play as the leader of a squadron of US planes and…
... the sound effects were left to go in. The artwork consisted ... symbols on the reels gave access to the feature game. It had ... and the tidal wave changed to a palm tree, bent over ... -
Looking for one particular music demoHi. Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, I couldn't think of anywhere else to put it. There is a music demo I'm looking for. Unfortunately I don't k…
... that you don't have access to the PLAY command in BASIC ... . You're hardly going to program a demo like this ... -
Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.
... What I would like to use the graphics for is ... then UDGs are the way to go. There is a ... address into the system variable to select another bank of ... . This way you have access to more than 26 characters in ... more common way in Basic to detect collisions and this ... -
Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.
... into the system variable to select another bank of ... This way you have access to more than 26 characters ... common way in Basic to detect collisions and this ... obtain information on how to do this??? and... ... is it easy to restore the original character set ... -
Total Worldwide Sales?Does anyone have an accurate source showing total Worldwide sales for the ZX Spectrum (all models, incl. Timex)? I notice the Wikipedia entry for th…
... international express train that headed to Berlin, where another KGB ... half in the west with access to all western technology and half ... in the east with access to almost none of it ...
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Byter and U.F.O. by Protek?Who says these are available for the Speccy? I've often wondered where this info comes from - any info I've seen shows these as available for the ZX-…
... my software collection was returned to me. I am afraid that ... . I was right to deny WOS any access to my collection because this ... was exactly what i didnt want to ... entrust something not of value to someone and they loose your ... -
How did you get games 20 years ago!!Did any of you trade games with penpales?? I had penpales in England, Israel, South-Africa, etc :)
... my friend only 2 days to realise that we could ... pirate didn't allow us to test the tapes before ... was we didn't have access to computer mags for reviews ... so it became doubly important to actually see the game ... my dad was more amicable to me spending his hard ... -
hallowe'enis anyone going to any parties, doing anything fun..... or maybe you would like to share some spook stories.....
... decks the house out to look like some Halloween ... friends had been sitting listening to music one night, and ... night, my sister needed to phone my mother for ... only phone she had access to was the phonebox at the ... answered back. I tried to unlock the door, but ... -
Which Emulator?I?m interested to know which emulator people use! Which one has the look and ?feel? of a real Spectrum and which one has the most accurate loading e…
... while before emu-authors have access to Vista (if they even bother ... -
Which Emulator?I?m interested to know which emulator people use! Which one has the look and ?feel? of a real Spectrum and which one has the most accurate loading e…
... while before emu-authors have access to Vista (if they even bother ... no, I'm not going to be getting a copy of ... need?). So SPIN is unlikely to ever work in Vista. Dunno ... -
Self made membraneHi fellowes, as you probably know, the keyboard membrane seems to be the weakest hardware part in Spectrum. It is not so hard to find in eBay or in s…
... go. All you need is access to a laser printer and an ...
