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more on storing mazesPrompted by Wookiee's escapades, I've been pondering on how to use DATA statements directly for displaying background graphics, thus avoiding the dup…
... characters "?" to "?" for numbers 0 to 31 (thus "a" to "z" = 1 to 26 ... br /> 40 FOR m=1 TO num+2:
RESTORE base+m ... datend-2,CODE "y":
FOR a=m(m,1) TO m ... (m,1)+m(m,2)-1
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DivIDE + FatWare + .scr viewerHi, Is there a way to control how the viewing of .scr files behaves in Fatware? As soon as one loads a .scr it vanishes right off. I think it should…
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Is there a way to control how the viewing of ... it should wait for user input to exit. Tested in v0.12 ... .
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UK Postal RatesFollowing the announcement of the new UK postal rates from 30th April, I have done a quick calculation based on keyboard membranes, our most popular …
... postal cost from ?1.96 to ?2.70.
Sending the same ... packet to Europe, the price increases from ... to ?3.39 and to the rest of the World, from ?2.07 to ... people consider if they want to order items before the prices ... -
BRITISH TELECOMI'm getting slightly infuriated. Twice in the past two weeks, I reported my crap, slow internet connection to BT. I'm getting download speeds of a…
... crap, slow internet connection to BT. I'm getting ... 8 mbps service). According to them my line is capable ... I briefly got back up to 2 mbps for a couple of ... mbps, which they will attempt to fix.
to them for at least 8 ... -
Games not loading in my original spectrum 48kHello. I have recently bought a zx spectrum, for nostalgia purpose (haven't touched one for more than 20 years) The computer boots fine, but I can'…
... connect my computer's sound card to the MIC port and ... use tapir to play tzx files (I ...
I've tried various sound levels and the output of ... two different sound cards on my computer. ... can't test the sound of my actual spectrum cassettes ... -
Games without inlays..........are having made inlays made for them. I'm working with someone who knows his stuff and we are ploughing our way through lots of old games that,…
... . We both plan to then record TZX's to tapes and making ... .
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Ideas for speeding up this BASIC routine?This loop can take up to 2 minutes to run, depending upon the content of the screen being scanned, about 70% of that time being taken up by lines 105…
This loop can take up to 2 minutes to run, depending upon the ... secs). Any suggestions on how to speed up those two parts ... br /> 1050 FOR y=tri TO tri-ml*my+1 STEP ... /> IF NOT y THEN GO TO 1082
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Freaky Freeview!Erm, I had no idea you could connect 1 standard Freeview box to 2 different TVs and get different channels simultaneously. Cool. Discovered this by…
Erm, I had no idea you could connect 1 standard Freeview box to 2 different TVs and get different channels simultaneously. Cool. Discovered this by accident and, um, just wanted to say so. :) -
Major clone: MinesweeperMartijn, maybe if you find some time you could think of adding Minesweeper inspired games to Major Clones category? [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.…
... you could think of adding Minesweeper inspired games to Major Clones category ... Minesweepers in history or better to say games involving moving through ... -
Fantasy Z80 instructions?This follows on from something catmeows said in another thread, and that I've been meaning to ask for a while. This may sound daft to people with mo…
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This may sound daft to people with more knowledge of ... the hardware (and sorry to labour the point), but ... d)), would avoid having to do an annoying little JR ... />
I need to do more reading on how ... is it crazy talk to think of these instruction?< ... -
RCS (Reverse Computer Screen)[B]RCS[/B] ("Reverse Computer Screen", or simply SCR written backwards) is a small utility I'm about to release, that reorders bytes from the ZX-Spec…
... from the ZX-Spectrum screen to significantly improve compression.
For instance, according to FrankT, [URL="http://zx.maros ... /> If anybody else would like to perform more comparisons, please feel ...
20 FOR T=0 TO 2
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PENTAGRAM and THE CODEHey, I have these two games up for grabs. Pentagram needs no introduction. Just note that the clam is missing 3 of those little thingies that hold …
... inside the case, just trying to be as accurate in the ... 'm listening to offers, just please consider 1,5? to 2? of shipping ... fees to Europe.
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Residos with Task Manager crashes on NMI button pressI finally installed my DivIDE Plus which I actually bought about one and a half years ago. (I have way too little time for this project :cry: .) Ever…
... project :cry: .) Everything seemed to function fine, untill I installed ... 4GB. I partitioned it down to 2 GB, in FAT-16, ... NMI button two times to get into the Task ... vary a bit from speccy to speccy, this basic problem ... might be, or what to do next are most ... -
ULA snow effectIt's wintertime, you know. [quote="http://ramsoft.bbk.org.omegahg.com/floatingbus.html"]when the I register falls in the range 0x40-0x7F then the UL…
... memory location (which still belongs to videoram), and a wrong ... 5. 96T delay, loop back to 2 192 times in all.
to be pretty much literally unaffected ... /> - Why, nevertheless, there seems to be some kind of relationship ... -
Cleaning a Currah microslot,Odd one this, I guess... For my main spectrum (my original 16k Issue 3 upgraded to 48k and put into a + case), I am hoping to set up the following c…
... slot leading to
2: A ribbon cable extension, leading to 3, and ... a spare port to ... capabilities of the Spectra), leading to
4: An IF1bis. ... ?
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Wii spectrum game suggestions (for FBZX)--SORRY WRONG PLACE. PLZ ADMINS move this post to games :) --- I am playing a bit with FBZX in my Wii and I am putting games in my SD card. Which g…
... . PLZ ADMINS move this post to games :) ---
I am ... /> Which games do you suggest to put in my SD card ... letter Y-yes to 1 and N-no to 2 and it is ... -
ZX memory questions1. what is the highest address in a 48k spectrum that can be written to? 2. can you write to an address less than 16384 (on real hardware) 3.48k...…
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SpecBAS 0.802 Released!Hi folks - It's that time again when I release the latest round of features and bugfixes to SpecBAS :) New for this version are ZONEs which act ver…
... USING$ function - identical to PRINT USING() but returns a ... increase!
Slight optimisations to other primitive drawing commands - ... keybuffer inappropriately, causing INKEY$ to lose keys
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Help identify a (new?) TV show.Yesterday I heard a fragment on the radio about a TV show. It sounded like a new show and the guys talking were very enthusiastic about it, but I did…
... pilot episode and was going to watch a couple more so ... and when some people went to check out the wreckage they ... I'm hoping this will sound familiar to some of you? -
Creating z88dk Project in Xcode OS XFor Xcode fans that also use z88dk, I've created a post that describes how to set up an Xcode External Build Project to Edit and Assemble z88dk .c an…
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Creating Boriel ZX Basic Project in Xcode OS XFollowing on from the z88dk Xcode Project post below, the link below describes how to set up an Xcode External Build Project to Edit and Compile Bori…
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How important is the 9V line?I'm in the middle of resurrecting an Opus Discovery. The transformer is gone so Im using a small switched mode PSU from a PC. My plan is to bypass …
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My plan is to bypass the rectifiers and LM317 ... feed from the rectifier connecting to the 5v regulator also ... runs to the 9v connection on ... can I use the 12v input to feed the 9v line? < ... best way be to reduce the 12V to 9v? Would some ... -
Anyone have a PO BOX address?No, I don't want to nick yours, am just seeing if it's worth having. Looks as though Royal Mail charge about £250.00 a year for one? Sounds VERY ex…
No, I don't want to nick yours, am just seeing ... /> Sounds VERY expensive, adding a considerable amount to every purchase you make ... address that can be delivered to. :( Sounds as though it's ... the only way to get stuff posted. But I ... -
Vulcan expansion pack expansion - now with even more contentDownload link here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxhNrntzyp5hMXBLdVFlVHFZRTQ/view?usp=sharing (REMEMBER: READ THE README. Its a beta and ha…
... Alamein scenario, go to 2 player, try not to look, press ... troops, then go back to one player. The problem ... the only planned scenario to not historically take place ... are so many troops to manouver around. Its tight ... I am not going to carry on creating content ... -
ZEsarUX 3.1 beta - Spectra emulationHi I'm currently working on adding Spectra video modes to my emulator http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Spectrum/Spectra/SpectraInterface.…
... 'm currently working on adding Spectra video modes to my emulator
to the beta version.
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Help: Not loading anythingBought a ZX Spectrum +, having some problems with it. The ear is not working at all, not even a searching tone (not sure of the correct terminology) …
... stereo 3.5 mm jack to 2 phono connectors, tried with both ... and nothing. Used otla to convert manic miner ... -
Spectrum CapacitorsLooking for some opinions here, if I may? In the 80's and 90's I used to repair Spectrums and other machines for a living so I'm reasonably famili…
... . My question really relates to the electrolytic capacitors used in ... very rarely did I need to replace any electrolytic capacitors ( ... making a mistake or adding a new fault to the device (and ... !).
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Another hardware question - lower 16k bad?Like in my last question, I am referring to this video from JoulesperCoulomb (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzgCmldm2H4), this time, it is with the…
... last question, I am referring to this video from JoulesperCoulomb (https ... states anything much lower than 2.6K ohms (for issue 3 ... "much less" means in relation to 2.6K. Do you think they ... correctly, it's now reading 2.5K/ohms.
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What game had a metallic rat on the cover?So I have memories of a game which had a robotic/metallic rat/mouse on the front cover. It wasn't hand drawn, but a photo. Sorry not much to go on…
So I have memories of a game which had a robotic/metallic rat/mouse on the front cover. It wasn't hand drawn, but a photo.
Sorry not much to go on! Does it sound familiar to anyone?
Definitely not Micro Mouse ;)
