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Turbo loadersDid turbo loaders actually make a 48k game load significantly faster? Taking into account the time taken to load the code for the turbo loader progra…
... significant faster depended on the Turbo loader used.
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Turbo loadersDid turbo loaders actually make a 48k game load significantly faster? Taking into account the time taken to load the code for the turbo loader progra…
I think most turbo loaders shaved a couple of minutes off loading times.
With the exception of those horrible Ocean Speed-lock loader thingies, which waited till it had loaded the entire program before crashing.
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The ScorpionDoes anyone know how to get hold of a Scorpion? the site's only in russian... Does anyone have any other details about the scorpion?
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Profile of a Spectrum user...Whilst watching Crimewatch on the telly, there was something on there about certain criminals fitting lifestyle profiles... Is there a profile of a …
... Japanese cars, usually with a turbo or supercharger so I have ... -
Tau Ceti - funny loaderHere in India we used to get games in tapes with a generic "ZX Spectrum" tape-inlay (consisting of a picture of the Speccy on a black background, and…
My original Tau Ceti (in the funny shaped box) has this loader. Just a generic turbo loader I think. -
AssemblersProbably asked a question that's been asked a million times before... but... I've decided to do a bit of old Speccy machine coding again, after 20 y…
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TAP or TZXI have several emulators, but none seem to work with TAP files. The games I really want don't have TZX files anywhere onkline. How can I play the TAP…
... other blocks that would store turbo loaders. It is possible to ... store some turbo loaders, but we'll not ... -
TAP or TZXI have several emulators, but none seem to work with TAP files. The games I really want don't have TZX files anywhere onkline. How can I play the TAP…
... other blocks that would store turbo loaders. It is possible to ... store some turbo loaders, but we'll not ... -
TAP or TZXI have several emulators, but none seem to work with TAP files. The games I really want don't have TZX files anywhere onkline. How can I play the TAP…
... file was not actually a turbo loader. It was a file ... -
TAP or TZXI have several emulators, but none seem to work with TAP files. The games I really want don't have TZX files anywhere onkline. How can I play the TAP…
... ZX32 does, but not for turbo loaders! Or at least it ... -
Adding to the WOS archiveI've just had my first foray into the world of MakeTZX. And apart from it recognising the initial "Program:" block as a Turbo Loading block (how, why…
... on side B, with no turbo loaders. If this doesn't ... -
Adding to the WOS archiveI've just had my first foray into the world of MakeTZX. And apart from it recognising the initial "Program:" block as a Turbo Loading block (how, why…
... -pitched pilot tones, and alternating turbo/normal blocks. Jasper has a ... -
Adding to the WOS archiveI've just had my first foray into the world of MakeTZX. And apart from it recognising the initial "Program:" block as a Turbo Loading block (how, why…
... raw data - it recognises the turbo loader, but the checksums are ... -
Datel Snapshot II - Tape?Just noticed someone selling a Datel Snapshot II thingy, but there seems to be a tape with it, which the seller indicates must be loaded before using…
Talking of editing devices, does anyone know how to modify a TAP or TZX file so that the "LINE" command can be removed from the "Program:" line?
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Datel Snapshot II - Tape?Just noticed someone selling a Datel Snapshot II thingy, but there seems to be a tape with it, which the seller indicates must be loaded before using…
Datel Snapshot II - Tape?Just noticed someone selling a Datel Snapshot II thingy, but there seems to be a tape with it, which the seller indicates must be loaded before using…
... the BASIC blocks of the turbo loaders are protected as well ...Datel Snapshot II - Tape?Just noticed someone selling a Datel Snapshot II thingy, but there seems to be a tape with it, which the seller indicates must be loaded before using…
... the BASIC blocks of the turbo loaders are protected as well ...CSW 2Have you been using csw 2 yet? I find the total pulses is sometimes wrong by 256 too short. Also there is a small shift to the right by a few sampl…
... . For instance timings for the turbo blocks of Gremlin Loader, Mikro ...ZX81 and ZX80 emulator on Spectrum 128KA couple of weeks ago we were talking about a new ZX81 emulator for the 128K. Someone beat me. More details at [url="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/S…
... force ROM (ID.10) or Turbo (ID.11) would be beneficial ...ZX81 and ZX80 emulator on Spectrum 128KA couple of weeks ago we were talking about a new ZX81 emulator for the 128K. Someone beat me. More details at [url="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/S…
... force ROM (ID.10) or Turbo (ID.11) would be beneficial ...ZX81 and ZX80 emulator on Spectrum 128KA couple of weeks ago we were talking about a new ZX81 emulator for the 128K. Someone beat me. More details at [url="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/S…
... force ROM (ID.10) or Turbo (ID.11) would be beneficial ...Games so bad you enjoy themThere are a handful of games so laughably and utterly bad, that I actually enjoy playing them: [I]Los Angeles SWAT, East Enders, Pit-Fighter, Sabrina…
... for my tastes).
Turbo Girl and Commando Tracer better ...X-Out level loaderCan anyone confirm all the levels of this game (the original game tzx) will load? Does anyone want to find how the checksum works?
I've heard Maketzx 2.33 has a bug with Alcatraz and the checksum can only be calculated at runtime.Stacks of Spectrum tapes for sale - 50p start - inc. Ultimate gamesI have a load of Spectrum games that I've listed on EBAY at the moment, all of which start at 50p, mostly first generation early titles. My EBAY ID …
... a bug with my Ebay Turbo lister, as it won't ... that EBAY would sort out Turbo lister, as it's bug ...X-Out level loaderCan anyone confirm all the levels of this game (the original game tzx) will load? Does anyone want to find how the checksum works?
... which means the % speed of turbo blocks are just 'estimated' again ...X-Out level loaderCan anyone confirm all the levels of this game (the original game tzx) will load? Does anyone want to find how the checksum works?
Plus 2 QuestionsHi, I have just bought a second hand Plus 2 (A) from eBay and have a few questions that (I hope!) someone can help me with: Joysticks: Which Joys…
The quickshot 2 turbo is one joystick that is ...Plus 2 QuestionsHi, I have just bought a second hand Plus 2 (A) from eBay and have a few questions that (I hope!) someone can help me with: Joysticks: Which Joys…
... Joystick socket. The QuickShot 2 Turbo (with the CPC switch set ...grrrrrrrrrrr I hate all this!okay here's another one... When my father bought my spectrum +2 back in 1986, might have been 87... anyway, with it came 100 Spectrum Games (90 of …
... , but with all the customised turbo loaders, I can't do ...Need_Help...*.SCR TO *.TAPPLEASE...NEED HELP... HOW MADE STANDART 6912 BYTES ZX-SPECTRUM SCREENBLOCK (.TAP OR .TZX),FROM .Z80 OR .SCR(.GIF) FILE??? In 'Taper' convert .z80…
... files are immediately converted to turbo-loading, compressed tapes, to be ... deck to reliably record.
Turbo Speed (3000 bps) This is ...