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Look whats possible in 924 bytesSo, finally after over a year of development and nearly 25 years since I first designed the graphics, I've actually made it to the point where this i…
... designed them a long time ago, they took up 4k for ... board.
Still a long way to go, saving ... and there, but as a fully functioning display engine, ... that even with a lot of cleaning up of the code ... , that would be stretching it a ... -
The Collective Works of Mel CroucherNot sure if this has been posted, but Mel has a new Indiegogo campaign up. Well worth a look.. and only 21 days left. [url="https://www.indiegogo.co…
Not sure if this has been posted, but Mel has a new Indiegogo campaign up. Well worth a look.. and only 21 days left.
[url="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ins-red-the-collective-works-of-mel-croucher-games-music"]Check it out here.[/url] -
Finished with my dice rolling programTook me all day but I'm rather proud of it, simple though it is. Its up at Dropbox if anyones interested https://www.dropbox.com/s/qdgtfc0zyy94hxm…
... , simple though it is. Its up at Dropbox if anyones interested ... it could be dressed up a bit to look snazzier but I'm ... .
Oh it's a FUSE Snapshot thats why it ... runs alright for whoever takes a look. I'd have typed in ... -
Windows 10My daughter bought me a Dell Inspiron 15 3000 series running Windows 10. I do wish they'd leave well enough alone, a beefed up Win 7 would have been …
My daughter bought me a Dell Inspiron 15 3000 series ... , a beefed up Win 7 would have been perfect. Theres a whole new look ... big graphics display which takes up half the screen.
a new browser, dumped both of ... -
I love my dogShe may have saved my life. I very nearly stepped on a copperhead snake coiled up in the long grass and she barked and pushed me out of the way. I wa…
... very nearly stepped on a copperhead snake coiled up in the long ... nearby.
Then a week later a young stag was surprisingly ... up, teeth bared, bloody impressive and the stag took one look ... mix, sort of a pitbull body with a labrador face and ... -
Odd Social Media Trends.Well first it was eating Tide Pods, because apparently despite being a detergent, they look like they should be candy. [img] https://vignette.wikia.…
... , because apparently despite being a detergent, they look like they should be ... ]
[img]https://httpsak-a.akamaihd.net/2540076170001/2540076170001_5708907607001_5708896396001-vs ... months trend is snorting condoms up the nose and pulling them ... -
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…
... some four array-files 32K Byte each.
... this trick by POKEing a few byte in OPEN# Channel-area ... re-PRINT# of the last byte of the sector.
... the address of the 512 byte buffer
... FN p(a)=256*PEEK (a+1)+PEEK a : REM DPEEK(a)
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Todays rant! There must be something archaic about my wiring! Because Heather bought me a nice smartphone oh about two or three years ago and I simply could not…
... it! Rather than look like a fool heres why:-
a move across or up and down may ... one would normally pick up or hold the thing ...
Going back to a Win 7 look startup screen, getting rid ... how a computer should be? Take a good close look at ... -
ZEsarUX 8.0 stableHi! I've uploaded a new FINAL stable ZEsarUX version, 8.0 :) You can download it, as always, from the url: https://github.com/chernandezba/z…
... /> -now it's a lot more faster. Up to 7 times faster ... /> -using new expression parser
-up to 10 watches on screen ...
Improved debugging: added a breakpoint action "putv" to write ... /> Fixed bug having more than 256 text to adventure keyboard words ... -
Another Spectrum is brought back to life.Hi Spec-chums. I have been having bit of busy afternoon with repairs today. I've brought back to life a Panasonic Super-VHS recorder, and more intere…
... board was powering up but producing a poor picture, a garbled mess and ... ]
It doesn't look bad there, but when I ... comp mod with a wire all badly soldered, what look liked an ... was all good, a quick test power up displayed a solid black paper ... -
Makers ZX, a website where you can consult all the speccy games with levels editors or game makers!As you saw the other day, I asked in the forums for games with level editors, well, a friend was building up a useful page, that is live now, and you…
As you saw the other day, I asked in the forums for games with level editors, well, a friend was building up a useful page, that is live now, and you can consult this information ;)
https://makerszx.blogspot.com/
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Randomised data samplingHere is something that could be written in BASIC, if anyone is interested. Lets say we want to sample a subset of a larger population, we can do t…
... program fills a population table of 512 items with a random selection ... />
I have used a table stored at 50000, rather than ... eache element in a numerical array takes up 5 bytes of ... "Please wait a minute"
20 PRINT "Filling Population Table"
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So, are we remembering Joffa or what?Well, it's nearly 5 PM where I live and I was kinda expecting someone from his "homeland" to have posted something ... it's been exactly 10 years ago…
... " which I was going to look up, alas the site/forums are ... .
Let's raise a glass/drink/saucer to ol ... -
Electronic projects - any book suggestionsYears ago I managed to make a little Pong game from a kit sold by Maplin - I was rather chuffed it worked when I was finished and I looked for more k…
... very basic but resulted in a something one could actually plug ... projects, I remember there being a proper Synth keyboard project.
Well I am looking for a recent book that has similiar ... one. I suppose I could look up the old electronics mags on ... -
How do i learn to programAll the years i had a computer the only one i could program was the Texas Instruments Ti99/4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite…
... to first divide by 256, write down the interger ... result then take away 256*your interger to get ... br /> therfore, 16384 divided by 256 = 64. This will be high ... part. Now 16384-(256 * 64) = 0. This ... we are putting a 1 byte number in a 2 byte register. the ... -
How do i learn to programAll the years i had a computer the only one i could program was the Texas Instruments Ti99/4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite…
... to first divide by 256, write down the interger ... result then take away 256*your interger to get ... br /> therfore, 16384 divided by 256 = 64. This will be high ... part. Now 16384-(256 * 64) = 0. This ... we are putting a 1 byte number in a 2 byte register. the ... -
Machine Code ChallengeHere's a challenge for all you Z80 programmers. Points to be awarded for elegance and brevity. (I haven't got the solution either) HL addresses the …
... ........RST #10
........LD A,(HL) ; LPRINT table
........INC DE ; inc ... 22B1 ; calc screenadress
........LD A,(HL)
........RST #10 ; ... ; 32 COLOM ( 256/8) (PRINT = LANDSCAPE)
TABLE...DEFB 13,27 ... -
Game RemakesWhat games do you think need a PC remake? i nominate The Great Escape and Where Time Stood Still
... no hard feelings?), and I look forward to checking out any ... but I've been getting a LOT of negative criticism about ... you may well get a chance as I am in ... />
After a rather public bust up with Retro-Remakes, I ... space....I'll post a message here once the ... -
What's you happiest speccy related memory?Mine would have to be coming home from school at lunchtime with a couple of friends, loading up manic miner or commando for a quick 30 minute game-pl…
... living room, opening a cupboard and telling me "look up there". I COULD ... NOT BELIEVE IT!! A shining new ... day after, when I loaded up penetrator. OH MY GOD what ... you become good, nothing's a challange anymore. (I mean, ... -
Ebayers Please Help !!! (MIA/STP/SDP)Hi folks, Most of you who will read this are probably already aware that there are many of the above titles floating around on Ebay. However I simpl…
... preserving the actual tapes is a more important venture but ... I just bundle a load of tapes up and send them ... needed. Sure I can look at the MIA list but ... don't show up as missing from a tzx point of ...
So, any chance of a full list which actually says ... -
Ebayers Please Help !!! (MIA/STP/SDP)Hi folks, Most of you who will read this are probably already aware that there are many of the above titles floating around on Ebay. However I simpl…
... using the guidelines I draughted up some months ago:
... I just bundle a load of tapes up and send them ... needed. Sure I can look at the MIA list but ... perhaps you might want to look at the STP (Spectrum ... ?
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+3 Disk Dumping, Your Problems ?Hi folks, I believe many people who read these forums are in possetion of +3 Disks as listed on the SDP projects' pages. I'd like to know the main …
... ,
when I first rigged up my FD-1 unit I ... no power.
Have a read through the page, it ... .
Look at fig.4 for a more detailed look at how ...SHERLOCK HOMES NEEDED TO IDENTIFY GAME FROM 1 CLUE!Dear All, I have been desperately trying to remember the name of a game that I used to play on my old speccy but cannot remember at all - I can only…
... other person with a Spectrum when I was growing up, and we ...unreleased games and beta versionsAre there any alternative beta versions of games, or games that were never released at all in the archive. I dont seem to be able to find any. There …
... im ready they are cds a couple different Spanish guys/groups ... can hold. and each has a good number the other does ... frontend to start up the game with a preview. it look similar to ... email me and ill attach a couple.More "fake" screenshots, please.I don't know about anyone else, but I really like seeing Spectrum screenshots of modern and/or original games - even if there ends up being no game t…
... scratch, but i do a lot of touching up, which feels leeks ... 't matter, the end results look cool. again nice job.
a ice-age screen and two ...More "fake" screenshots, please.I don't know about anyone else, but I really like seeing Spectrum screenshots of modern and/or original games - even if there ends up being no game t…
... scratch, but i do a lot of touching up, which feels leeks ... aardvarken.net/zx they are a ice-age screen and two ... no attributes, it it will look scary if it moves less ...Let a=val "1"I see some basic programs which use Let a=val "1" instead of let a=1 syntax. what is the difference between val "1" and 1? is it an effect of some …
... had variables for all numbers up to 20 and then for ... seem to recall it saving a lot of memory and maybe ... it in a variable will mean you have to look up the variable ...
